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4 hrs ago | Vancouver Sun

Nexterra: Out of the woods, into the green

Jonathan Rhone, president and CEO of Nexterra Energy Corp., in the company offices overlooking downtown Vancouver from the Scotia Tower on West Georgia Street.

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Related Topix: Canada, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Science / Technology

13 hrs ago | Canada.com

Quebec firm tries to turn trash into cash

The tour ended in a century-old building stuffed with gauges, heat-exchangers, compressors, catalytic reactors, motors, and at least one large engine purchased on eBay then reconditioned.

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Related Topix: North America, Canada, World News, Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Biomass

Fri Jul 03, 2009

KFOXTV

New Mexico Congressman Visits Las Cruces

New Mexico Congressman Harry Teague was on his Energy Independence Tour and stopped by New Mexico State University Friday.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Representative Harry Teague, Democrat, New Mexico State University, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

KansasCity.com

Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you

Somewhere among the beakers and the bubbling green-tinged tanks in this Utah State University lab, Jeff Muhs is searching for champion pond scum for Uncle Sam.If he and others like him around the country are successful, algae-based biofuel could one day power one of the world's biggest gas guzzlers: the U.S. military.Heady stuff for a simple ...

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Related Topix: Utah State University, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Thu Jul 02, 2009

AVweb

Greener Airplanes, Bluer Skies

It can be tricky sometimes to be both an aviator and an environmentalist, but it's getting easier all the time.

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Related Topix: Electric Vehicle, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Flying, Life, Hobbies, Global Warming

Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Sietch Blog

King Corn, But Not For Long

In 2008, the steady rise in ethanol consumption reduced U.S. demand for motor gasoline by an estimated 5 percent and accounted for 20 percent of the increase in domestic corn prices, according to a new assessment of U.S. biofuels by the Worldwatch Institute.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Town Hall

Congress eyes market impact of...

Congress is eyeing ways to make sure speculative trading helps commodity markets rather than distorting pricing signals, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a Reuters Television interview Monday.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

The New Zealand Herald

Green Party bill wants to ensure sustainability of biofuel

Tanks could be filled with home-grown fuels, but imported soybeans and palm oil could be banned under proposed new biofuel rules.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

Strasburg Rail Road tapped for biofuel connection

STRASBURG, Pa. - The Strasburg Rail Road is going green and expanding its freight operation at the same time.

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Related Topix: Strasburg, PA, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Lancaster County, PA

Deltafarmpress

Climate bill heads to Senate

After robust debate Friday, June 26, the House of Representatives passed cap and trade legislation by a narrow margin, 219 to 212.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Collin Peterson, Agriculture, Science, Henry Waxman, United States Department of Agriculture, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Sun Jun 28, 2009

Fredericksburg.com

Is obscure tree biofuel answer?

What some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Agriculture, Science

Free Republic

Vote Set on House Climate Bill

ABSTRACT: Democratic leaders in the House have scheduled a Friday vote on a climate change bill that would establish a complex cap-and-trade system to limit the nation's greenhouse gas emissions, a priority for President Obama.

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Related Topix: Global Warming, Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, US News

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Taipei Times

US pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel

The reinvention of Maine s Old Town Fuel & Fiber mill is drawing interest as a potential model for a new wave of biofuel companies that seek to cut our dependence on oil By Jason Szep REUTERS, OLD TOWN, MAINE Sunday, Jun 28, 2009, Page 12 Digest operator Bruce Theriault watches over the process at the Old Town Fuel and Fiber mill in Old Town, ...

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Related Topix: Old Town, ME, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Environmental Leader

Sustainable Agriculture Requires Farm Modernization, Free Markets, Tech Adoption

A new report focuses on the challenge of how to sustainably meet the growing energy and food demands of a global population approaching nine billion people in 2050.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, University of Wisconsin Madison, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Local Tech Wire

NEW City of Raleigh seeks power from sunflowers

A patch of yellow near the Neuse River southeast of Raleigh could make the city more green.

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Related Topix: Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Alternative Energy, Energy

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Houston Chronicle

For sale: Houston biodiesel plant, nationa s largest

At the grand opening of GreenHunter's biodiesel plant in Houston a year ago, U.S. Rep.

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Related Topix: Houston Metro, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Gene Green, Democrat, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Harris County, TX, Science / Technology

The Post Chronicle

Canadian Farmers Opposed To GM Wheat: Survey

Canadian farmers oppose the introduction of genetically modified wheat until market conditions change, a Canadian Wheat Board survey has found.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Life, Food, Vegetables, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Wed Jun 24, 2009

Scientific American

U.S. pulp-maker pioneers new biofuel

From the outside, the rustic red-brick mill on a bend in Maine's Penobscot River resembles any other struggling American pulp and paper mill.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy

Kentucky.com

Jatropha tree examined as a biofuel alternative

What some see as the biofuel of the future starts out as short, thick stems with a few leaves sticking out at sharp angles.

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Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Delray Beach, FL, Agriculture, Science

Star-Gazette.COM

Farmers turning to biodiesel fuel

Go ahead and take a deep breath of exhaust from Giff Foster's farm tractor. Smells like ... stale doughnuts? Kind of.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, World News, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), Binghamton, NY, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Broome County, NY, Chenango County, NY

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