Wednesday, December 28, 2005

[Environmental research] Grants Will Give Developing World Access to Scientific Research Two grants totaling $500,000 will support Yale University participation in an international consortium to make prestigious scientific journals in the environment sciences available online to the developing world at little or no cost. [Source: Yale University press release] 11:01:20 AM Google It!    [Grants] NOAA's Great Lakes Ecosystem Research Deadlines: Letters of Intent should be received at GLERL no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard time, February 15, 2006. Full proposals must be received no later than 5 p.m. eastern standard time, March 15, 2006. Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory (GLERL) is actively involved in research on ecological prediction, aquatic invasive species, physical environment prediction, and environmental observing systems. Specific research projects include studies on the zebra mussel in the Great Lakes, the impacts of climate change on the Great Lakes and mid-U.S. water resources, the development of coastal environmental forecast systems, Great Lakes water supplies, water level forecasting, food web interactions and regulation and forecasting risks to Human Health (e.g. beach closings, drinking water quality and harmful algal blooms). 10:59:44 AM Google It!    [Grants] NIST 2006 Small Grant Program The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announces that the following programs are soliciting applications for financial assistance for FY 2006: (1) the Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; (2) the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; (3) the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory Grants Program; (4) the Physics Laboratory Grants Program; (5) the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Grants Program; (6) the Building Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program; (7) the Fire Research Grants Program; and (8) the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) Grants Program. 10:57:53 AM Google It!    [Grants] Informal Science Education (ISE) The ISE program invests in projects that develop and implement informal learning experiences designed to increase interest, engagement, and understanding of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by individuals of all ages and backgrounds, as well as projects that advance knowledge and practice of informal science education. Projects may target either public audiences or professionals whose work directly affects informal STEM learning. ISE projects are expected to demonstrate strategic impact, innovation, and collaboration.(A PureEdge download package is available for this opportunity for submission via Grants.gov.) 10:56:16 AM Google It!    [Grants] Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Environmental and Human Health Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation-EPA, NSF, NIOSH, NIEHS Applications due: Feb 22, 2006 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD) as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program; the National Science Foundation (NSF), Engineering Directorate; the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, (NIOSH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ; and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), are seeking applications proposing research about the potential implications of nanotechnology and manufactured nanomaterials on human health and the environment. Research areas can include the toxicology, fate, transport and transformation, bioavailability, exposures of human and other species in natural ecosystems to nanomaterials, and industrial ecology related to nanomaterials. 10:54:42 AM Google It!    [Grants] Environmental Entrepreneurship Program Applications due: Feb 13, 2006 Eligibility information: Minority Serving Institutions eligible to submit proposals include institutions of higher education identified by the United States Department of Education as: 1. Historically Black Colleges and Universities, 2. Hispanic-Serving Institutions, 3. Tribal Colleges and Universities, 4. Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions on the most recent "United States Department of Education Accredited Postsecondary Minority Institutions" list (at the date of publication of this notice). The most recent list can be found on the NOAA EPP web site at: http://epp.noaa.gov. Proposals will not be accepted from non-profit organizations, foundations, auxiliary services or any other entity submitted on behalf of MSIs. Description: NOAA's Environmental Entrepreneurship Program is soliciting proposals that support environmental revitalization projects. Projects should engage students at MSIs in hands-on training and experiential learning opportunities in the application of NOAA science and business acumen. The program's objective is to increase the number of students proficient in environmental business enterprises. For the purposes of this program, Environmental Business Enterprises is defined as applying skills and techniques in the development and operations of businesses that resolve environmental degradation in local communities. The process involves engaging students in the application of business skills and best management science techniques that will enable students to gain practical experience in resolving environmental degradation in their local communities. Students are expected to learn how to transform business concepts into innovative products or services that support environmental business enterprises. This is achieved through community-based collaborative processes. It is expected that three cooperative agreement awards will be funded in fiscal year 2006. Eligible MSIs may apply for a maximum of $200,000, on a competitive basis, to support environmental revitalization projects, for a two or three-year period. The total funding available is $600,000, subject to Congressional appropriations. The program's vision is an increased number of students at MSIs proficient in environmental business enterprises that advance DOC/ NOAA's mission. Successful programs will build the institution's capacity to train students in developing and operating businesses in local communities where there is a need to sustain or revitalize naturally depleted environments. 