Report: Virginia's "Special Places" Jeopardized By Climate Change

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: NRDC: Press Release Feed) RICHMOND, VA. & WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 1, 2010) -- More than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs supported by the six million visitors each year to Jamestown, Chincoteague and Shenandoah National Park are at risk if climate
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Self-cleaning technology from Mars can keep terrestrial solar panels dust free

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: ScienceDaily: Energy Technology News - References: Peak Energy) Find dusting those tables and dressers a chore or a bore? Dread washing the windows? Imagine keeping dust and grime off objects spread out over an area of 25 to 50 football fields. That's the problem facing companies that deploy large-scale solar
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Study: Horseshoe Crab Decline Connected to Climate Change

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: ENN Global Warming and Weather) The horseshoe crab is one of the most ancient animals on the planet today. They have survived massive upheavals throughout the Earth's history and have remained intact and unchanged. Recently their numbers have been in decline, and this is thought
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C-17 Using Combination of Bio- and Synthetic Fuels in Flight Tests

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Green Car Congress) A C-17 Globemaster III based at Edwards Air Force Base is conducting flight tests to see how it performs with different combinations of biofuels. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The C-17 Globemaster lifts off. Source: USAF. Click to
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Wall St. firm behind slow solar on federal lands?

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment) Five years after federal land managers opened up stretches of the Southwest to solar power developers, vast tracts still sit idle. Solar power - Energy - Business - Renewable - Solar
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World's First Garbage To Biofuel Plant To Open In Edmonton

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: GoodCleanTech) The city of Edmonton is beginning work on a project that will turn its landfill into a plant that can take household garbage into biofuel. Construction on the CA$80 million plant began on Tuesday, and is expected to be completed by late 2011. It's
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The Kindle and the Environment

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: EcoGeek.org) Here at EcoGeek we've been long-time supporters of e-book readers. The publishing industry (including books, newspapers and magazines) is a serious environmental threat with a huge carbon footprint and raw materials that result in the harvesting of
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Cisco, Itron team on smart grid networks and metering

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Prometheus Institute) The two companies weren't shy about the lofty goal to build "a definitive 21st century Internet Protocol (IP)-based communications platform to the...
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Official: Volt production begins November 11

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: AutoblogGreen) Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Manufacturing/Plants, Chevrolet, LA Auto Show General Motors confirmed this morning that November 11, 2010 has been set as the official Job 1 date for the Chevrolet Volt. The news initially reported by Translogic was
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Ethanol Blend E85 Case Study: Iowa

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: The Oil Drum) Iowa - The Saudi Arabia of Ethanol Iowa is to corn ethanol what Saudi Arabia is to oil. At present Iowa has the capacity to produce 3.5 billion gallons of ethanol per year, which is 26% of the nation’s total (Source). This is of course due to
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Cape Wind: When Can We Start?

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com - References: TreeHugger) The developers of the embattled Cape Wind project got another piece of good news today, moving the nation's first federally-approved offshore wind farm closer to development.
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Hybrid turbine: for when the wind doesn't blow

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Prometheus Institute - References: Domestic Fuel) A Colorado start-up looks to upgrade existing wind turbines with a biodiesel-powered back-up system. by Melissa Mahony
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The State of Maine: Efforts to Sell Carbon Credits Obtained from Weatherization

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Environmental Leader) Like many corporate entities and governmental bodies, Maine has enthusiastically embraced the movement to limit, reduce, or remove greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions from the environment. Section 576, Title 38 of the Maine Revised Statutes lays the
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Coast Guard Station Installs 2.4-kW Wind Turbine

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Environmental Leader) The U.S. Coast Guard has installed a 2.4-kilowatt turbine as part of a “green energy” effort at the Southwest Harbor base that includes solar energy and renewable heat sources, reports the Bangor Daily News. Sitting atop a 70-foot tower,
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Car stickers to include environmental info

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: MSNBC.com: Environment - References: Hybrid Cars Blog,AboutMyPlanet.com) Car shoppers will receive more details on window stickers about fuel efficiency, emissions, energy costs and energy consumption under a new government proposal for 2012 model year vehicles. Energy - Fuel efficiency - Automobile - Technology
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France Announces Massive Investment in Cleantech

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
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American Process Waste-to-Cellulosic Ethanol Project Launches in Michigan

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Green Car Congress) American Process Incorporated (API) recently launched a waste-to-cellulosic ethanol biorefinery project in Alpena, Michigan. API is one of Michigan’s bioenergy Centers of Energy Excellence (COEE). In November 2008, API,
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Mississippi Approves $75M Loan to Catalytic Pyrolysis Startup KiOR for Biomass to Renewable Oil Plant

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Green Car Congress) Clarion Ledger. KiOR, developer of a catalytic pyrolysis process to produce renewable oil from biomass, will receive a $75-million state-backed loan from Mississippi to bring the first three of its full-scale production facilities to the
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Could wind push energy bill to fruition?

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: Reuters Environment) –Andris (Andy) E. Cukurs is chief executive officer of North American operations of India-based Suzlon Energy Ltd., the world’s third-largest wind turbine manufacturer. Any views expressed here are his own.– The climate bill may have
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Nissan Leaf's optional equipment list revealed: includes invoice price, destination fee and more

Cleantech World News - 1 hour 31 min ago
(Source: AutoblogGreen - References: Earth2Tech,Earth2Tech) Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Nissan, Green Daily Word is out and apparently, Nissan has delayed the Leaf ordering process by a couple of days. Instead of opening the floodgates on Friday, Nissan has reportedly decided that Tuesday, August 31st is the
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