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Amyris Biotechnologies Produces Biodiesel from Sugarcane

We all know sugarcane = ethanol and soybeans = biodiesel, right? Wrong, says the California biotechnology company Amyris Biotechnologies which has opened a biodiesel plant that makes the biodiesel fro...


Tags : sugarcane  |   biodiesel  |   biodiesel-from-sugarcane  |   unique-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


We've Heard of Gasoline to CO2, Now How about CO2 to Gasoline?

No, I'm not day-dreaming!A Santa Barbara-based developer of technology to transform carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions into gasoline and other fuels earlier this week announced that it anticipates the com...


Tags : CO2  |   gasoline  |   unique-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |   CO2 Sequestration  |  


Are Our Deserts Huge Carbon Sinks?

Climate scientists are beginning to suspect that may be "hidden" deserts could be huge carbon sinks, absorbing about 50% of all the CO2 emitted!Hold on! Don't throw a party. It's only a suspicion, and...


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Saved Under : CO2 Sequestration  |  


When We Thought Like a US Veep!

Former V-P and Nobel Peace laureate Al Gore told an audience at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco on Friday that we need to use the latest web tools to organize a social movement in order to help re...


Tags : al-gore  |   web-2.0  |   enexions  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Enter Obama, Exit Energy Coma - Energy Biggies Refocus on US

BP says it will ditch renewable-enegy investment in Europe and spend its clean-energy cash in the U.S., where the political pastures just got greener. The Guardian says "BP has dropped all plans to bu...


Tags : bp  |   vestas  |   barack-obama  |   usa-renewable-energy  |   usa  |  

Saved Under : Energy Policy General  |  


High Tech Aircraft Powered by Down-to-Earth Jatropha

The world's first commercial aviation flight powered by a sustainable second-generation biofuel moved a step closer in the last week of Oct 2008. The jatropha-based fuel to power one of four engines o...


Tags : aviation  |   biofuels  |   Jatropha  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Barack Obama's New Energy Plan for USA

Obama isn't wasting much time on his plans to make America more green, and Big Oil (at least a company starting with a big E) is sure not going to like it.The Obama-Biden comprehensive New Energy for...


Tags : usa  |   barack-obama  |  

Saved Under : Energy Policy General  |  


Tamilnadu Creating Eco-clubs in School

Once again I'm surprised. It was only a couple of days back I was mighty surprised for the first time when I read that Tamilnadu (a state in India) had won the leadership award for being the greenest...


Tags : India  |   tamilnadu  |   scools  |   eco-clubs  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


CellFor Gets $10M for Improved Tree Seedlings

Varietal seedlings have the potential to increase timber yields, reduce diseases and produce high-value wood.Vancouver-based CellFor said it raised $10 million to expand the types and quantities of it...


Tags : trees  |   hybrid-seeds  |   forestry  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Obama and the Energy Manhattan Project

It's fairly clear that in Obama the US has an environment-friendly president at last. The contrast between Obama and the Texan, oil-industry face of George Bush could not be more striking. That said, ...


Tags : barack-obama  |   manhattan-project  |   energy-security  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |   Energy Policy General  |   Regulations Policies  |  


New Method for Producing Biofuel From Glycerol

Isis Innovation, the technology transfer company for the University of Oxford, recently announced that researchers in the University’s Department of Chemistry have discovered a new way to produce me...


Tags : biofuels  |   methanol  |   energy-from-waste  |   glycerol  |   biodiesel  |  

Saved Under : Waste to Energy  |   Bio-energy  |  


New York City Gets Solar Powered Parking Meters

If you are an eco-driver, you'd have sure gotten irritated with parking your car and getting your ticket through an electric machine that remains connected to the grid all through the day wasting a hu...


Tags : solar-energy  |   solar-gadgets  |   eco-gadgets  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


India Now Shops Electricity on an Exchange

Being located in Chennai (in the state of Tamilnadu), in India, it was indeed a nice feeling to see that Tamilnadu is trying to overcome its electricity problems by trading on an energy exchange.Folks...


