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Researchers Develop Comprehensive Map of Great Lakes’ Environmental Stressors

A comprehensive map three years in the making is telling the story of humans’ impact on the Great Lakes, identifying how “environmental stressors” stretching from Minnesota to Ontario are shaping the future of an ecosystem that contains 20 percent of the world’s fresh water.

18 Dec 2012

Fuel for Cars from Naturally-Occurring Fatty Acids

Writing in PNAS, the researchers have shown that the emerging field of synthetic biology can be used to manipulate hydrocarbon chemicals, found in soaps and shampoos, in cells.

18 Dec 2012

Blue Star Gas’s Classic Propane Bobtail Exhibited alongside Brand New Truck to Demonstrate Evolution

You could say the Blue Star Gas bobtail “Old No. 44” has been around the block a time or two. In continuous service from 1966 to 2006, the classic propane autogas-powered truck now stands as a monument to dependable technology, first delivering reliable propane fuel to Blue Star customers for decades and now winning top awards at car shows across the country.

18 Dec 2012

New China–Australia Research Centre for Sustainable Urban Development

The University of South Australia has teamed up with China’s Tianjin Universityin developing the new China–Australia Research Centre for Sustainable Urban Development (CAC_SUD) to address the challenges and opportunities surrounding urban growth in the 21st century.

15 Dec 2012

Greener Rechargeable Battery from Madder Climbing Plant

Here’s a reason to be glad about madder: The climbing plant has the potential to make a greener rechargeable battery.

12 Dec 2012

International Algae Congress: SAT to Discuss Photobioreactors in Production of Biofuels

SEE ALGAE Technology GmbH ("SAT" or the "Company"), a leading developer of infrastructure for the commercial production of high-quality algae, will present at the upcoming International Algae Congress in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. SAT CEO Dr. Joachim Grill will discuss the Company’s progress in using photobioreactors to produce biofuels and livestock feed from algae at commercial scale.

5 Dec 2012

General Dynamics NASSCO Finalizes Contract with TOTE to Construct Two LNG-Powered Containerships

General Dynamics NASSCO, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics, announced today that it has finalized a contract with TOTE, Inc., for the design and construction of two 3,100 TEU LNG-powered containerships, setting a new benchmark in green ship technology.

5 Dec 2012

Endeavor to Encourage Workforce to Become Energy Conscious

As homeowners we are becoming cannier about turning down the thermostat to save our pennies and the planet but are we as energy conscious when we get to work?

28 Nov 2012

Gene Manipulation Techniques Improve Properties of Biofuel Feedstocks

With increasing demands for sustainable energy, being able to cost-efficiently produce biofuels from plant biomass is more important than ever.

27 Nov 2012

Saltwater Algae Viable for Biofuels

The Algae Biomass Organization, the trade association for the U.S. algae industry today hailed the findings of a University of California at San Diego study that concludes, for the first time, that marine (saltwater) algae can be just as capable as freshwater algae in producing biofuels.

27 Nov 2012