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Greening and Cleaning the Pharmaceutical Industry

Working under U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grants of more than $200,000, Rowan University's College of Engineering (Glassboro, N.J.) is expanding its work in "green engineering" with several regional pharmaceutical companies.

25 Oct 2007

Ocean CO2 Concentration Influences Climate

The air contains greenhouse gases such as CO2, which are now known to be responsible for global warming because their concentration has risen continuously for a number of years. In contrast to the atmosphere, the concentration of CO2 in the oceans is sixty times higher.

23 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

Model Fuels Consortium Adds Petrobras and Saudi Aramco

Reaction Design today announced that two of the world's premier energy companies, Petrobras and Saudi Aramco, are the latest additions to the membership of the Model Fuels Consortium (MFC).

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

Downturn in Carbon Efficiency Fuels CO2 Increase

A team of scientists has found that atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) growth has increased 35 per cent faster than expected since 2000.

22 Oct 2007

EPA Recognizes Green Power Purchasing Leaders

EPA is recognizing 17 leading organizations that are taking voluntary steps to address climate change by purchasing green power and helping advance the development of the nation’s green power market.

22 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

New Refinery Targets Key Flaws in Biodiesel Production - Processes Animal Fats, Uses No Water, Produces Pure Glycerin

Benefuel, Inc., a new-generation biodiesel refining and distribution company, announced today that it will build the world's first industrial-scale biodiesel refinery leveraging a novel solid catalyst that converts low-grade fats and vegetable oils into biodiesel.

10 Oct 2007