Tags : India  |   electricity  |  

Saved Under : Applications of Energy General  |   Home Applications  |  


New Energy Economy Emerging in the United States

Here's an article from Earth Policy Institute that articulates very well the new energy economy that's shaping up in the United States, and the forces that are propelling this evolution. I found this ...


Tags : usa  |   trends  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |  


Greenhouses Making Spain Cooler

We are all tired of hearing stories about global warming, so how about one on local cooling? Read this...Greenhouses are made to keep things nice and warm for the lovely little seedlings and plants th...


Tags : spain  |   greenhouses  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |   Global Warming  |  


Solar Paint Could Generate Renewable Energy Soon!

In a few years, buildings covered in steel sheets could be generating large amounts of solar electricity, thanks to a new photovoltaic paint that is being developed in a commercial partnership between...


Tags : solar-energy  |   cool-ideas  |   solar-paint  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


Oil Company Total to Make Plastics from Methanol

Total announced today that it inaugurated a demonstration plant in Feluy, Belgium, to make plastics from methanol. The company said the integrated unit is the world's first application of the technol...


Tags : methanol  |   plastic  |  

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Your Phone Now Calculates Your Carbon Footprint

A new software application for your mobile phone makes measuring your carbon footprint easier. All you have to do is carry your phone around - something you do anyway - and the does the calculations f...


Tags : CO2  |   mobiles  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Castor Oil Biodiesel in Africa from Israeli Consortium

An agreement was signed last week between Lev Leviev's subsidiary L.L. Biofuel Namibia, Orfuel, a subsidiary of Ormat, and Evogene, to create and commercialise biofuel from castor oil.Leviev already o...


Tags : castor-oil  |   biofuels-africa  |   israel  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Scotland Planning First Tidal Energy Turbine Farms

ScottishPower Renewables is planning to apply for planning permission to develop three tidal energy projects, the world’s first, off the coast of Scotland.The first two projects will have 20 turbine...


Tags : tidal-energy  |   scotland  |  

Saved Under : Ocean Energy  |  


PetroSun's Algae Farm Pilot Plant in China

PetroSun, Inc. announced today that the Company has executed an agreement with Shanghai Jun Ya Yan Technology Development Co., Ltd. to establish a commercial scale algae farm system pilot facility wit...


Tags : Petrosun  |   algae-oil  |   china  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Vanadium - The Element that could Change the World

For renewable energy to be scalable, there needs to be an effective storage mechanism, because the wind blows when it blows and the sun shines when it shines. Scientists have been trying out various b...


Tags : vanadium  |   batteries  |   renewable-energy  |   renewable-energy-problems  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |   Wind Energy  |   Energy Storage  |  


A Solar Powered Bus that Uses Recycled Materials

"Daisy" is a specially created pop-top bus powered by a solar panel on top and using recycled materials for the interior. This pop-top bus is custom crafted to integrate green features along with trav...


Tags : solar-energy  |   recycling  |   bus  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |   Environment Ecology General  |  


NASA Reveals Record-Breaking Loss of Arctic Sea Ice

August 2008 saw the fastest retreat of arctic sea ice on record, according to new NASA data. During that month, sea ice melted at a rate of 32,700 square miles per day, compared with 24,400 square mil...


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Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Coke's Growing Armada of Hybrid Delivery Trucks

Adding to the 132 hybrid trucks it already has in circulation across the nation, green (ish) going Coca Cola deployed 10 more to the Miami area last week. The new grand total of 142 evidently makes th...


Tags : coca-cola  |   hybrids  |  

Saved Under : Transportation  |  


Cycle Sol - A Bicycle with Solar Panels

img Now how's this for a cool idea? Scientists have invented a solar-assisted bicycle that gives riders extra pedal power, according to this report. The bicycle, called a Cycle Sol, has been invent...


Tags : bicyles  |   solar-panels  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


The New Bull is Coloured Green

Green investing is set to become easier as new markets are emerging and platforms dedicated to the general grey economy’s pollution problems begin to take off in earnest.“A whole new multibillion-...


