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Sustainable Biofuel Development Backed by Boeing

Boeing has, with leading air carriers and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels

24 Sep 2008

Mainstream Media Ignoring the Contribution to Climate Change Made by Food Production

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation’s top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global climate change

24 Sep 2008

Biotech Research Center Opened at DuPont Knowledge Center

DuPont India today announced the opening of the first research facility at the DuPont Knowledge Center (DKC) in Hyderabad. The Biotech Research Center begins its operations with more than 80 scientists working on a variety of global research programs on plant and industrial biotechnology

22 Sep 2008

GM Crops Have Positive Effect on Protecting Neighbours From Pests

A study in northern China indicates that genetically modified cotton, altered to express the insecticide, Bt, not only reduces pest populations among those crops, but also reduces pests among other nearby crops that have not been modified with Bt

22 Sep 2008

Humans and Fires Influencing the Climate for at Least 2000 Years

Climate has been implicated by a new study as a major driver of wildfires in the last 2,000 years

22 Sep 2008

Graphene Form of Carbon Promises to Revolutionise Storage of Renewable Electrical Energy

Engineers and scientists have achieved a breakthrough in the use of "graphene" as a new carbon-based material for storing electrical charge in ultracapacitor devices, perhaps paving the way for the massive installation of renewable energies such as wind and solar power

17 Sep 2008