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US lawmakers present draft bill on 'clean energy' Washington (AFP) March 31, 2009 
The House of Representatives Tuesday received a draft bill for clean energy development that its authors claim would create millions of jobs and slash 2005 levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 20 percent by the year 2020. The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACES) breaks down into four sections dealing with renewable sources of energy, energy efficiency, global warming ... read moreUS dangles carrots in desperate bid to boost auto sales 
Washington (AFP) March 30, 2009US motorists are to receive incentives to trade their old cars in for newer, more fuel efficient models -- a bid to help struggling automakers which echoes measures already in place in Europe. To boost sales of companies such as General Motors and Chrysler which stand on the brink of bankruptcy, President Barack Obama on Monday backed an "ambitious" plan that would provide "generous" credit ... more
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The New Oil - National Algae Association Conference
The Woodlands TX (SPX) Apr 02, 2009The National Algae Association is pleased to announce that its fifth quarterly conference for commercialization of "Algae: The New Oil" will be held on April 30 - May 1, 2009, at the Sheraton North Houston. Algae researchers, algae oil production and equipment companies and algaepreneurs will present leading-edge technologies. In addition to our informative breakout sessions, the pre ... more Wanted: Mayor for polluted, accident-prone China city 
Beijing (AFP) April 1, 2009A city in northern China notorious for its pollution and deadly mining accidents is having trouble finding willing candidates for mayor and Communist Party chief, state media reported Wednesday. The two top posts have been vacant since September in Linfen, regularly cited as one of China's most polluted cities, when their former occupants were sacked over a mining disaster that killed 270 pe ... more Sirona Fuels' B100 Jatropha Oil Among Highest Quality Ever Tested 
San Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 02, 2009Sirona Fuels has announced that a Sirona batch of B100 fuel refined from jatropha oil has tested among the very highest quality biodiesel fuels in the nation and set numerous historic precedents for the state of California. CytoCulture International Inc., the environmental biotechnology firm that conducted the tests, reported that Sirona's Total Free and Bound Glycerin concentration was me ... more  |
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G20 leaders wrangle as riot hits summit city
London (AFP) April 1, 2009World leaders wrangled Wednesday about how to fix the global economy, as anti-capitalist protestors attacked a bank in central London on the eve of a crunch G20 summit. Demonstrators laid siege to the Bank of England and smashed the windows of a nearby bank that has become a symbol of the financial crisis in Britain, which has been hit hard by the credit crunch and its economic fallout. ... more Romania eyeing four possible sites for nuclear plant: report 
Bucharest (AFP) April 1, 2009Romania has shortlisted four different sites in the country for the construction of a second nuclear power plant by 2020, the outgoing head of its atomic agency said Wednesday. Valica Gorea, who headed the Romanian Nuclear Agency from 2005 until earlier this week, told the Newsin agency that out of a total 100 possible sites, locations in Brasov, Sibiu, Arad and Cluj were currently being co ... more New study gives spur for "clean coal" schemes 
Paris (AFP) April 1, 2009Scientists on Wednesday said they could ease a key doubt that clouds "clean coal" -- the dream of harnessing a fuel that is as cheap and plentiful as it is environmentally dangerous. China, India and other countries have ramped up burning of coal this decade to power their growth and brake their dependence on expensive imported oil. By doing so, they have also cranked emissions of carbon ... more New Generation Biofuels Signs Sales Contract With Catoctin Mountain Growers 
Lake Mary FL (SPX) Apr 02, 2009Renewable fuels provider New Generation Biofuels Holdings has announced that it is has signed a sales contract with Catoctin Mountain Growers of Keymar, Maryland to supply up to 370,000 gallons of renewable biofuel annually. "We are delighted to be supplying a proactive and environmentally aware company like Catoctin Mountain Growers with our biofuel, which provides a lower carbon footprin ... more |
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