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Lab makes renewable diesel fuel from E. Coli poop Email Lab makes renewable diesel fuel from E. Coli poop
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California -- Fossil fuels that keep our planet running -- oil, natural gas and coal -- were created from the decomposition of plants, plankton and other organic material over millions of years.
Today, scientists all over the globe are working to create fuels with the same properties but without that pesky 100 million-year wait. And "renewable petroleum" is now a reality, on a small scale, in some laboratories.
The biotech company LS9 Inc. is using single-celled bacteria to create an oil equivalent. These petroleum "production facilities" are so small, you can see them only under a microscope.
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Gore: Make U.S. electrical energy carbon-free Email Gore: Make U.S. electrical energy carbon-free The United States should be making all of its electricity with renewable and carbon-free energy in 10 years, former Vice President Al Gore said Thursday.
"The survival of the United States of America as we know it is at risk," Gore said.
In a speech at Washington's Constitution Hall, Gore touched on an array of the nation's current woes, saying the economic, environmental and national security crises are all related.
"I don't remember a time in our country when so many things seemed to be going so wrong simultaneously," Gore said.
To begin to fix all the problems, Gore said, "the answer is to end our reliance on carbon-based fuels."
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Storing the Sun: Molten Salt Provides Highly Efficient Thermal Storage Email Storing the Sun: Molten Salt Provides Highly Efficient Thermal Storage
by Julie Way
California, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
Despite their widespread use, solar technologies suffer the limitation of most renewable technologies: an unpredictable operating profile due to weather variations. However, using the highly efficient properties of molten salt for heat transfer, one technology insulates electricity production from weather volatility and, more importantly, it offers the capability to dispatch electricity as needed without requiring the use of natural gas. This technology is a concentrating solar power (CSP) technology, built around a proprietary central receiver tower and molten salt loop.
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Best Buy testing free e-waste recycling program Email Best Buy testing free e-waste recycling program
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer Mon Jun 2, 6:56 AM ET
SAN FRANCISCO - Under pressure to help dispose some of the electronic waste it helped create, Best Buy Co . is testing a free program that will offer consumers a convenient way to ensure millions of obsolescent TVs, old computers and other unwanted gadgets don't poison the nation's dumps.
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Rockefellers call for change at Exxon Mobil Email Rockefellers call for change at Exxon Mobil
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Members of the Rockefeller family are calling on Exxon Mobil Corp to make corporate governance changes and adopt a renewable fuels strategy to help address the soaring cost of energy.
John D. Rockefeller founded the Standard Oil Co in 1870, which was a precursor to Exxon Mobil . Exxon Mobil is the world's largest publicly traded oil company based on market capitalization, and is a favorite target of consumer advocate groups and politicians unhappy with record prices for oil and gas and its effects on the environment.
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Mangrove project creates fish, fire and hope in Eritrean desert Email Mangrove project creates fish, fire and hope in Eritrean desert
HIRGIGO, Eritrea (AFP) - Kneeling by the sparkling waters of the Red Sea , Ahmed Shengabay presses sand carefully over a mangrove seed.
"When this grows, it will provide protection for fish and food for my goats," Ahmed said smiling, waving at a long and thick line of tall trees already reaching high into the sky.
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Green Gasoline Could Power Future Cars and Jets Email Green Gasoline Could Power Future Cars and Jets Virginia, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the development of "green gasoline," a liquid identical to standard gasoline yet created from biomass sources like switchgrass and poplar trees.
Chemical engineer and National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER awardee George Huber of University of Massachusetts-Amherst (UMass) and his graduate students Torren Carlson and Tushar Vispute have recently announced the first direct conversion of plant cellulose into gasoline components.
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Trash Today, Ethanol Tomorrow Email Trash Today, Ethanol Tomorrow
Maryland, United States [RenewableEnergyWorld.com]
University of Maryland research that started with bacteria from the Chesapeake Bay has led to a process that may be able to convert large volumes of all kinds of plant products, from leftover brewer's mash to paper trash, into ethanol and other biofuel alternatives to gasoline.
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Biochar Offers Answer for Healthy Soil and Carbon Sequestration Email Deep, rich, black soil is a farmers dream come true. Healthy soil is full of life, with entire communities living just below our feet. Healthy soil can retain and purify water, provide an abundance of food, and even act as way to sequester carbon dioxide. One key to getting there is amending soil with biochar . Biochar is what you get when biomass is heated in the absence of oxygen through a process called pyrolysis. When incorporated into soil, biochar provides the structural habitat needed for a rich community of micro-organisms to take hold. Incorporating biochar into soil can also act as a way to sequester carbon.
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