Daily Archives: September 15, 2008

Tweaking corn genes to boost biofuel yields

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at CleanTech. Researchers say modifying genes involved in cell-wall formation could increase biofuel outputs. Purdue University researchers are probing genes that control the tough cell walls of maize and switchgrass. The idea is simple: Genetically modify … Continue reading →

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Use Google Earth To See What Solar Panels Can Do For Your House

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Fancy installing solar panels on your roof? Check out what it’s going to cost you first. A new calculator called RoofRay uses Google Earth to give you an idea what solar panels can … Continue reading →

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Texas Enacts E-Waste Recycling Program

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TECQ) has officially implemented the Computer Equipment Recycling Program for their state. The program will expand free electronic recycling options for consumers. The wording in the program … Continue reading →

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Taking a Bite out of Cement's Global Warming Potential

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Hardcore greenhouse gas (GHG) geeks will recall that cement is a huge source of greenhouse gas emissions, with approximately 1 ton of CO2 equivalent emitted into the atmosphere for every 1 ton of … Continue reading →

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Green Roofed Bus Shelters = Dynamic Green Marketing

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Triple Pundit. The New California Academy of Sciences (CAS) in San Francisco will open September 27th with a long awaited, Renzo Piano designed, 2.5 acre living roof undulating across Golden Gate Park. While the roof … Continue reading →

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Con Edison Installs Green Roof

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Environmental Leader. Con Edison is installing its first “green roof” at its Learning Center training and conference facility in Long Island City, where more than 21,000 plants will occupy over a quarter acre of the … Continue reading →

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What Does a Sustainable Can of Beans Look Like?

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Two years ago Truitt Brothers decided to figure that out, and added two products, green beans and pears, sourced and prepared sustainably, to their more traditionally packaged goods which they had been producing … Continue reading →

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ClimatePULSE: Fertilizing Climate Change One Farm at a Time

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. Fertilizer use and climate change. Unfortunately, choice words you rarely hear used in the same sentence. With so much focus given to emissions from transportation and industry, lesser known, but equally important factors … Continue reading →

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Want to Rent Green? Good Luck. Unless…

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. It seems these days that green building is everywhere you look. It’s hard to not find a media outlet throwing in a story with a green building angle. Hurrah for those who want … Continue reading →

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Appreciate Those Bottom Feeders for More Sustainable Fisheries

Posted on September 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Triple Pundit. We don’t eat lions, tigers or bears for protein, so we shouldn’t eat shark, tuna or swordfish either. We need to be eating further down the ocean food chain if we want an … Continue reading →

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