Biodiesel Maker Contends Study Proves Algae's WorthDomestic Fuel“It basically puts a tombstone on those earlier approaches [to algal-biodiesel production].” Eckelberry says the Virginia study confirms earlier research …Algal Biomass Organizat…
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UVa scientists: Use wastewater to solve biofuel limitations – Charlottesville Daily Progress
New York Times (blog)UVa scientists: Use wastewater to solve biofuel limitationsCharlottesville Daily ProgressUniversity of Virginia engineers have found that there are significant environmental hurdles to conquer before algae-based biofuel production …
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Polluting limos banned from Davos – AFP
AFP
Polluting limos banned from Davos
AFP
… wrong by ditching their cars and taking advantage of the free buses linking Zurich and Davos, or paying for their emissions through a carbon offset. …
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Greensense: Global warming leads to carbon footprint decade – Reading Advocate
Greensense: Global warming leads to carbon footprint decade
Reading Advocate
So, what is a carbon offset? Carbon offsets are gaining prominence as a tool to compensate for emissions. By paying someone else to absorb or avoid the …
EU wants deeper carbon emissions cuts across the boardNew Europe
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Harvest Power Cuts Deal with Waste Management, Snags More VC Cash
Harvest Power, which builds, owns and operates facilities to turn yard clippings and other organic waste into renewable energy and composted soil, announced today that it is partnering with Waste Management, a leading waste services company, to expand its organics recycling operations. As part of the agreement, Waste Management — along with returning venture backers Kleiner Perkins […]
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AK Steel Holding Corp. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript – Seeking Alpha (blog)
AK Steel Holding Corp. Q4 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha (blog)
Partially offset by higher carbon scrap, coating metals and natural gas costs. However, we do not expect the trend of overall lower raw material costs to …
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Home Fuel Cell Maker ClearEdge Power Adds On $11M
If you know one fuel cell startup, it might be Bloom Energy — the secretive 8-year-old company with at least $250 million in financing. But another startup, 7-year-old ClearEdge Power, has begun to rack up customers for its $50,000 fuel cell device – and it’s just raised another $11 million in equity financing, according to a filing […]
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Latest Khosla Fund Investor: Bill Gates!
Last week we reported that famed venture capitalist Vinod Khosla ended up boosting his firms new funds, which includes a large portion for greentech, to a total of $1.3 billion, up from previous estimates of $1 billion. Well, this morning CNET reports a tidbit about a well-known and unusual investor that joined in that Khosla […]
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Don’t let the carbon market die – The Guardian
The Guardian
Don't let the carbon market die
The Guardian
A carbon tax would be a good way to incentivise renewable and nuclear electricity generation over new-build coal power stations. Carbon offset is like …
Copenhagen dampens banks' green commitmentThe Guardian
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Apple plugs iPod into the sun
Apple has very quietly applied for the patent for a solar-powered iPod.
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Another State of the Union Speech Looms, but Climate Activists Want Action – New York Times
Another State of the Union Speech Looms, but Climate Activists Want Action
New York Times
… to do the preliminary work even before legislation is enacted, like developing joint agency recommendations for operating a carbon offset program. …
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Win-win landfill gas project offsets ethanol plant’s energy use, earns city $1 … – CanadianBusiness.com
Win-win landfill gas project offsets ethanol plant's energy use, earns city $1 …
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Poet's partnership with the city of Sioux Falls, which owns the pipeline, reduces carbon dioxide emissions by about 26445 tons per year, the equivalent of …
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Better Place Fuels Up With $350M, Focuses on 2011
If you’ve been following the moves of electric vehicle infrastructure maker Better Place over the years then you’re well aware that its world ambitions will need a lot of capital. On Monday morning the company announced that it is raising a whopping $350 million in a series B round to help it build out its […]
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USA now feeds quarter of grain to cars, while hunger rises – TheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)
USA now feeds quarter of grain to cars, while hunger risesTheGreenCarWebsite.co.uk (blog)A biofuel production push launched by former President George Bush saw 200 ethanol distilleries set up in the country to transform food into fuel, …US used quart…
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CO2 dump slump fears – FT Alphaville (blog)
CO2 dump slump fears
FT Alphaville (blog)
If the Guardian is to be believed (H/T Kate Mackenzie over at FT Energy Blog), there are also jitters about the market for carbon offset credits, or CERs, …
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Research makes it easier to convert plant biomass into biofuel – Renewable Energy Focus
Research makes it easier to convert plant biomass into biofuelRenewable Energy Focus… found that changes in glucomannan levels had a detrimental effect on seed development – something that could be benefitial to biofuel production. …and more &…
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Separating the eco conscious from the cowboys – Sydney Morning Herald
Separating the eco conscious from the cowboys
Sydney Morning Herald
Efforts to improve the credibility and transparency of the voluntary carbon offset market appear to have been hampered by the Federal Government, which, …
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Regulatory vacuum threatens forestry carbon offsets – Sydney Morning Herald
Regulatory vacuum threatens forestry carbon offsets
Sydney Morning Herald
However, for an operation trading in Australia's fledgling voluntary carbon offsets market, one that relies on its reputation to convince supporters to buy …
Greenfleet loses roof over its headSydney Morning Herald
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Waste Management and Harvest Power Announce Agreement to Advance … – Earthtimes
We develop, build, own and operate state-of-the-art facilities that produce renewable energy and compost from discarded organic materials. We deploy best-in-class technologies for composting, biogas production, and biomass gasification.
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Water agency explores the carbon market – Allentown Morning Call
Water agency explores the carbon market
Allentown Morning Call
Those trees reduce carbon dioxide — a contributor to global warming. That's something manufacturers and utilities are willing to pay for to offset their …
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