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Hydrogen as an Everyday, Environmentally-Friendly Fuel Source May be Closer Than we Think!

Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.

13 Nov 2007

The African Green Revolution Takes Shape

Three years after the United Nations called for a Green Revolution in Africa, a renowned group of speakers will share the promise of fighting hunger in Africa through agricultural productivity.

6 Nov 2007

Sustainability Expert Tom Kelly Available to Discuss Bill Clinton’s New 'Green' Initiative with Wal-Mart

$$IMAGE$$Tom Kelly, director of the Office of Sustainability at the University of New Hampshire, is available to discuss Bill Clinton’s new initiative with Wal-Mart to make sustainability efforts more affordable for citi...

4 Nov 2007

Business Week Article Ignores Green Economics Says Texas A&M Energy Economist

The current BusinessWeek article "Little Green Lies" questions the notion that saving energy and going green can be profitable. In the mea culpa piece, an Aspen environmental executive complains in a "confessional mood" that he succeeded in doing "sexy" projects but finds it almost impossible to "green" his company, Aspen Skiing Company.

31 Oct 2007

Using Only Soybeans and Water, Scientists Discover a Clean Process for Making Nanoparticles

In 2002, U.S. farmers harvested 2.7 billion bushels of soybeans. Last year in Missouri, farmers harvested 194 million bushels of soybeans worth about $1.2 billion. Now, a team of researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia is turning those soybeans into gold, with nothing more than a little water.

31 Oct 2007

DuPont and Evogene Collaborate to Increase Drought Tolerance in Corn and Soybeans

DuPont and Evogene Ltd. today announced a research collaboration to improve drought stress tolerance primarily in corn and soybeans. Under the agreement, DuPont business Pioneer Hi-Bred has exclusive rights to several genes discovered by Evogene for improving these traits.

30 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

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

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

DuPont Expands Portfolio of Renewably Sourced Polymers - Better Performance Than Petrochemical-Based Alternatives

DuPont continues its progress in the development and launch of high-performance polymers made with renewable resources, the company said on the eve of the global K-2007 plastics trade fair in Dusseldorf, Germany. The new...

22 Oct 2007