Novozymes and Lignol Sign Deal to Make Biofuel from Wood
June 16, 2010Leave a Comment
Partners to develop a commercially viable process for making ethanol from forestry waste. Aiming for a cost down to $2 per gallon, a price competitive with gasoline and corn ethanol.
BAGSVAERD, DENMARK June 15, 2010 – Novozymes, the world’s leading producer of industrial [...]
Who is Who in World Carbon Emissions
June 14, 2010Leave a Comment
Andy Soos, ENN — India’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions rose by 58 per cent between 1994 and 2007 with the energy sector contributing over half of the emissions, a new government report said. India’s emissions are up from 1.2 billion tons in 1994 to 1.7 billion tons of carbon dioxide [...]
Farmers Benefit from Carbon Legislation
June 12, 2010Leave a Comment
The battle over who will regulate Green House Gas (GHG) continues, with no one winning.
The Supreme Court mandated that–in the absence of a legislative solution– the US Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA) must enact regulations under the Clean Air Act—even though most acknowledge that regulation is not the ideal solution. [...]
Duke Environment School Launches Gulf Oil Spill Website and Experts List
June 9, 2010Leave a Comment
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment has launched a new website to provide reporters, policymakers and concerned citizens with the latest news and images of the spill, along with links to a list of researchers from Duke and [...]
Verizon to Add Almost 600 Hybrid Pickups to its Fleet
June 9, 2010Leave a Comment
GoodCleanTech, June 4, 2010 — Verizon has purchased 576 Chevrolet Silverado Two-Mode Hybrid full-size pickups in an effort to further green its truck fleet.
The two-mode Silverados, equipped with Vortec 6.0-liter V-8 engines, achieve an EPA estimated 21 MPG city and 22 MPG highway, which represents about a 40 percent reduction [...]
The New Airplane
June 4, 2010Leave a Comment
There has been much said about how large a carbon footprint a plane ride does. There is also the annoyance of waiting in an airport or on a security line. At least the carbon footprint may be reduced in the future. In what could set the stage for a [...]
New Pressures for Energy-intensive Companies
June 4, 2010Leave a Comment
Tighter EU Emissions Reduction Target May Force Energy-Intensive Companies To Rethink Their Investments, Says S&P
LONDON, May 26, 2010–Energy-intensive companies may have to reconsider their investment strategies if a proposal by the EU to set a tighter 30% emissions reduction target comes into force later [...]
Most Large Companies Plan to Increase Spending on Climate
June 2, 2010Leave a Comment
Deborah Zabarenko, Reuters — Seventy percent of firms with revenue of $1 billion or more say they plan to increase spending on climate change initiatives in the next two years, a global survey reported on Tuesday.
Nearly half of the 300 corporate executives who responded to a survey conducted for the accounting [...]
Meadowlands Conservation Trust Breaks Ground on Wetlands Project
June 2, 2010Leave a Comment
235 Acre Project Benefits Mass Transit and Environment
LYNDHURST, N.J – The Meadowlands Conservation Trust and EarthMark Mitigation Services broke ground today on a major initiative to restore and enhance 235 acres of environmentally sensitive wetlands in Carlstadt and South Hackensack.
The project is designed to reestablish the marsh’s [...]
UNEP, WorldBank Produces Guidebook on Forest Carbon Projects
May 21, 2010Leave a Comment
May 2010 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the World Bank’s Carbon Finance Unit and others have published a guidebook titled “Bringing Forest Carbon Projects to the [...]