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Ethanol Demands Ties Crop Prices to the Petrol Pump, Not to the Grocery Shelves

Ethanol helped drive two years of record profits for grain farmers, but also will hold income down during a looming recession that has already sliced crop prices in half

10 Nov 2008

Researchers Link Autism With Rain

The American Medical Association journal Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine has published a new study by researchers at Cornell University indicating evidence of an environmental trigger for autism among genetically vulnerable children

10 Nov 2008

Green Group Disappointed With Judge Blocking Environmentally Friendly Taxis for New York

A preliminary injunction blocking a rule requiring New York City taxicabs to get a minimum 25 miles-per-gallon starting tomorrow is a mistake, according to Environmental Defense Fund

2 Nov 2008

Chinese Economy Being Burnt by The Cost of Coal

A new report, The True Cost of Coal, outlines the external costs to China of using coal by including the costs of air and water pollution, ecosystem degradation, damage to infrastructure, human injuries and loss of life, and takes into account the distortion of government regulation

2 Nov 2008

Climate Change and Acid Rain Could Be Good for Forests

Contrary to popular belief, moderate increases in temperature and increased nitrogen from acid rain actually improves forest productivity, providing there is sufficient moisture

20 Oct 2008

Forest Residue Biomass Could Be Used to Create Clean, Cheap Electricity

Michigan's forest industry produces thousands of jobs and hundreds of thousands of tons of unused residues each year. Why not use that woody material to help generate clean electric power

20 Oct 2008

Alternate Energy from Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

SymPowerco to pursue specific alternative power supply markets with its unique Flowing Electrolyte Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

16 Oct 2008

Call for Environmental Standards for Biofuel Crops

The United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won't cause environmental harm, says a distinguished group of international scientists. But because the industry is so young, policymakers have an exceptional opportunity to develop incentive programs to ensure the industry doesn’t harm the environment

3 Oct 2008

New In Situ Sensor for Photovoltaics Under Development

LayTec is happy to announce that the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology has approved funding for the development of a new insitu sensor for the photovoltaic market!

30 Sep 2008

UCSB Students Address Energy Challenges With ConvEne Program

A new program funded by the National Science Foundation means UC Santa Barbara is now able to offer graduate students deep and broad experience in solving the energy challenges facing the country

24 Sep 2008