Daily Archives: December 15, 2008

DOI Climate Change Task Force Draft Subcommittee Reports

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Via Docuticker. DOI Climate Change Task Force Draft Subcommittee Reports Source: U.S. Department of the Interior (via USGS) In March 2007, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne established the DOI Climate Change Task Force, chaired by Deputy Secretary Lynn Scarlett. … Continue reading →

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GreenGorilla.com Saves the Day?!

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the press release. Turn off Dora and Sponge Bob. GreenGorilla.com’s “Gorilla in the Greenhouse” is infectiously funny, cleverly written and (listen up, parents!) shares a meaningful moral in each episode. Episode 2 of the “Gorilla in the Greenhouse” animated … Continue reading →

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Bacteria Make Better Alcohol Fuels

Posted on December 15, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Technology Review. By engineering the metabolic process of the common E. coli bacteria, researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), have coaxed the microorganism into churning out useful long-chain alcohols that have potential … Continue reading →

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