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Friday, January 20, 2006
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To reverse the damage to the environment caused by the indiscriminate use of fossil fuels, scientists have been actively working on upgrading membranes for fuel cells, which may well compete with petroleum-based energy sources in the transportation markets. These enhanced membranes will also sequester carbon dioxide to reduce the greenhouse effect and global warming. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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A new onsite graduate program from the New College of California in the Bay Area is offering an accredited Masters of Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Enterprise. Dubbed the "Green MBA," its curriculum comprises basic business fundamentals that provide essential general business skills, courses that focus on sustainability and entrepreneurship, and a core leadership series. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Secretary Kathleen A. McGinty joined community leaders and alternative energy experts in dedicating new solar panels installed in the Media Borough public library and elementary school -- a project funded in part by the Pennsylvania Energy Harvest Grant Program. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Many will benefit from U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow's recent announcement of up to $3,400 in tax credit for those who purchase the most fuel-efficient vehicles. Most currently available hybrid vehicles qualify for the tax credit, which was enacted by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and which includes advanced lean-burn technology vehicles as well. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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There are challenges with seemingly every aspect of the hydrogen energy cycle, particularly the storage side. New state grants, combined with Federal grants, will now enable a Massachusetts-based company to demonstrate its technology that stores and transports hydrogen in non-flammable chemical slurry. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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New The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) joined the Bayonne Board of Education and the state Board of Education in dedicating the East Coast's largest installation of electricity-saving photovoltaic (PV) roof panels. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Purdue University engineers announced on Jan. 17 they have developed a method for "precooling" small office buildings and reducing energy consumption during times of peak demand -- an innovation that promises to not only to save money but also to help prevent power failures during hot summer days. [Source: Environmental Protection E-News]
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Potlatch Corp. is collaborating with several partners to study the feasibility of a pilot biorefinery for converting forest and agricultural waste to biofuels and other chemicals at its Cypress Bend, Arkansas, pulp and paperboard mill. The partners hope to receive a DOE grant to develop the biofuel production project. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Pennsylvania's commitment toward renewable energy continues. The state has just invested more than $8.5 million into 25 projects, complementing more than $144 million in private sector investment. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Not only did Pennsylvania's Governor Edward G. Rendell announce the opening of the state's first commercial biodiesel production facility, which is in keeping with his "American Energy Harvest" model, but the first 10,000 gallons of biodiesel produced by AGRA will be donated to reduce heating bills for some families in the state. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announced funding of $38 million to help farmers and ranchers ease the impact of high energy costs and develop long-term solutions. Of that, more than $19 million in grants will support renewable energy projects and value-added agricultural business ventures. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Hawaii's Republican Governor Linda Lingle's "Energy for Tomorrow" bill has the potential to transform Hawaii -- the most oil-dependent state in the nation and the one with the highest energy costs -- into a state that will lead the nation with a low-cost, sustainable, locally produced, and secure energy system. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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Last week, at the 2006 L.A. Auto Show, General Motors took a small but important step toward the goal of fuel diversification and energy independence. It wasn't the debut of a slick concept car or a hybrid or fuel-cell-powered vehicle -- the grist of most modern auto shows. Rather, it was an initiative to provide new fueling opportunities for the millions of vehicles already on the road that can run seamlessly on either conventional gasoline or plant-based ethanol. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com]
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The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to establish grant guidance and management information for the State Energy Program (SEP) formula grants for program year (PY) 2006 for States submitting applications directly to Grants.gov.
