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Missing Radioactivity In Ice Cores Bodes Ill For Part Of Asia
Columbus OH (SPX) Nov 26, 2008When Ohio State glaciologists failed to find the expected radioactive signals in the latest core they drilled from a Himalayan ice field, they knew it meant trouble for their research. But those missing markers of radiation, remnants from atomic bomb tests a half-century ago, foretell much greater threat to the half-billion or more people living downstream of that vast mountain range. ... more Advanced Cellulose Ethanol Development 
Stockholm, Sweden (SPX) Nov 26, 2008Swedish researchers at Taurus Energy, SEKAB, Chalmers Technical University and the University of Lund have signed an agreement on development and large scale implementation of a new improved bio-technical process for production of ethanol from lignocellulose feedstocks. The development is based on Taurus' yeast technology for fermentation of both six- and five-carbon sugars. Ethanol ... more National Algae Association Meeting 
The Woodlands TX (SPX) Nov 24, 2008The National Algae Association is growing at an astronomical rate. We are the first national trade association for the algae industry in the United States. Algae is renewable, does not affect the food channel and eats C02. Due to the high cost of oil, commercializing the algae oil industry is now on a fast track. Algae can be converted into fuels such as jet fuel, biodiesel, ethanol ... more New Generation Biofuels Announces Test Burn Agreement 
Lake Mary FL (SPX) Nov 24, 2008New Generation Biofuels has announced that it has entered into a Test Burn Agreement with Progress Energy Florida to demonstrate its proprietary biofuel technology in utility boiler applications. The Agreement calls for New Generation Biofuels to supply its biofuel for a test program that will be performed in early 2009 at Progress Energy Florida's Bartow Plant in St. Petersburg. ... more Stratos Renewables Secures Land Agreements For Sugarcane Ethanol Production 
Lima, Peru (SPX) Nov 26, 2008Stratos Renewables has announced that the company has secured enough land in the northern coastal region of Peru required for the production of up to 90 million gallons per year of sugarcane-based ethanol. Stratos intends to use this land for extensive sugarcane cultivation, milling and distillation into ethanol primarily for export. Peru has historically achieved some of the highest yields ... more |
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Sydney (AFP) Nov 24, 2008A new report revealed on Monday the devastating effect of settlement, irrigation and Australia's long-running drought on one of the country's biggest rivers. The assessment of the Murray-Darling Basin -- known as the "food basket" of Australia because of its high level of farming -- found that water flowing to the mouth of the Murray River had dropped from more than 12,000 gigalitres a year ... more China's high prices boost Bangladesh garment exports 
Dhaka (AFP) Nov 24, 2008Bangladesh's garment industry is growing rapidly despite the global economic turmoil as China loses orders due to high prices and worldwide demand for cheap clothing soars. Nearly 5,000 apparel makers here initially sought government help when some top US and European buyers postponed and cut orders in the wake of the worst financial crisis since the 1930s Great Depression. But clothing ... more NASA-USAID Earth Observation System Expands To Africa 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 24, 2008NASA, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and their partners are in Nairobi, Kenya, to launch SERVIR-Africa, a program that helps scientists, government leaders and local communities address concerns related to natural disasters, disease outbreaks, biodiversity and climate change. SERVIR, Spanish for "to serve," integrates satellite resources of the U.S. and other countries ... more Pakistani chief minister urges end to US missile strikes 
Hong Kong (AFP) Nov 22, 2008The chief minister of Pakistan's most populous province called Saturday for Washington to stop aerial missile strikes on the nation's soil, as the latest raid killed four more suspected militants. Shahbaz Sharif, chief minister of Punjab and the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, said the strikes targeting Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants were only stoking tensions with ... more Urban Trees Enhance Water Infiltration 
Madison WI (SPX) Nov 24, 2008Global land use patterns and increasing pressures on water resources demand creative urban stormwater management. Traditional stormwater management focuses on regulating the flow of runoff to waterways, but generally does little to restore the hydrologic cycle disrupted by extensive pavement and compacted urban soils with low permeability. The lack of infiltration opportunities affects ... more |
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Tokyo (AFP) Nov 20, 2008Japanese trading giant Itochu Corp. said Thursday it had agreed to buy a 20 percent stake in Chinese processed food manufacturer Ting Hsin for 710 million dollars. The deal, which is expected to be completed by May, is the latest in a series of overseas investments by the Japanese trading house to try to spur future growth as the domestic economy languishes in recession. Ting Hsin is ... more US Sugar To Explore Building 100 Million Gallon Coskata Ethanol Facility 
Clewiston FL (SPX) Nov 21, 2008U.S. Sugar has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Coskata of Warrenville, IL to explore building a 100 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility in Clewiston, Florida. The facility would be the world's largest second generation ethanol facility. It would convert left-over sugar cane material into ethanol, and would help Florida meet its aggressive second ... more SunEthanol Changes Name To Qteros 
Hadley MA (SPX) Nov 21, 2008SunEthanol has raised $25 million in Series B financing from a consortium including BP and Soros Fund Management LLC, and is changing its name effective immediately to Qteros. The new name refers to its breakthrough Q Microbe(TM) technology for producing sustainable liquid fuel from non-food plants and wastes. Leading the Series B financing is new investor Venrock, with previous investor ... more Nexterra Energy To Supply Biomass Gasification System 
New Westminster, Canada (SPX) Nov 21, 2008Nexterra Energy has announced that it has been selected by Kruger Products to supply a biomass gasification system for its tissue mill in New Westminster, B.C. The new system will be the first of its kind in the pulp and paper industry. Kruger Products is Canada's leading paper tissue manufacturer. Kruger operates facilities in Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland and ... more OriginOil Named Among Top 100 Clean Energy Technologies 
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2008OriginOil has announced that the company has been named as one of the Top 100 Clean Energy Technologies by the New Energy Congress. NEC ranks OriginOil as the top algae company. The New Energy Congress is an association of energy professionals from around the world who review the most promising claims to existing and up-and-coming energy technologies that are clean, renewable, affordable ... more
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