10:52:49 AM Google It!    [Biofuels] Talking Turkey about Biofuels A factory stands in Carthage, Missouri with a singular purpose: transforming turkey byproducts-beaks, feathers, bones and all-into oil. "It's real," says Alan Libshutz, president of the small New York company that developed the process. "You put turkeys in the front and you get oil out the back." [Source: E: The Environmental Magazine] 10:47:12 AM Google It!    [Green building] BuildingGreen Announces 2005 Top-10 Products This fourth annual award, announced at the U.S. Green Building Council's Greenbuild Conference in Atlanta, recognizes the most exciting products added to the GreenSpec Directory during the past year. [Source: GreenerBuildings.com] 10:43:45 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] Cultivating the Biobased Economy Governmental agencies, universities, industry, and farming advocates are nurturing and underwriting new uses for agricultural products that will certainly impact not only green building but many other commercial enterprises as well. By Bruce Maine [Source: GreenerBuildings.com] 10:41:42 AM Google It!    [Green building] Durability: A Key Component of Green Building What is it that enables some structures to survive a hundred years or longer, while others don't even last a few decades? This article makes the case for durability and offers some strategies for achieving it. By Alex Wilson [Source: Environmental Building News via GreenerBuildings.com] 10:30:54 AM Google It!    [Schools] Many Missouri Schools Join 'Go Solar' Program The Missouri Department of Natural Resources announced that three St. Louis-area schools have joined the list of Missouri Schools Going Solar: Rockwood South Middle School, South Technical High School and Whitfield School, bringing the total of Missouri Schools Going Solar participants to 14, including 10 St. Louis-area schools. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:24:16 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] Wisconsin Pledges $1M to Renewable Energy, Fuels & Products Governor Jim Doyle launched the state's first-ever grant program to help develop Wisconsin's bio-based economy. In his 2005 state budget, he committed $1 million to help businesses and individuals develop ways to use plant and animal resources for renewable energy, fuels, or products. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:22:51 AM Google It!    [Schools] Clarion University Enters the Solar Age As volatile oil prices ping-pong with the weather and natural gas prices shoot up over 30 percent with North America's dwindling supplies, Clarion University is looking beyond fossil-fuels to clean renewable energy from the sun to power its new hi-tech teaching facility. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 10:18:44 AM Google It!    [Solar energy] BJ's Rooftop Gains Solar Panels from Evergreen Solar The success of a new solar energy system installed on the rooftop of BJ's Wholesale Club in Saratoga, New York, by Evergreen Solar last spring has prompted BJ's to install similar rooftop solar power plants operating on several stores throughout the Northeast. [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:15:35 AM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Evergreen Renewables to Manufacture Soybean Biodiesel Evergreen Renewables LLC will bring the first operating biodiesel plant to Indiana by adding a soybean-based biodiesel division to the 34-acre facility on Wolf Lake Terminals in Hammond. It is expected to produce 5 million gallons of biodiesel per year made exclusively from soybean oil, cost around $10 million, and add 15 positions to the current staff of 60. Fuel will be produced early in 2006. [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:13:47 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] Research Helps Colorado Thrive Using Renewable Energy Solid research into how renewable energy can bring economic development to rural Colorado yielded two publications offered by the Governor's Office of Energy Management and Conservation (OEMC) and the Governor's Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT). [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:10:57 AM Google It!    [Renewable energy] MIT Kicks Off Clean Energy Competition Some of the most creative minds in Massachusetts are developing ways to meet the country's need for reliable, affordable, and environmentally sensitive energy. [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:08:58 AM Google It!    [Solar energy] A Bright Future with the California Solar Initiative The California Million Solar Roofs Initiative, its legislative incarnation SB1, and now the proposed California Solar Initiative (CSI) have captured the imagination and widespread, enthusiastic support of the solar and environmental communities and the California public at large. The state's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) - which last week unveiled the most promising version of the plan - received as many as 50,000 public comments in support of the initiative. Many newspaper editorials from all across the state have spoken out in favor of the plan. And as opposed to the legislative process, there is little doubt the plan won't be passed when PUC commissioners meet on January 12 to cast their votes. [Source: Renewable Energy Weekly] 10:06:29 AM Google It!    [Green lifestyle] The Big Picture In the current issue of "This Green Life", Sheryl Eisenberg reflects on the environmental impact of disposable cameras. 10:03:03 AM Google It!

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