Daily Archives: August 15, 2008

The latest from Renewable Energy World

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

The latest issue of Renewable Energy Weekly is now available. Highlights include: US Leads in Wind Power Production, But Policy Uncertainty Weighs on Industry A New Environment for Biofuels Keeping the Industry in Check From the Heartland, a Microcosm of … Continue reading →

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ASTM Works on Specs for Turning Tires into Asphalt Products

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection. A growing need to recycle millions of tires discarded annually is the impetus for the continued development of a proposed new ASTM International specification that provides standards for converting tires into an asphalt … Continue reading →

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Poet to make ethanol from corn cobs next year

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at News.com. Fuel producer Poet said on Wednesday that it will open an ethanol plant next year that will use corn cobs and fiber from kernels as a feedstock. Construction on the $4 million pilot facility … Continue reading →

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The latest issue of GreenerBuilding News

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

A full-color, graphic version of this newsletter is available online at: http://www.greenerbuildings.com/enewsletter Last Swath of Fort Ord is Turned Over to Local Group for a $100M Privatized Cleanup http://www.greenerbuildings.com/news/2008/08/13/last-swath-fort-ord-turned-over-local-group-a-100m-privatized-toxic-cleanup By Leslie Guevarra A 3,300-acre Superfund site at the once vast … Continue reading →

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Eco-Oscars: Student filmmakers vie for top prize at the Ecological Society of America's film fest

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in The Scientist. The green carpet was rolled out on August 4 for the first-ever Ecological Society of America (ESA) Student Ecofilm Festival, part of the ESA’s annual meeting in Milwaukee, WI. There was no popcorn … Continue reading →

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30th Anniversary of Love Canal

Posted on August 15, 2008 by Laura B.

While researching something else this morning, I discovered that it’s been 30 years since Love Canal, NY was evacuated and declared a Federal disaster area. Around the first of the month, there was some coverage by the Associated Press and … Continue reading →

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