Tags : green-economy  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |  


Google 10^100 Project - Help the World, Help Yourself

"At Google, we don't believe we have the answers, but we do believe the answers are out there. Maybe in a lab, or a company, or a university -- but maybe not.Maybe the answer that helps somebody is in...


Tags : google  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Miscellaneous Energy Topics  |  


A Greener Wal-Mart - 9 Million Plastic Bags to be Eliminated

A significant environmental commitment has come out of the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting, from an unlikely paring: The Environmental Defense Fund and Wal-Mart. Announced in the Metropolitan...


Tags : wal-mart  |   plastic  |   plastic-bags  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Green Jobs Now - They Are Ready with Green Jobs, Are You Ready for Them?

Green Jobs Now is a new web site that will promote green jobs and facilitate folks interested in getting green collar jobs in getting the jobs they like.Right now, there are millions of people ready ...


Tags : jobs  |   green-collar-jobs  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Sensors in Trees to be Powered by Energy from Trees

Boston, Mass.-based Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers said this week they’ve engineered a way to use the natural power generated by trees to recharge battery operated sensors t...


Tags : trees  |   unique-ideas  |   sensors  |   forest-fires  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |   Miscellaneous Energy Topics  |  


Russia, France Keenly Watching Indo-US Nuclear Talks

India seeks out partners to co-develop its nuclear energy potential, worth a mammoth US$ 80 billion.By 2032 the Indian government plans to quadruple total generating capacity, to 700 gigawatts, with n...


Tags : nuclear-energy  |   nuclear-energy-india  |   India  |   usa  |   france  |   russia  |  

Saved Under : Nuclear Energy  |   Regulations Policies  |   Energy Trade General  |  


Is there a clean tech bubble brewing? Many think not

Clean-tech bubble talk is a red herring, says this post.@ CNET. Rather, it says, what we should be worried about is whether companies can raise enough money now owing to the prevailing cash crunch in ...


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India to be 3rd largest emitter of greenhouse gases by year-end

Global yearly carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels and manufacturing cement have shot up to 8.5 billion tonnes by 2007, from 6.1 billion tonnes in 1992.But the source of emissions has shifted dr...


Tags : greenhouse-gases  |   India  |   CO2  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |   Global Warming  |  


Solar Power Refrigerator Outfit Lands Funding

Promethean Power Systems, a start-up developing solar-powered refrigerators for India, has raised a round of angel funding from the Quercus Trust.The Massachusetts Institute of Technology spinoff is c...


Tags : solar-energy  |   refrigerator  |   India  |   investment  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


Lower Cost Conversion of CO2 to Fuel from Carbon Sciences

Carbon Sciences is developing a biocatalytic process to convert CO2 to low-carbon hydrocarbons.Carbon Sciences, Inc. is developing a process to transform CO2 into low-carbon hydrocarbons (C1 to C3) fo...


Tags : CO2  |   carbon-sciences  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |   CO2 Sequestration  |  


German solar reaches 40-percent efficiency

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE said they’ve recorded a new record for multi-junction solar cells.The institute said its researchers have been able to boost sola...


Tags : solar-panels  |   solar-panel-effciency  |   germany-solar-energy  |   solar-energy-research  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


Peugeot Facile - An Electric Vehicle that Changes Shape

The Peugeot Facile is an electric vehicle that knows how to adapt with changing conditions and needs. Designed by Thierry Dumaine, the concept car can shift from being a complete car to a tricycle or ...


Tags : electric-cars  |   peugeot-facile  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Transportation  |  


Renewable Energy Made Up More than 10% of All Domestically Produced Energy in the US

Renewable energy made up just more than 10 percent of all the domestically-produced energy in the U.S. in the first half of this year (2008) and about 7 percent of that energy used in the country.This...


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Einstein Fridge Design that Aids Global Cooling is Making a Comeback

An electrical engineer at Oxford has completed a prototype of a refrigerator designed by Albert Einstein.  This refrigerator does not use Freon, a toxic greenhouse gas worse than carbon dioxide, ...


