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• Algae That Produces Hydrogen Gas

  
  New Energy and Fuel — Authority: 421
  Barry Bruce, a professor of biochemistry and cellular and molecular biology leads a team at UT Knoxville that has found the inner machinery of photosynthesis can be isolated from certain algae and, when coupled with a platinum catalyst, is able to produce a steady supply of hydrogen when exposed to light. Algae ...
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• How Protecting the Jungle Can Help Combat Global Warming - Time

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Or at least that’s the advice of the jungle- hardened rangers who patrol just one corner of this 1.9 million – acre (7,700 sq km) wilderness. They are trained by the London-based conservation group Fauna and Flora International (FFI) to protect Ulu … source: ...
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• Obama needs to feel the heat - Washington Post

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Both are young and charismatic. Both were elected last fall to replace discredited incumbents (Nasheed’s predecessor ruled the island nation for three decades and kept him in a political prison for years). Both have troublesome legislatures (the ...
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• BP CEO: Gas Demand Peaked in ‘07 - CSNews Online

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Contributing to his prediction of lessened demand is greater use of biofuels and increased engine efficiency, according to the report. “We will never sell more gasoline in the U.S. than we sold in 2007,” Hayward said in an interview with Dow Jones … source: ...
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• Gap between India, U.S. emissions goals grows wider - YAHOO!

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Rajendra Pachauri said the gap between the United States and India on how to battle climate change has grown over the last six months in the lead up to the U.N. climate meeting in Copenhagen in December. “I doubt if there would be much of a … source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091122/india_nm/india441304_2 ...
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• Clinging to cotton: Farmers embrace new technology to preserve cotton … - Jackson Sun

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  As a 5-year-old boy, John Thomas Moore played in cotton that spilled into the overflow area of his grandfather’s and great-uncle’s gin. By 11, he drove a cultivator, and at 14, he ran a picker in the harvest. He took out a bank loan to farm full time … source: ...
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• Al Gore: Time To "Out Crazy" The Crazy - DAILY KOS

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Last night, Former Vice President Al Gore made an appearance on Saturday Night Live’s Weekend Update to talk about “Green Week” and he’s decided “enough is enough”, it’s time to “out crazy, the crazy”. LOL, watch the video, it’s very enjoyable … source: ...
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• Funds for clean tech expected - Daily News and Analysis

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Obama and Singh will focus on development of renewable energy, including advanced biofuels. Michael Levi, a climate expert at the Council on Foreign Relations, said he expected the Obama-Singh meeting to result in fundsbeing pledged by the US and … source: ...
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• Students fill classrooms to land new energy jobs - Des Moines Register

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Ryan Light expected to get just 15 students this semester for his community college classes in Bettendorf on installing wind and solar power equipment. Instead, 40 signed up, and enrollment since has grown to 45. It’s not just because he has the … source: ...
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• CNBC’s Cramer, other analysts talk up agricultural stocks - Des Moines Register

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  For what it’s worth, CNBC’s hyperventilating investment hypemeister Jim Cramer told his viewers last week that agriculture is ready to “break out.” Smart money is ready to move out of technology, banks and oil and into agriculture, Cramer declared … source: ...
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• Tenn. biofuels plant a milestone in DuPont effort - Delaware Online

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  A DuPont Co. joint venture to market an advanced ethanol technology is set to launch a demonstration plant by the end of the year, a milestone in the company’s efforts to develop a new generation of biofuels. DuPont Danisco Cellulosic Ethanol LLC is … source: ...
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• ENERGY | KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL Key West High School make alternative energy – MiamiHerald.com

  
  Matt Goes Green — Authority: 156
  ENERGY | KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL Key West High School make alternative energy MiamiHerald.com Students at Key West High School are learning about alternative energy firsthand — by making biodiesel to power a school bus and participating in a wind … and more
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• Hydrological impact of biofuels

  
  Resilience Science — Authority: 421
  R. Dominguez-Faus and others analyze the impact of different biofuels on water in the USA in their article in Envir. Science and Technology, The Water Footprint of Biofuels: A Drink or Drive Issue? (doi:10.1021/es802162x).  The figure below, from the paper, shows the substantial ecological requirements (and ...
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• Poet’s success pushes biofuel boundaries - Argus Leader

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  The nation’s push to increase production and use of biofuels is simple to understand from a big picture. It has been identifying the right steps to take as the country struggles to lessen its dependence on foreign oil and protect the environment that … source: ...
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• Jaguar becomes world’s fastest supercomputer - Zee News

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Washington: Reports indicate that an upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the US Department of Energy has made the “Jaguar” supercomputer the world’s fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Jaguar is …source:http://www.zeenews.com/news580892.htmlRelated posts:Oak Ridge ...
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• The Hot Topic - ZNet

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Hundreds of climate activists swarmed down a hill toward Britain’s largest coal-burning power plant Oct. 17 with the intention of shutting it down. Within minutes, dozens had broken through the perimeter fence, erected specifically for this protest …source:http://www.zmag.org/znet/viewArticle/23185Related ...
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• An upgrade makes "Jaguar" the world’s fastest supercomputer - Newstrack India

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Washington, November 21 (ANI): Reports indicate that an upgrade to a Cray XT5 high-performance computing system deployed by the US Department of Energy has made the “Jaguar” supercomputer the world’s fastest. Located at Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
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• On Native Ground - American Reporter

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  DUMMERSTON, Vt. — Here in Vermont, we take it as a given that the weather can be extreme. But after a June that saw Seattle-like weather, with only a handful of rain-free days and precipitation that was double the norm, I’m beginning to doubt it’s … source: http://www.american-reporter.com/3,816W/96.html ...
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• Mozambique : Biofuels Targeted by Oil Companies - AllAfrica.com

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  Maputo — The claim that biofuels are a threat to food security comes from multinational oil companies, who fear that biofuels are a threat to their business, alleged Jose Bellini, coordinator for agrobusiness of the Brazilian Agriculture and …source:http://allafrica.com/stories/200911200962.htmlRelated ...
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• Keeneland wins approval for plant to convert muck to biofuels - Lexington Herald-Leader

  
  The Green Report — Authority: 160
  With at least 300 horses stabled at Keeneland at any time, and as many as 1,900 during peak horse sales, disposing of tons of straw and manure shoveled every day from barn stalls becomes a major environmental challenge for the racetrack. On Friday …source:http://www.kentucky.com/101/story/1028470.htmlRelated ...
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