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Dead salmon 'responds' to photos of people
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. Study on dead fish’s responsiveness highlights the perils of misinterpreting scientific data.
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The nation's top sustainable colleges
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. The Sustainable Endowments Institute recently published the College Sustainability Report Card 2010.
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Soros to invest $1 billion in green tech
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. Citing political deadlock, George Soros takes matters in his own hands with large investment in clean technology.
Posted in Green Business
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Green buildings = Increased worker productivity
Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. A study released by the University of San Diego and CBRE reveals that employees in a green building are more productive than their counterparts in a standard building.
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RWE plans to generate electricity from algal diesel
Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. Renewed World Energies Corp. has begun work on a five-acre site to turn algae biomass into green diesel and electricity at Georgetown, S.C., with a goal of being in production by late 2010. … Continue reading
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Pennsylvania project uses mine lands for biofuel crops
Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. A project in Pennsylvania seeks to determine if abandoned and active mine lands can be reclaimed and used to grow biofuel crops such as switchgrass and other warm-season grass species. Pennsylvania has about … Continue reading
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Minnesota research facility focuses on sweet sorghum
Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. A shuttered ethanol production research facility is preparing to restart with a new focus of operation. Central Lakes College Ag Center director Bob Schafer said the 100,000-gallon capacity plant in Staples, Minn., began … Continue reading
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Coskata completes semi-commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, chooses commercial plant site
Read the full story in Biomass Magazine. Slow and steady wins the race, according to Coskata Inc. CEO Bill Roe. The company, along with strategic investor General Motors Corp. and plasma gasification veteran Alter NRG Corp., officially unveiled its semi-commercial … Continue reading
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