Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Supports EPA Decision But Urges U.S. Congress to Do Its Part on Ethanol Import Tariff
The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to maintain the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) at its current level, but urges Congress to reduce the imported ethanol tariff that increases the cost of gasoline for American drivers. “Today’s EPA decision was sound. It is the high price of gasoline — not the Renewable...
Arizona State University’s Global Institute of Sustainability to Host Rain Bird’s Ninth Intelligent Use of Water(TM) Summit
Rain Bird®, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services, announced today that it has partnered with Arizona State University’s (ASU’s) Global Institute of Sustainability to discuss sustainability and global water-scarcity issues at the upcoming Intelligent Use of Water Summit IX. Scheduled for September 3, 2008 at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, the two-hour...
Marathon to Donate $2.4 Million to Create Future Fuels Gallery at the Detroit Science Center
Marathon Oil Corporation announced a $2.4 million grant to the Detroit Science Center for the creation of a new Future Fuels Gallery at the museum. The 6,000 square-foot, three-story gallery will be one of the museum’s largest exhibit areas and the Midwest’s only public, educational display of petroleum and alternative fuels technology. It is planned to open at the Science Center in 2010. Future...
Rentech Successfully Produces Ultra Clean Synthetic Fuels at Colorado Facility
Rentech, Inc. announced that the Company has successfully produced synthetic fuels at its Product Demonstration Unit (PDU) in Commerce City, Colorado. Rentech’s PDU is the only synthetic fuels facility in the United States today producing transportation fuels. The facility is designed to produce approximately 420 gallons per day of synthetic jet and diesel fuels and demonstrates the successful design,...
Atlantic Energy Begins Energy Efficiency Project for NJ School District
Atlantic Energy Solutions, Inc has just initiated a turn-key energy efficiency and conservation project for its first Southern New Jersey Regional School District. What is going to occur is a significant annual energy savings in cost and wattage usage for the district with a payback of 1.9 years. This equates to taking 6 cars off the road with the 31.8 metric tons of decreased carbon emissions. The...
Duke Energy Carolinas Signs Deal to Turn Landfill Gas into Energy
Beginning in 2009, gas produced from a landfill in Durham, N.C., will be turned into power to serve customers of Duke Energy Carolinas. The company announced today that it has signed an agreement with Methane Power Inc. to purchase two megawatts of renewable energy generated from the city of Durham landfill, which was closed in the mid-1990s. “This is a great opportunity for the city to support...
Veolia Environmental Services Names New President and CEO of Hazardous Waste Division
Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (Veolia), the hazardous waste division of Veolia Environmental Services (NYSE:VE), is pleased to announce the appointment of a new president and CEO to its leadership post. Jim Bell assumes the top position effective August 1, 2008. He replaces Philippe Martin, who has been appointed Vice President, Innovation and Technology for Veolia Environnement based in Paris....
Santa Clara University Among Top 25 Cutting-Edge Green Colleges
From the first cup of coffee poured in the morning to the last piece of paper recycled at night, sustainable living is a part of life at Santa Clara University. And, this week the University’s efforts are being recognized as the school is named one of the nation’s 25 most environmentally responsible by the Kaplan College Guide 2009. The Guide features, for the first time, a list of green private...
We Energies, Madison Gas & Electric, Wisconsin Public Power Commit to Additional Environmental Initiatives
We Energies, Madison Gas & Electric and Wisconsin Public Power today announced a significant new commitment to environmental initiatives. They include reductions in greenhouse gases, investments in additional renewable energy resources, funding to protect Lake Michigan’s ecosystem and the retirement of older, less-efficient generation. “Coupled with other initiatives we have under...
2008 Global Trends Conference to Focus on Critical Energy Issues
Some of the nation’s top energy experts and economists are slated to headline the seventh annual Global Market Trends Conference next month in Chicago, where they will lead three days of seminars and discussions on the most important emerging trends in technology today—alternative energy sources, green building, and the need for energy efficiency in a world that’s placing increasing demand on...
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