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Golden Opportunity Missed by California in Reducing Carbon Emissions

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) on Thursday voted to adopt a highly controversial Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), but agreed to convene an expert work group to assist the Board in “refining and improving the land use and indirect effect analysis of transportation fuels.”

27 Apr 2009

Jet Fuel Made From Seeds by Renewable Fuel Company Reduces Carbon Emissions by 84 Percent

Renewable fuels company Sustainable Oils today announced the results of a life cycle analysis (LCA) of jet fuel created from camelina seeds developed by the company, which shows that the renewable fuel reduces carbon emissions by 84 percent compared to petroleum jet fuel

27 Apr 2009

MIT To Get New Multimillion Dollar Energy Research Centers

Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be home to two of 46 new multimillion-dollar Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) announced today by the White House, in conjunction with a speech delivered by President Barack Obama at the annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences

27 Apr 2009

Invasive Pest Risk From Biofuel Crops in Hawaii

Researchers with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit have examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii's environment

22 Apr 2009

Expert Answers the Question 'Can All Of The Jatropha Plant Be Viable For Commercial Use'

Is it possible to take 100% advantage of the Jatropha plant? Top Jatropha researcher Dr. William Ludwig Nolten addresses this question during the groundbreaking presentation “Utilization Technology of Jatropha Seedcake and Residues.”

22 Apr 2009

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