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• Image: Cells of the Rhizosphere

  
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  I have a blog post that I have been trying to write for weeks about the soil and rhizosphere. Until I can get a handle on it, here is a little image I did today to illustrate how cells initiate colonization of plant root surface. An example bacterial species would be Azospirillum brasilense, a personal […]
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• Connecticut Seeks to Literally Water Down its RPS, Could it Happen in Your Region?

  
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  Since I live in New Hampshire and write about the global renewable energy industry, once in a while small local news that might appear to be of minor importance to my neighbors leaps out at me as something that could end up having a huge impact on the renewable energy industry.
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• Europe Sinks Its Flagship Carbon Trading Scheme

  
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  All German Chancellor Angela Merkel had to do was pick up the phone and dial her people in Brussels. Had she done so before the European Parliament’s (EP) key vote last month on April 19, her party’s representatives could easily have saved the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), Europe’s flagship mechanism for ...
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• Image: E. coli on cellulosic biomass

  
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  I finally rendered a somewhat satisfactory image of E. coli degrading cellulosic biomass to go along with my last post.  Related articles Germs, for lack of a better word, are good. Germs are right. Germs work. Germs clarify, cut through, and capture, the essence of the evolutionary spirit. (mhrussel.wordpress.com) ...
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• Rebuttal: What Determines CO2 Neutrality in Bioenergy Combustion?

  
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  The recently released research in Geophysical Research Letters suggests that if 10 percent of the world’s energy needs were fulfilled by biofuels from dedicated crops then the consequence would be that global greenhouse gas levels would increase. The foundation of their model is that deforestation, in order to make ...
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• Biomass: should we burn trees to generate electricity?

  
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  The government is encouraging power stations to burn biomass in order to help lower carbon emissions. Leo Hickman, with your help, investigates Leo Hickman
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• Standards & Compliance Briefing: Prop.65 Reforms, ISO 14001 Revision, LEED-CI

  
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  Here’s the latest standards and compliance news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today’s briefing includes seven items. Governor Jerry Brown (pictured) has proposed reforms to California’s Proposition 65 chemical disclosure law, saying it has been “abused by unscrupulous lawyers.” The ...
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• Germs, for lack of a better word, are good. Germs are right. Germs work. Germs clarify, cut through, and capture, the essence of the evolutionary spirit.

  
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  To paraphrase a great movie classic, Wall Street.  I want to change focus a bit, from bacteria benefiting mankind by cleaning up our messes and providing electricity, to another great benefit of bacteria; their pliability. It is very easy to manipulate the genetics of bacteria (see Biohacking). This owes to their ...
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• Russian Renewable Energy Law Could Significantly Boost Clean Energy But Obstacles Remain

  
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  Hopes for Renewable Energy Source Development Measures (RESDM) in Russia’s renewable power sector are high: if adopted and properly implemented, it will boost the renewable sector that is plagued with underfunding, often differing regional and federal legislation, other short-comings or simple ineffectiveness.
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• The Possible Consequences of Expanding Biofuels: Cleaner Energy, Warmer Climate?

  
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  The growing global demand for energy, combined with a need to reduce emissions and lessen the effects of climate change, has increased focus on cleaner energy sources. But what unintended consequences could these cleaner sources have on the changing climate?
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• Cane Trash As Bioenergy Resource

  
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  Sugarcane is among the most ideal of biomass energy feedstocks in terms of efficiency and flexibility, providing gaseous, liquid and solid fuels. It offers the potential for climate change mitigation... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• UK Renewable Energy Growth In 2012

  
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  The UK certainly isn’t in the limelight for its solar leadership like Germany, Italy, Spain, and Australia are. But, despite some clear ups and downs (and mistakes), it is progressing pretty well. In 2012, 11.3% of the country’s electricity came from renewables, compared to 9.4% in 2011. In Q4, the share rose to ...
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• EU Debate Over Climate Change Policy Could Dampen Renewable Energy Growth

  
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  Europe’s program to halt climate change is in disarray with lawmakers in the region expressing concern the drift is undermining the planet’s most significant effort to combat global warming.
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• Ten Clean Energy Stocks for 2013: April Update

  
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  While the sun was shining on most clean energy stocks in April, my ten clean energy picks for 2013 (introduced here) got relative showers. The Powershares Wilderhill Clean Energy Index (PBW) was up a sunny 14.1% for April to 19.6% for the year, rising quickly past my picks, which inched up a relatively meager 0.7% to ...
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• Makeover Puts CHARMM Back in Biofuels Business

  
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  Biofuels scientists are asking more complex questions about how molecules spin, bond, and break when enzymes attack plants — all in the name of quickening the process of turning biomass into fuels for the sake of cleaner air and better energy security.
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• Common Issues in Biopower Projects

  
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  Biomass energy projects in developing countries are often besieged by a wide range of issues. The issues enumerated below are not geography-specific and are usually a matter of concern for most of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Brittany villages blazing a trail in energy self-sufficiency

  
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  Residents of Côtes DArmor in northern France hope a series of green schemes can also reinvigorate the local economy Jacky Aignel, the leader of Saint Gouéno council in Brittany, looks at the cranes hoisting blades to the top of a wind-mast: "Weve been waiting so long for this," he sighs. The wind turbine is ...
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  Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130501131940.htm New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands New discoveries of the way plants transport important substances across their biological membranes to resist toxic metals and pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control ...
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• The biomass industry should come clean about its environmental impact | Harry Huyton

  
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  Burning wood from whole trees – the main source of UK biomass – results in higher greenhouse gas emissions than coal Last year, the RSPB, Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace published a report, called Dirtier than coal? , that shone a light on some evidence that the biomass industry would prefer was kept hidden. ...
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• Images page updated with four new bacteria

  
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  Images. Filed under: Bacteria, Bioenergy, Microbiology, STEM Tagged: Bacteria, Biology, Cell (biology), Educational Resources, Microorganism, Nature, Science, STEM
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