Daily Archives: June 12, 2008

Research Measures Movement of Nanomaterials in Simple Model Food Chain

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at NIST. New research* shows that while engineered nanomaterials can be transferred up the lowest levels of the food chain from single-cell organisms to higher multicelled ones, the amount transferred was relatively low and there was … Continue reading →

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NIST Chemists Get Scoop on Crude 'Oil' from Pig Manure

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story from NIST. After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are certain about a number of things. Most obviously, “This stuff smells worse … Continue reading →

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Biotech pros press algae into biodiesel production

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Algae, it seems, is the new darling of the biofuels world. Aurora BioFuels on Tuesday announced that it has raised $20 million to build open-pond algae farms to make bio-oil. It’s one of several … Continue reading →

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Analyst: Industry 'Cleaning up' on Environment

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. Some industry sectors are posting impressive profits from America’s poor environmental progress, including waste collection and management companies, recycling facilities, and environmental consultants, according to IBISWorld, Inc., an independent publisher of business intelligence … Continue reading →

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Survey: Data Centers Lack Tools for Green Initiatives

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. A survey by the Aperture Research Institute (ARI) of more than 100 data center professionals has shown that organizations are unable or unwilling to meet the expectations set by their adoption of green … Continue reading →

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Trailer park trash

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Green House Effect. Trailer park chic is nothing new. From restaurants in New York City (serving Philly steak sandwiches and Sloppy Joe’s) to renovated trailers gone upscale in spectacular spots, this architectural type has been … Continue reading →

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Lab test: Dell's greener M-Series

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in InfoWorld. Dell’s updated M-Series blade server gives more horsepower for less juice.

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EPA Requests Grant Proposals to Reduce Hypoxic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. EPA plans to award up to $4.2 million in targeted watershed grants to reduce the hypoxic zone in the northern Gulf of Mexico. EPA is soliciting proposals that will use water quality trading programs to reduce … Continue reading →

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U.S. voluntary carbon market does not reward complexity

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. I had a lively discussion with Susan Wood, CEO of SCC Americas, at the Carbon Finance North America Conference last week. SCC Americas is the U.S. arm of Syndicatum Carbon Capital, one of the … Continue reading →

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Out of the frying pan and into the power grid

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. If fry grease can run a Mercedes, why can’t it power the restaurant it came from? That’s the idea behind Owl Power Company’s Vegawatt power system, a machine that converts a restaurant’s waste oil … Continue reading →

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