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Gas Plus Iron Ore Equals New Industry

The Arctic has huge resources of natural gas and iron ore. Material-producing industrial clusters in this region could be worth a great deal.

28 Oct 2007

Two New England-Based Companies Recognized For Going Green with Ease

Two major companies based in New England, Staples and Timberland, were among 17 national leading organizations recently recognized by EPA for taking voluntary steps to use and purchase green power.

25 Oct 2007

Cultural and Economic Impact of Ethanol Plants in Kansas and Iowa

Scientists and economists are no strangers to discussions about alternative fuels, but a recently announced research grant means that some sociologists at Kansas State University are joining the conversation.

25 Oct 2007

Energy and Environmental Innovation Focus o New Berkley Cross-Disciplinary Center

Energy and environmental innovation is the focus of a new cross-disciplinary center housed at the University of California, Berkeley, that aims to promote viable global energy solutions.

25 Oct 2007

Greening and Cleaning the Pharmaceutical Industry

Working under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants of more than $200,000, Rowan University's College of Engineering (Glassboro, N.J.) is expanding its work in "green engineering" with several regional pharmaceutical companies.

25 Oct 2007

K-State Pools Expertise with Center for Sustainable Energy

The Center for Sustainable Energy, which began taking shape earlier this year, is an effort to bring together all renewable and sustainable energy related activities at K-State - which is saying a lot. That work spans three of K-State's colleges and several departments.

23 Oct 2007

Model Fuels Consortium Adds Petrobras and Saudi Aramco

Reaction Design today announced that two of the world's premier energy companies, Petrobras and Saudi Aramco, are the latest additions to the membership of the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC).

23 Oct 2007

GS CleanTech Forms Pact with Northeast Biofuels to Extract Corn Oil

GS CleanTech Corporation today announced its execution of an agreement with Northeast Biofuels, LP, to extract about 10 million gallons per year of crude corn oil from the distillers grain co-product from NEB’s new 114 million gallon per year dry mill ethanol plant scheduled to commence operations later this year.

23 Oct 2007

EPA Recognizes Green Power Purchasing Leaders

EPA is recognizing 17 leading organizations that are taking voluntary steps to address climate change by purchasing green power and helping advance the development of the nation’s green power market.

22 Oct 2007

New Refinery Targets Key Flaws in Biodiesel Production - Processes Animal Fats, Uses No Water, Produces Pure Glycerin

Benefuel, Inc., a new-generation biodiesel refining and distribution company, announced today that it will build the world's first industrial-scale biodiesel refinery leveraging a novel solid catalyst that converts low-grade fats and vegetable oils into biodiesel.

10 Oct 2007