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Southwestern Biofuels Summit Explores "Green Energy" Sector Albuquerque NM (SPX) May 05, 2009
Sen. Tom Udall (D-NM) will join a roster of industry executives, top policymakers and leading scientists to discuss strategies for public policy and the development of environmentally beneficial biodiesel fuel at the Southwestern Biofuels Association Policy Summit, slated for May 27-28, 2009, at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Albuquerque. "Renewable energy is at the top of our national energy ... read morePropel Fuels Partners Up On Industry-leading Green Program
Sacramento CA (SPX) May 05, 2009Propel Fuels ahs announced a partnership with Enterprise Rent-A-Car, to fuel Enterprise's rental cars in the Sacramento area with renewable E85 Flex Fuel. This first-of-its-kind program in the area helps educate Enterprise customers on how to "fuel green and save green" with Propel E85 (85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline), which, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, re ... more
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CleanTech Biofuels Achieves Operational Milestone
St. Louis MO (SPX) May 05, 2009CleanTech Biofuels has successfully demonstrated operational capability of its technology that processes municipal solid waste into clean, homogeneous biomass for energy production. The vessel processed a total of approximately 10 tons of garbage obtained from the City of Chicago. The biomass is being tested as a feedstock in energy conversion technologies that are ready for commercializat ... more Biofuel Production: A Drink-Or-Drive Issue
Rolla MO (SPX) May 05, 2009Federal requirements to increase the production of ethanol has developed into a "drink-or-drive issue" in the Midwest as a result of biofuel production's impact on water supplies and water quality, says an environmental engineering researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the latest issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology. In an analysis of the water ... more Walker's World: China's growth puzzle
Washington (UPI) May 4, 2009 The official figures say the Chinese economy, bolstered by the announcement last November of a massive $586 billion stimulus package by the Beijing government, grew in the first quarter of this year at an annual rate of 6.1 percent. The question remains how far those figures can be trusted because some official Chinese statistics have proved questionable in the past and because some cru ... more |
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Green Star To Demonstrate Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Frankfort KY (SPX) May 04, 2009Green Star Products has announced that within the next four weeks it plans to publicly test its plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV). The demonstration will take place in Corbin, Kentucky, where the vehicle will be test driven and evaluated by industry representatives. The plug-in hybrid electric vehicle will be driven on a simulated city driving test route. The company expects to ... more China to bolster economic zone facing Taiwan: govt
Beijing (AFP) May 4, 2009China's cabinet said Monday it had approved a plan to develop further a coastal economic zone near Taiwan, in the latest sign of warming ties with the democratic island. Under the plan, the economic zone on the Taiwan Strait's west side, mainly southeastern Fujian province and neighbouring regions, will be the focus of "major reforms," the State Council, or cabinet, said in a statement. ... more Canada touts nuclear energy know-how to Baltics, Romania
Ottawa (AFP) May 4, 2009Canada's trade minister on Monday launched a promotional tour of Lithuania, Latvia, Romania and the Czech Republic to tout its nuclear technologies. The four-country tour aims to "open doors" for Canadian companies and raise the profile of Canadian energy sector technologies, International Trade Minister Stockwell Day said in a statement. "The Baltic states and Romania have energy needs, ... more Aus treasurer slams opposition's Rio 'scare campaign'
Melbourne (AFP) May 3, 2009Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan Sunday accused the opposition of running a "reds-under-the-beds scare campaign" against Rio Tinto's proposed 19.5 billion US dollar tie-up with China's Chinalco. Conservative opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull last week spoke out against the deal, saying it would give Beijing access to vital data relating to the debt-laden mining giant's production, costs, pri ... more |
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