Tuesday, December 06, 2005

[Biofuels] A Mushrooming Approach for Biofuels Source: Renewable Energy Access, 12/6/05. Fallen logs on the forest floor make a perfect home for Shiitake mushrooms. These fungi -- sold as a delicacy in the produce sections of local supermarkets -- thrive on the downed wood, turning it into sugars that they use for food. The mushrooms could also offer a new approach to the efficient production of biofuels like ethanol, according to the Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 11:18:01 AM Google It!    [Wind power] Minnesota Commercial Wind Farm Now Operational Source: Renewable Energy Access, 12/6/05. The Trimont Area Wind Farm -- Minnesota's first commercial-scale, landowner-developed wind farm -- is now providing energy to Great River Energy, a nonprofit power supplier in Minnesota, and the fourth largest cooperative of its kind in the nation. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 11:15:24 AM Google It!    [Schools] Legislative panel backs UW energy school LARAMIE, Wyo. - University of Wyoming officials praised a legislative committee's decision to back a new School of Energy Resources at the university. By By The Associated Press. [Stateline.org RSS - Energy] 11:11:30 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Going nuts over racing green We are told by dieticians that seeds and nuts are good for us. But one particular variety is providing more than a daily boost to our diet - because it has been developed as a new green alternative fuel for a turbo-charged racing car. Yesterday, the first high-performance race car to be powered by a blend of biodiesel containing African "nut" oil was unveiled in Norfolk. [Source: EDP24.com] 11:07:11 AM Google It!    [Environmental regulation] A fight over easing rules for reporting toxic emissions An EPA plan would reduce paperwork, but would make it hard to hold polluters to account, activists say. [Christian Science Monitor | Sci/Tech] 9:35:58 AM Google It!    [Coal-fired power plants] Energy Department Teams With Consortium to Build Model 'Clean-Coal' Plant The Department of Energy has signed an agreement with an international consortium to build a $950 million prototype for a new generation of coal-fired power plants that remove pollutants including carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen as well as electricity. [Environmental Health News] 9:30:21 AM Google It!    [Climate change] DuPont Tops BusinessWeek Ranking of 'The Top Green Companies' NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2005 - The magazine's first-ever list ranks companies who have taken action to fight climate change. [GreenBiz.com] 9:22:36 AM Google It!    [Global reporting initiative] Report Examines Companies' Success in Applying GRI Economic Performance Indicators SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2005 - Business for Social Responsibility has released a new report that reviews how well the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Economic Performance Indicators have been applied by 33 companies, including GE, McDonald's, Novo Nordisk, Shell, Starbucks, and Toyota. [GreenBiz.com] 9:01:33 AM Google It!

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