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Quebec firm tries to turn trash into cash
The Gazette (Montreal) The two companies are close to nailing down a joint venture to build a commercial ethanol plant handy to a Quebec landfill site. … |
Despite its title as the “American Clean Energy and Security Act,” the energy and climate bill that the House of Representatives passed recently takes only a modest step toward reducing U.S. dependence on foreign oil. Two studies project that the legislation would cut oil use in the future, but not enough to make much of a dent in dependence on oil from unstable or unfriendly foreign suppliers. Some experts say that other steps will be needed to cut U.S. oil use significantly. The nonprofit
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Waste from defunct paper mills could fuel ethanol plant
CBC.ca Officials estimate the current stock of waste wood on the Prince Albert site could fuel an electric generator for the ethanol plant for about five years. … |
It just might be good to be an Inca again, well better than it has been… The last time global warming came to the Andes it produced the Inca Empire. A team of English and U.S. scientists has analyzed pollen, seeds and isotopes in core samples taken from the deep mud of a small lake not far from Machu Picchu and their report says that “the success of the Inca was underpinned by a period of warming that lasted more than four centuries.” Your messenger wonders if the AGW movement, headed up
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RecyGrow scales back plans for Janesville
Janesville Gazette Kennedy isn't proposing an ethanol plant for Janesville's south side, but the company is investigating partnerships with plants that could boost its wetland … |
Written on July 3, 2009 Delta Farm Press reports that the U.S. Agricultural Research Service studies in Lane, Oklahoma, have shown that simple sugars in watermelon juice can be made into ethanol. Chemist Wayne Fish’s ethanol studies at the ARS laboratory in Lane complement ongoing research there to commercially extract lycopene and citrulline from the crop. In publication-pending studies, Fish showed ethanol can be fermented from the glucose, fructose and sucrose in waste-stream juices. On
Written on July 3, 2009 Domestic Fuel reports that the Wisconsin Bio Industry Alliance hosted a media event to discuss the importance of increasing the number of ethanol blender pumps in Wisconsin. While there are over 100 locations where consumers can purchase gasoline with up to 85% ethanol, there are fewer than 30 locations across Wisconsin where consumers have the choice to purchase fuel blended with different levels of ethanol. Blender pumps allow consumers to determine what percentag
Written on July 3, 2009 The Umpqua Post reports that a non-ethanol upland fuel dispenser has been added to the Salmon Harbor Marina in Oregon for use in watercraft, lawnmowers, weed cutters, antique vehicles and certain ATVs. The fuel dispenser is located above the marine fuel dock. The facility was constructed to meet the growing demand in coastal Douglas County for non-ethanol gasoline. Permalink • What do you think? Discuss this entry in the Green Investing Forum.
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