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U.S. Program Aims to Develop Technology to Economically and Sustainably Produce Ethanol from Biomass

News - 28 Nov 2007

The United States has embarked on an ambitious program to develop technology and infrastructure to economically and sustainably produce ethanol from biomass. Corn stover, the above-ground material...

Humanity Has Greater Impact on Global Environment Than 'Natural' Forces

News - 27 Nov 2007

Ecologists pay too much attention to increasingly rare "pristine" ecosystems while ignoring the overwhelming influence of humans on the environment, say researchers from McGill University...

Biodiesel Has Potential to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissisons from Transport Sector

News - 27 Nov 2007

Biodiesel can be manufactured from any product containing fatty acids, such as vegetable oil or animal fats. The report, The greenhouse and air quality emissions of biodiesel blends in Australia...

Long-Term Climate Change May Ultimately Lead to Wars and Population Decline

News - 22 Nov 2007

Climate change may be one of the most significant threats facing humankind. A new study shows that long-term climate change may ultimately lead to wars and population decline. The study, published...

Camelina-Based Biodiesel Agreement Ushers in New Era for Biofuel-Specific Feedstocks

News - 20 Nov 2007

U.S. Senators Max Baucus (D-MT) and Jon Tester (D-MT), Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer, and representatives from state agriculture will join Targeted Growth, Inc. (TGI), a renewable energy...

Could Nuclear Power be the Answer to Fresh Water Supplies?

News - 20 Nov 2007

New solutions to the ancient problem of maintaining a fresh water supply is discussed in a special issue of the Inderscience publication International Journal of Nuclear Desalination. With...

Michigan Technological University and Michigan State University Team Up to Develop Renewable Biofuels Industry in Michigan

News - 20 Nov 2007

First they went to Sweden together with the governor. Now Michigan Technological University and Michigan State University are teaming up to further support the developing renewable fuels industry in...

New Tool Increases Amount of Ethanol Produced Per Bushel of Grain

News - 20 Nov 2007

Ethanol plants have a new tool to enable them to increase the amount of ethanol they produce per bushel of grain. DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has introduced QualiTraksm, a new measurement and...

State of the Carbon Cycle Report for North America

News - 14 Nov 2007

The first “State of the Carbon Cycle Report” for North America, released online this week by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program, finds the continent’s carbon budget increasingly...

Hydrogen as an Everyday, Environmentally-Friendly Fuel Source May be Closer Than we Think!

News - 13 Nov 2007

Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers. "The energy focus is currently on ethanol as a fuel, but...