Daily Archives: June 12, 2008

Retuning Bacteria

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. Researchers at Duke University are hoping to develop methods to reversibly turn off harmful or unwanted genes in bacteria. If they succeed, gene silencing could be used to treat persistent infections by turning … Continue reading →

Posted in Biofuels, Environment, Manufacturing, Research, Wastewater Treatment | Leave a comment

Solazyme's algae diesel ready to hit the road

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Tiny algae is ready for some long-haul trucking. Solazyme, a South San Francisco, Calif.-based company that creates synthetic biological products, said Wednesday that its microalgae-derived fuel is the first renewable diesel to meet the … Continue reading →

Posted in Biofuels | Leave a comment

Burned-Out Bulbs

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in E The Environmental Magazine. As green living goes mainstream, compact fluorescent light (CFL) bbulbs burn brightly in millions of homes. And there lies the problem: CFLs require mercury to produce light. On average, 25-watt CFLs … Continue reading →

Posted in Green Lifestyle, Green Products, Mercury, Recycling | Leave a comment

E-Wasteland at Best Buy

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in E The Environmental Magazine. Best Buy has launched a pilot program to test free “take back” of used electronics. The nation’s largest electronics retailer will accept electronics purchased anywhere at 117 stores in the San … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing/Consumer electronics, E-Waste, Green Business, Recycling | Leave a comment

Robo-fish may monitor future oil spills

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Propelled by a servo-actuated two-link tails and flapping pectoral fins, a new breed of robofish programmed to swim in schools may soon be used to track oil spills or wildlife such as whales, according … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Remediation, Research | Leave a comment

IBM goes modular in 'green' data centers

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. To wring efficiencies out of data centers, IBM has gone back to a familiar playbook: standard-size building blocks. The company on Wednesday will launch an expanded line of data centers that use a modular … Continue reading →

Posted in Data Centers, Energy, Green Business | Leave a comment

The latest issue of GreenerComputing News

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

For a full-color, graphic version of this newsletter, go to http://www.greenercomputing.com/enewsletter. Sustainable IT: The Many Shades of Green By Robert Houghton http://www.greenercomputing.com/column/2008/06/11/sustainable-it-the-many-shades-green As a concept applied to IT, “green” is one of those terms in danger of becoming whatever the … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing/Consumer electronics, Data Centers, Green Business | Leave a comment

Rising Cost of Gas Pinches Rural Community Colleges

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the Chronicle of Higher Education. Sensitive to their enrollment numbers and the plight of their fuel-cost-fatigued students, administrators at rural community colleges are looking for ways to help students stay on track with their studies … Continue reading →

Posted in Schools, Transportation | Leave a comment

To Save Fuel, Airlines Find No Speck Too Small

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in the New York Times. Airlines are scrutinizing every step of their their operations, searching for new ways to cut fuel bills.

Posted in Energy, Transportation | Leave a comment

The latest from Renewable Energy Weekly

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: Stumbling Blocks Still Exist for Wind Energy but the Future Looks Bright Storage Boosts the Power of Renewable Energy Japanese Automaker, U.S. Firm Team Up To Convert Cars … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternative Fuels, Renewable Energy | Leave a comment