BIO Urges EPA to Complete Sound Scientific Review Before Publishing Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates for Biofuels

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today released a letter sent... 

Axion Power Signs $6.4 Million Manufacturing Contract

Axion Power International, Inc., a leading developer of battery technologies and advanced energy storage devices, announced today that it has received a purchase order for 92,250 flooded lead-acid batteries that it will produce over the next 11 months under a toll-manufacturing contract with a major North American battery manufacturer. The purchase... 

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4th Annual World Usability Day Launches the Global Transport Challenge

On November 13, 2008, towns and cities around the world will focus on a common global concern — transportation usability and its impact on our environment. World Usability Day 2008 will launch the Global Transport Challenge at www.worldusabilityday.org to help individuals measure their everyday travel usage; monitor their carbon travel footprint... 

Investment Firm Allied Minds to Commercialize New University of Washington Algal Biofuel Technology

Allied Minds, a seed investment corporation specializing in early stage university business ventures, has partnered with the University of Washington to establish AXI, LLC to commercialize novel technology to develop and create commercially advantageous strains of algae for the production of biofuels. A number of factors have contributed to the increase... 

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