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Friday, August 1, 2008

China can do it, but our SC Senators voted against Renewable Energy yet again... Whats wrong with this country?

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Unleashing the Low Carbon Dragon? New Report Highlights Chinaâo[dot accent]s Renewable Energy Push. wind turbines outside of urumqi china photo Wind farm outside of Urumqi photo by Ken Driese

It may have recently officially overtaken the United States as the worldâo[dot accent]s leading emitter of greenhouse gasses, but China also leads the world in another environmental category: Installed Renewable Energy Capacity. A new report from The Climate Group rounds up the steps China is taking to wean itself off the polluting energy forms which are behind both its greenhouse gas emissions and its

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5:40:40 PM

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New Algae Biofuel from Sapphire Energy "Chemically Identical to Gasoline". algae green crude photo

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âo[breve]Green Crudeâo[dot accent] Milestone In what it calls its most significant milestone yet, Sapphire Energy , claims it has succeeded in refining a high-octane gasoline from algae that is chemically identical to crude oil. According to Sapphire Energy, âo[ogonek]The resulting gasoline is completely compatible with current infrastructure, meaning absolutely no change to consumerâo[dot accent]s cars.âo� This is of course in addition to the benefit that their Green Crude is a carbon neutral fuel. ...

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5:38:01 PM

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