Tags : refrigerator  |   greenhouse-gases  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |   Global Warming  |  


Electric Device Promises Better Gas Efficiency

Researchers at Temple University today said today they had developed a simple electrically charged tube, which when attached to a car’s fuel line can boost energy efficiency by as much as 20 percent...


Tags : efficiency  |   electricity  |   batteries  |   cool-ideas  |  

Saved Under : Energy Efficiency  |  


Investec Targets A$2 Billion of Australian Wind Farms

Investec, the South African investment bank, intends to develop more than A$2 billion ($1.7 billion) of wind-power projects in Australia to tap a government program encouraging increased use of renewa...


Tags : australia  |   wind-energy-australia  |   investec  |  

Saved Under : Wind Energy  |  


Green Energy to Create 20 Million Jobs by 2030: U.N.

Development of alternative energy should create more than 20 million jobs around the world in coming decades as governments adopt policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a U.N. repor...


Tags : jobs  |   green-trends  |  

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Dell's New Laptops Have Energy Efficient LED Displays

Dell has announced that it plans have LED (light-emitting diode) backlit displays in 80 percent of its computers by 2008 and in all of them by 2010. LED displays consume 43 percent less energy for a 1...


Tags : dell  |   computer-displays  |   computers  |   led  |  

Saved Under : Energy Efficiency  |  


Sapphire Energy Getting a 100 Million $ Funding Shouldn't Be Surprising

It shouldn’t have been too surprising that Sapphire Energy, which is pursuing oil from algae, has reeived a relatively large funding of 100 million $ recently from Cascade Investments & Venrock Par...


Tags : gasoline  |   bill-gates  |   sapphire  |   venture-capital  |   algae  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Identifying Foods that Can Survive Climate Changes

The Global Crop Diversity Trust recently earmarked 1.5 million dollars towards screening the world’s food supply for natural resistances to floods, temperature change, and droughts.  The Trust ...


Tags : food  |   climate-change  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |   Global Warming  |  


Toyota's Record-Breaking Solar Array in California

Toyota's new solar array on the roof of its North America Parts Center California (NAPCC) manufacturing plant is the biggest single-roof solar installation in North-America. At 242, 000 square feet, i...


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$480M Indian Refinery for jatropha oil from Bharat Renewables

Bharat Petroleum venture plans output of 1 million metric tons of biodiesel by 2015. Mumbai-based Bharat Renewable Energy plans to spend Rs 2,200 crore ($480 million) to grow more than a million acres...


Tags : Jatropha  |   India  |   india-biofuels  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Generator Produces Energy from Turning Wheels of Trailer

Paul Wilkis has a patent pending tech “Electricity on Wheels” which he hopes would be the future of power-producing generators. His generator is nothing beyond a trailer that can be hooked up to a...


Tags : cool-ideas  |   unique-ideas  |   generators  |  

Saved Under : Transportation  |  


Carbon Storage 'Competitive' by 2030, Says McKinsey

By 2030, the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions from heavy-polluting coal power plants could be reduced to levels where it can compete with other low-carbon technologies, including...


Tags : carbon-storage  |   coal-power-plants  |  

Saved Under : CO2 Sequestration  |   Carbon Credits  |  


South Africa Boosts Research into Fuel Cells and Hydrogen

The South African government has announced plans to increase spending into the research of hydrogen and fuel cell technology over the next three years, an increase of about $50 million, reports this p...


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Saved Under : Hydrogen Energy  |  


Largest Field of Switchgrass for Bioenergy

Oklahoma has secured 1,100 acres of land for the world's largest stand of switchgrass devoted to cellulosic ethanol production. Planting will take place soon. The critical piece of this effort is 1,00...


Tags : usa  |   usa-biofuels  |   biofuels  |   switchgrass  |   cellulosic-ethanol  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Can Biofuels Clean Up Chernobyl?

Decontaminating the lands affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is the Belarus government's number one priority, and it will pursue this by building up a giant biofuels sector according to Mr And...


