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Companies Investing R$1.66 Billion in Biofuels

BP announced today that it intends to take a 50 per cent stake in Tropical BioEnergia SA, a joint venture established by Brazilian companies Santelisa Vale and Maeda Group, which is constructing a 435 million liter (115 million gallons) a year ethanol refinery in Edeia, Goias State, Brazil.

24 Apr 2008

Wildlife Conservation Society Launches New Study of Musk Ox

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently launched a four-year study to determine if climate change is affecting populations of a quintessential Arctic denizen: the rare musk ox.

24 Apr 2008

CEO Announces Company’s Investment During Presentation at RIT

Xerox Corporation, building on four decades of leadership in advancing environmentally sustainable practices, is committing $2 million to Rochester Institute of Technology to serve as a founding partner of The Golisano Institute for Sustainability. Anne Mulcahy, Xerox chairman and CEO, made the announcement today during a presentation on the RIT campus.

24 Apr 2008

Conditions are Ripe for Another Large Bloom in New England Waters

The end of April usually brings the first signs of harmful algae in New England waters, and this year, researchers from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and North Carolina State University (NC State) are preparing for a potentially big bloom.

24 Apr 2008

Much-Discussed Climate Change Mitigation Strategy May Do More Harm Than Good

A much-discussed idea to offset global warming by injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere would have a drastic impact on Earth's protective ozone layer, new research concludes.

24 Apr 2008

More CO2 Observatories Needed to Quantify Progress in Emission Reductions

Monitoring Earth's rising greenhouse gas levels will require a global data collection network 10 times larger than the one currently in place in order to quantify regional progress in emission reductions, according to a new research commentary by University of Colorado and NOAA researchers appearing in the April 25 issue of Science.

24 Apr 2008

Stratospheric Ozone Hole Recovery Could Modify Climate Change in Southern Hemisphere

A full recovery of the stratospheric ozone hole could modify climate change in the Southern Hemisphere and even amplify Antarctic warming, according to scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA.

24 Apr 2008

A Plan to Make Clean Energy Affordable Has Won the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition

A plan to make clean energy affordable around the world to poor, rural households without access to electricity won the grand prize of the 2008 Global Social Venture Competition at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.

24 Apr 2008

Installation of Rooftop Solar Panels Supports New Jersey Clean Energy Pilot Program

Manheim, the world's leading provider of vehicle remarketing services and a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., headquartered in Atlanta, Ga., today unveiled the installation of solar panels at its Manheim New Jersey facility (formerly National Auto Dealers Exchange).

24 Apr 2008

Voters Rate Energy Issues as Very Serious Concerns

When it comes to energy, Americans worry most about dependence on foreign oil. Almost half of the 1,200 voters polled by Peter D. Hart Research Associates Inc. rate imports as one of their two biggest energy concerns....

24 Apr 2008

A Realistic Option for Increasing Water Supplies

Recent advances in technology have made removing salt from seawater and groundwater a realistic option for increasing water supplies in some parts of the U.S., and desalination will likely have a niche in meeting the nation's future water needs, says a new report from the National Research Council.

24 Apr 2008

Permit Gives Ridgeline Approval to Build 150 Wind Turbinesin Bingham County

Ridgeline Energy is pleased to announce that last night the Bingham County Planning and Zoning Commission approved a Special Use Permit for the Goshen South wind farm. The permit gives Ridgeline approval to build 150 wind turbines on leased land in Bingham County, Idaho.

24 Apr 2008

Metallized White Film Offers Economic and Performance Benefits

ExxonMobil Chemical has introduced Metallyte(TM) UBW-ES, a new OPP film for flexible packaging. With ultra high barrier and enhanced seal technologies, this metallized white film offers economic and performance benefits compared with thin aluminum foil and sealant laminations.

24 Apr 2008

Battery System Solutions Will Help Lead the Alternative Energy Automotive Industry

EnerDel, the advanced automotive battery systems subsidiary of alternative energy company Ener1, Inc., today announced confirmation by a U.S. government laboratory of the energy, power and efficiency, as well as thermal performance, of the company's lithium-ion automotive battery system.

24 Apr 2008

The Next Evolution in Residential Construction

Calling green building "the next evolution in residential construction," the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) told Congress today that the best way to help small home builders promote residential energy efficiency and sustainability technology in home construction is by extending tax incentives for new energy-efficient homes.

24 Apr 2008