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RFA Says Californian Low Carbon Fuels Plan Likely to Fail

California’s efforts to reduce the carbon intensity of the state’s transportation fuels are admirable, but the state’s goals, as outlined in the proposed Low Carbon Fuels Standard (LCFS), are unlikely to be achieved because of the policy’s inherent bias against low-carbon biofuels, says the Renewable Fuels Association

22 Apr 2009

Mobion Methanol Fuel Cell To Be Used in Cordless Power Tools

MTI MicroFuel Cells announced today that they have entered into an agreement with a leading manufacturer of power tools to evaluate the Mobion platform for use in future cordless products for industrial applications

22 Apr 2009

SunChips and National Geographic Launch Green Effect To Encourage Consumers to Go Environmentally Friendly

Inspired by the belief that small steps can create big change, SunChips, PepsiCo's Frito-Lay division's popular line of multigrain snacks, and National Geographic today announced the launch of the Green Effect, a national initiative that encourages consumers to take their own small steps toward helping the planet

22 Apr 2009

Amyris Renewable Diesel Fuel Becomes First Plant Derived Fuel Registered For Commerical Sale

Amyris today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially registered Amyris’s renewable diesel fuel, making it the first time a hydrocarbon-based fuel made from plant-derived resources has been registered for commercial sale

20 Apr 2009

Carbene Catalyst Helps Strip CO2 From the Air

It's the reason why chemists envy green plants: by using photosynthesis, plants can easily fix the carbon dioxide that is so plentiful in air to make biomass, or organic compounds. Chemists would also like to be able to simply produce carbon compounds out of CO2 from air

20 Apr 2009

Diesel Brewing to Convert Biomass and Manure into Transportation Fuels and Help Oregon Achieve Energy Independence

Diesel Brewing announced the company has launched its initiative to manufacture cellulosic bio-butanol from Oregon’s ample supplies of biomass and dairy farm manure

20 Apr 2009

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Already Being Reduced by Vehicle Manufacturers

Today, the EPA made an endangerment finding on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions that will affect all industries in some way. Automakers are ahead of the curve and have already been taking action because we understand that being a successful industry means being part of the low-carbon economy

20 Apr 2009

Ethanol From Sugarcane Already Meets California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

Industry comments submitted to California Air Resources Board underscore sugarcane ethanol's recognized carbon reduction levels

20 Apr 2009

Overpopulation is the World's Worst Environmental Problem

Scientists at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry ranked a crowded planet as the biggest problem we face, followed by climate change and a need for renewable energy resources

19 Apr 2009

Food, Biofuels and Materials Can All Be Produced in Sufficient Quantities

Science will enable farmers to produce enough grain to meet the growing demand for food, biofuels and materials if pubic and private agriculture enterprises, regulators and policymakers from around the globe take a more holistic approach to the solution

19 Apr 2009