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Germany Earmarks 25-35% of Agricultural Land for Bio-Energy

Friedrich Wolf, managing director of E.ON Bioerdgas GmbH, will call for greater investment to improve efficiency and technological innovation in the agricultural sector to produce enough crops for both food and bio energy in a speech to top industrialists at the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) European Conference on Bio-Energy due to take place in Düsseldorf, Germany, on 04 May 2008.

17 Apr 2008

Strong Bi-Partisan Support for the Renewable Energy Industry

After months of intense effort to secure renewal of tax credits and other incentives which have helped spur record growth in the use of renewable energy, solar and wind power companies were rewarded when the U.S. Senate passed The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 with strong bi-partisan support in an 88 to 8 vote.

17 Apr 2008

Polymer Group Expands Use of Environmentally-Friendly Acoustic Materials

Based on the commercial success of its environmentally-friendly acoustic materials with major auto makers, Polymer Group, Inc. (PGI) today announced it is expanding the use of these substrates to other vehicle components.

17 Apr 2008

Five of the World's Disappearing Destinations and How to Visit Them Responsibly

IndependentTraveler.com, a leader in online travel information, highlights five of the world's disappearing destinations and provides suggestions about how to visit them responsibly. Tourists should hurry to see the destinations most threatened by global warming -- but they must travel responsibly in order to keep from contributing to the problem.

17 Apr 2008

Syngenta to Build Center Focusing on Biofuel Research

Syngenta today announced that it will build a new biotech research + technology center in Beijing, China. Its focus will be on early-stage evaluation of GM and native traits for key crops such as corn and soy, in the areas of yield improvement, drought resistance, disease control and biomass conversion for biofuels.

17 Apr 2008

An Alternative to Traditional Lighting

Light-emitting diodes (LEDs), with their improved color range, lumen output, color stability and lifespan, offer enhanced performance over traditional lighting sources that don't provide flexibility in selection, design and installation of lighting fixtures.

17 Apr 2008

EDF Energies to Build a 150 MW Wind farm in California

enXco, EDF Energies Nouvelles' US subsidiary, has obtained a permit from the authorities of the Solano County, California, to build a 150 MW wind farm. This new large-scale wind farm, owned by enXco, will strengthen EDF Energies Nouvelles Group's already strong presence in California.

17 Apr 2008

TechConnect Summit Provides an Ideal Venue for Users, Developers, and Investors

The TechConnect Summit is the world's largest forum dedicated to showcasing prescreened, advanced technologies and early stage companies specifically in nanotech, cleantech and biotech/medical devices. The Summit will be held June 3-5, 2008 at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA http://www.techconnect.org/Summit2008/.

16 Apr 2008

Collaboration to Spur Energy-Efficient Computing in Oregon

The two organizations will work together to promote the development and use of power management software, and to encourage the adoption of more energy-efficient computers and servers across Oregon's software industry.

16 Apr 2008

New Insights into Natural Changes in Atmospheric Methane Concentrations

Ice cores are essential for climate research, because they represent the only archive which allows direct measurements of atmospheric composition and greenhouse gas concentrations in the past.

16 Apr 2008

Helping Home Buyers Go Green

Catalyst Communities, the developer of Aura at Camelback, a transformative 36-unit sustainable luxury living community to be built in Phoenix's Camelback Corridor has teamed up with Prudential Arizona Properties and EcoBroker Certified(R) real estate professional Sara Fritz to give home buyers expert guidance from specially-trained real estate brokers in identifying and buying energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly homes such as Aura at Camelback.

16 Apr 2008