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Edinburgh Scientists Tap Whiskey to Make Biofuel
It's said "What whiskey won't cure, there's no cure for." Scientists in Scotland applied that adage to alternative fuel and brewed up biofuel made from whiskey byproducts.
Companies Finish Testing Scope 3 and Product LCA Standards
Sixty-two companies finished testing new standards for supply chain and product-level greenhouse gas emissions, paving the way for the methodologies to be finalized and released next spring.
Learning to Track the Elusive Scope 3 Emissions
The emerging global standard for companies to measure and track Scope 3 greenhouse gases (GHG) is on track for finalization in December.
Clean Batteries and Dirty Coal: Your Tax Dollars at Work
The Recovery Act is spending big money in surprising places, including cleantech startups that have yet to find a market and a company that makes mining equipment for coal-fired power plants.
Oki Data Cuts Carbon Footprint 17 Percent at UK Facility
A blend of efforts targeting its lighting, air conditioning and servers helped Oki Data's European manufacturing facility trim greenhouse gas emissions by 17 percent in 2009, relative to 2007 levels.
The Coming Flood of Climate Refugees
Environmental refugees could increase from 50 million by 2011 to 1 billion by 2050, and director Michael Nash gives us a glimpse of the human face of climate change in his new documentary, Climate Refugees.
Cargill and Marubeni Join Forces to Develop Offset Projects
Marubeni Corp. and Cargill, a food and agricultural producer and marketer, will target projects that will generate offset credits in forestry, biomass and renewable energy. The new partners will develop projects under current Kyoto and post-Kyoto frameworks for Japanese buyers.
Report Questions Forests' Effectiveness in Storing Carbon
A new study suggests declining tree growth in certain regions may hinder their ability to store carbon dioxide and help the world meet emissions reduction targets.
GM's $5M Jumpstart for Bright Automotive
Bright Automotive, spun off from Rocky Mountain Institute in 2008, now has bragging rights as the first investment of GM Ventures, LLC. The $5 million investment by the auto giant couldn’t have come at a better time, providing a solid shot in the arm to drive the company’s 100-mpg plug-in hybrid electric fleet vehicle, the IDEA, into mass production.
Lack of U.S. Climate Law Sends Deutsche Bank's Investments Abroad
Deutsche Bank is taking its green investment dollars to China and Western Europe, citing a lack of regulatory certainy in the U.S. following Congress's failure to pass federal climate change legislation.