Tags : biofuels  |   nuclear-disaster  |   nuclear-fusion  |   chernobyl  |  

Saved Under : Nuclear Energy  |   Environment Ecology General  |  


e-Charkas - A Fitting Tribute to Gandhi

Originally designed as the “Ambar charkha” by Ekambar Nath, the e-charkha developed by R.S. Hiremath of Bangalore is a hand-operated spinning wheel that can generate electricity for six to seven h...


Tags : electricity  |   huan-powered-electricity  |   unique-ideas  |   India  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |  


Suzlon Green Power Commits $5 Billion to Renewable Energy

Suzlon Green Power Ltd. announced today a commitment to develop 3,500 megawatts of new renewable energy, primarily in India and China. Of the $5 billion project value, Suzlon will provide approximatel...


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Tirumala Temple Replaces Diesel with Solar

Once even our places of faith and worship start embracing green, the green message is likely to spread even faster among the ordinary masses.A case in point is the Tirumala Temple in south India. One ...


Tags : religion  |   india-energy  |   unique-ideas  |   alternative-energy-temples  |  

Saved Under : Solar Energy  |  


R.K. Pachauri Now Has a Blog of his Own

The well-known economist and environmental activist, who also shared the Nobel Prize last year with Al Gore, now has his own blog. Admittedly, there are few posts right now (two, to be precise), but ...


Tags : energy-environment-blogs  |   nobel-prize  |   r.k.pachauri  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


E.coli can now help produce plastic

Scientists at San Diego-based sustainable chemical company Genomatica Inc. have made an interesting discovery of late. They have announced that Escherichia coli (E. coli), a bacterium generally found ...


Tags : plastic  |   bacteria  |   genetic-engineering  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Netherlands Homes to be Powered by Chicken Manure

The world’s largest biomass power plant running exclusively on chicken manure has opened in the Netherlands. The power plant will deliver renewable electricity to 90,000 households. It has a capacit...


Tags : manure  |   electricity  |   netherlands  |   europe  |  

Saved Under : Waste to Energy  |  


Renewable Power Sources for Mobile Operators

The trade group GSMA has introduced a new plan that will help boost renewable power sources for mobile operators in developing countries. This new plan will make a serious dent in diesel use and carbo...


Tags : mobiles  |   telecom  |   wind-energy-for-mobile  |  

Saved Under : Wind Energy  |  


Warmer seas create stronger storms, says scientists

Due to climate change our seas and oceans are getting warmer. And now scientists have confirmed that a warmer temperature in the waters will create stronger storms, such as Katrina in 2005 and the mo...


Tags : global-warming  |   climate-change  |   oceans  |  

Saved Under : Global Warming  |   Environment Ecology General  |  


Eight Lessons from Twitter Energy Monitoring

Two weeks and 77 tweets later, the Twitter “green_watch” project has come to an end. Lots of insights, problems raised, and beginning of answers.The goal was to use Twitter as a real time, online ...


Tags : energy-monitoring  |   twitter  |  

Saved Under : Energy Economics General  |   Energy Efficiency  |   Energy Conservation  |  


FedEx Implements Mega Energy Efficiency Measures

"As soon as planes dock for unloading and loading, their engines are shut off to save fuel. Auxiliary power is handled with auxiliary electric power provided by hubs such as Oakland. This approach at ...


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Saved Under : Energy Efficiency  |  


$402m Tidal Energy Plant For New Zealand

New Zealand’s Northern Advocate reports that a US $402 million (NZ $600m) proposal to generate electricity with 200 tidal-powered turbines submerged at the entrance to the Kaipara Harbour could get ...


Tags : tidal-energy  |   new-zealand  |  

Saved Under : Ocean Energy  |  


Biofuels to be 10 to 15 % of fuel supply by 2020 - Accenture

The multinational consulting company Accenture has launched a new report on the future of biofuels. This time, it has a more optimistic tone than last time we heard from them. According to their concl...


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Saved Under : Bio-energy  |  


Italy Vows a Return to Nuclear Energy

Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced the introduction of “a national energy plan” on Saturday, including a return to nuclear power.A month after the conservatives and their embattl...


