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Converting Readily-Available Non-Food Biomass into Renewable Fuels

Terrabon, L.L.C. announced today that it has broken ground on a biofuels conversion facility in Bryan, Texas, that will test the scaled-up, commercial feasibility of its MixAlco(TM) technology, which converts readily-available, low-cost, non-food biomass into chemicals that can be processed into ethanol and renewable gasoline fuels.

7 May 2008

America's First Platinum LEED CS High Rise Office Buildings

Westfield Development Company has begun construction of the Denver central business district's first major high-rise office building in more than two decades.

7 May 2008

Water Conservation and Management are Massive Global Concerns

On May 13, 2008, the 5th World Water Forum, the largest water-related event in the world, will be presented during the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) in New York, with a special emphasis on its political dimension.

7 May 2008

The Bright Side of Compact Fluorescent Light

Today, lighting accounts for nearly 20 percent of the average home's electric bill and Americans are quickly switching from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent light, which uses up to 75 percent less energy, lasts up to ten times longer, and produces a savings of about $30 per bulb.

7 May 2008

Amazon Rainforest Coming Under Threat From Cleaner Air

The Amazon rainforest, so crucial to the Earth's climate system, is coming under threat from cleaner air say prominent UK and Brazilian climate scientists in the leading scientific journal Nature.

7 May 2008

Calgon Carbon to Supply Sentinel UV Disinfection Systems at Drinking Water Production Plants

Calgon Carbon Corporation announced today that it has been selected by the City of Montreal to supply Sentinel(R) UV Disinfection Systems at three of its drinking water production plants. The contract is valued at approximately $8.8-million CAD.

7 May 2008

Wind Energy Installations at a Breakneck Pace

With the fate of a key federal incentive in the balance, the U.S. wind energy industry continued new installations at a breakneck pace in the first quarter of 2008, putting 1,400 megawatts (MW) or approximately $3 billion worth of new generating capacity in place, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) said today in its quarterly market report.

7 May 2008

Company's Plan to Build Barley-Based Ethanol and Protein-Feed Production Facilities

Osage Bio Energy has received a commitment of $300 million from First Reserve Corporation, the world's leading energy-focused private equity firm, to fund the construction of four next generation bio-refining facilities that will produce ethanol and a specialty protein feed.

7 May 2008

Strawberry Producers Searching for Safe Pesticides

Methyl bromide, an odorless, colorless gas used as an agricultural pesticide, was introduced in the 1980s as an effective way to control weeds and increase fruit yields. Agricultural production nurseries around the world relied on methyl bromide (MB) to produce healthy plants for export and domestic sales.

7 May 2008

High Fuel Prices Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

HIGH gasoline prices could lead to a dramatic saving in US greenhouse-gas emissions. That's the conclusion of economists in the US, who suggest high fuel prices are turning consumers off SUVs and onto smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.

7 May 2008

Computer Analyses of global climate Consistently Overstated Warming in Antarctica

Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, concludes new research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Ohio State University.

7 May 2008

New Magnetic Propulsion System Suitable for All-Electric and Hybrid Vehicles

UQM Technologies, Inc., a developer of alternative energy technologies, announced today that it has introduced and is taking orders for a new 125 kW (168 horsepower) peak power UQM® proprietary permanent magnet propulsion system.

7 May 2008

Green Alternative Product Offering Energy Savings of 40 to 50 Percent

Alluma Tech announced that it has received a Gold Award for its Crown Royal LED sign at the recent Popai, 2008 OMA Awards. It was the first Gold award for Alluma Tech's new line of energy efficient Lite Tech products.

7 May 2008

Reducing Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollutant Emissions in the Freight Sector

Viterra Inc. will reduce emissions and traffic delays at its Pacific grain terminal in Vancouver with the acquisition of an N-ViroMotive(TM) GenSet locomotive from National Railway Equipment Co. (NREC).

7 May 2008

Tests Confirm International ProStar Saves Customers $5,800 in Fuel Annually Over Leading Competitor

Record diesel prices are driving on-highway trucking customers to look for every edge to curb fuel costs, beginning with their choice of truck. Navistar today released definitive results of extensive testing confirming that the International® ProStar(TM) is the most aerodynamic and fuel-efficient Class 8 truck on the road.

7 May 2008