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Saved Under : Nuclear Energy  |  


India's Reliance Group to supply 40% of India's gas, oil!

Indian petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries Ltd will account for about 40 per cent of the country's energy production in the next 18 to 24 months, putting the company on track to earn a quarter of...


Tags : India  |   reliance-industries  |  

Saved Under : Natural Gas  |   Oil  |  


A Breakthrough For Electric Vehicles - LiFePO4 Batteries

Soon, we’ll probably be seeing Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries being used in most electric cars and bikes, says this post at MetaEfficient. This new battery type is set to dominate the ma...


Tags : batteries  |   electric-cars  |   electric-bikes  |  

Saved Under : Transportation  |  


Top Alternative Fuels - Algae Oil, Designer Hydrocarbons, Biobutanol and More

In this interesting article, Popular Mechanics crunches the numbers on alternative fuels for the real world. Here's the list:1. Cellulosic ethanol (biological method and gasification method)2. Algal b...


Tags : energy-future  |   genetic-engineering  |  

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A Wind Energy Company that Has Grown 100% last 8 Years

"The Urumqi-based Goldwind, the world's largest wind turbine maker, has seen 100 per cent growth in each of the past eight years. (Source: Telegraph)A 100% growth for 8 years means a cumulative growt...


Tags : china  |   wind-turbine  |   wind-energy-companies  |  

Saved Under : Energy Trade General  |   Wind Energy  |  


Could the Financial Crisis Reshape the Energy & Alt Energy Industry?

How does the financial-market meltdown affect the energy ecosystem? When the cash machines dry up for the little guys, industry players with deep pockets get set to go hunting. Read this short and int...


Tags : oil-companies  |   energy-industry  |   finance-crunch  |   investment  |  

Saved Under : Energy Trade General  |   Miscellaneous Energy Topics  |  


Ethanol for fuel companies hit by cash crunch

Shares of U.S. ethanol makers took a beating on Wednesday as they wrestle with unpredictable corn prices and dwindling cash piles at a time when capital markets look unlikely to provide easy financing...


Tags : ethanol  |   economics  |   investment  |  

Saved Under : Bio-energy  |   Energy Trade General  |  


A Secret Eco-village in Wales - Quite Amazing!

Can you believe it?A secretive eco-village exists in the heart of modern civilization. Hmmph...? No, this is not some sort of a novel or story I'm writing!Years ago, a pilot spied the middle-class dev...


Tags : eco-living  |   UK  |   eco-village  |   sustainable-living  |  

Saved Under : Environment Ecology General  |  


Sewer Free Office @ Univ of British Columbia

The primary flaw in our sewer system design is that we use fresh water to dispose of feces, says this interesting post @ MetaEfficient . This is because it pollutes fresh water, and it requires munic...


Tags : eco-friendly-buildings  |   human-waste  |   sewer  |  

Saved Under : Waste to Energy  |  


France is Europe’s 2nd leading producer of sustainable energy

Many countries in Europe appear to be way ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to use of renewable resources. The countries that come to mind most are Finland and Netherlands (and of late, Ger...


Tags : france  |   europe  |  

Saved Under : Other Alternative Energy  |   Energy Policy General  |  


Police Vehicles Going Hybrid for 6 Months in Honolulu

The Honolulu police department has started a 6-month pilot program testing a half dozen Toyota Camry hybrids. The department is evaluating the gas-electric sedans to determine their suitability as pat...


Tags : usa  |   hybrids  |  

Saved Under : Transportation  |  


The Greenest Disco in the World

In cutting-edge Holland, a nightclub in Rotterdam reopened its doors with the promise of being the ‘greenest disco in the world’, reports this post @ Energy Refuge. How so? The owners of Watt, the...


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Saved Under : Human Powered Energy  |  


Dying for a Cookie - Orangutans and Other Species Die for Our Palm Oil Biofuel

The demand for palm oil in Europe has soared in the last two decades, first for use in food and cosmetics, and more recently for fuel.Now it is increasingly difficult to ignore the mounting body of sc...