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Interesting overview of U.S. environmental regulatory policy from the mid-1970s to the present, with a focus on comparing the environmental impact of the Democrats and the Republicans. [Source: Water & Wastewater Products E-News]
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Scientists at the University of Liverpool are conducting a two year project in collaboration with scientists from Belgium, Germany, Norway, Iceland and Denmark, to assess whether a predicted rise in climate temperature for the United Kingdom (UK) and parts of Europe will increase the toxicity of algae in the country's lakes and ponds, according to a Jan. 18 announcement. For additional information, contact the School of Biological Sciences at http://www.liv.ac.uk/biolsci. [Source: Water & Wastewater Products E-News]
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Researchers spend a lot of time teaching students in universities, but how many venture into secondary schools? Thanks to the Researchers in Residence programme, more than 3,500 PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in Britain have been placed in more than 2,000 secondary schools across the country since the programme began in 1995. They have worked with some 400,000 pupils between the ages of 11 and 18. [Source: Nature]
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Being an astronaut, video-game designer or museum curator may be every child scientist's dream. Kendall Powell talks to the creative scientists who followed the fantasy. [Source: Nature]
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Among other effects, bromine released by biological processes in the oceans apparently reduces ozone levels in the troposphere. This source may be a link between atmospheric composition and climate change. [Source: Nature]
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LabLit.com is dedicated to real laboratory culture and to the portrayal and perceptions of that culture – science, scientists and labs – in fiction, the media and across popular culture. Includes a list of novels starring researchers and scientists, as well as articles, author interviews, and discussion forums. Read What is Lab Lit (the genre)? for an overview.
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Environmentalists are unimpressed by companies' voluntary standards. [Source: Nature]
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The new Radioshack riverfront campus is a state-of-the-art sustainable facility that accommodates the needs of the company and the community. By Trish Martineck [Source: Environmental Design + Construction via GreenerBuildings.com]
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Full citation: Solomon, Nancy B.(2005) "Products Made of "Eco-Effective" Components." Architectural Record 193(12), 159-164.
Summary: To help companies better formulate eco-effective products, McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry, in Charlottesville, Virginia, has launched Cradle to Cradle Certification.
A manufacturer can submit a homogenous or simple product to MBDC for review of its health impacts and potential for being safely composted or truly recycled. A successful candidate within this track is certified as a biological or technical nutrient. A manufacturer can also submit a product with multiple material components for evaluation of health impacts; ability to be disassembled so constituent parts can decompose or be reused; quantity and source of production energy; amount of water used during manufacture, and quality of wastewater; and the company's commitment to social justice. A product within this second track may earn a silver, gold, or platinum rating.
MBDC analyzes all ingredients representing at least 100 parts per million of a product's formulation and codes them according to the chemicals' documented effects. MBDC may suggest alternative ingredients or assembly techniques so that product components have a better chance of staying on a biological or technical track after the particular assembly reaches the end of its useful life. The business policies and actual logistics to alter products are the responsibility of the manufacturers and product distributor. Manufacturers who have worked with MBDC admit that this is the most challenging aspect of the cradle-to-cradle approach. [Source: Architectural Record via GreenClips.com]
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The expected 800 scientists and decisionmakers at the National Council for Science and the Environment's 6th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Energy for a Sustainable and Secure Future will participate in the "world's largest ad hoc, pro bono, cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral energy and environmental consulting firm." The conference will take place January 26-27, 2006 in the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, DC.
Nineteen concurrent breakout sessions will allow conferees to create new alliances while developing science-based recommendations to advance energy sustainability and security. The results will be circulated widely to Congress, federal agencies and other decisionmakers. The sessions will look at fundamental issues that affect energy decisionmaking, including the role of finance, planning and design, science and technology, and education.
Seven sessions will explore DECISIONMAKING IN THE REAL WORLD, including: Financing Energy Decisions, chaired by Mindy Lubber, President, CERES; Public Incentives vs. Market Forces, featuring former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Tom Donlan of Barron's Financial Newspaper; Vehicles & Transportation chaired by Joe Romm, Director Center for Energy & Climate Solutions; Community Planning chaired by Jeff Soule of the American Planning Association; Creating Climate-neutral Campuses organized by Julian Keniry, National Wildlife Federation; Building Design, chaired by the US Green Building Council and featuring Tom Kiser, CEO, Professional Supply, Inc and Volker Hartkopf, of Carnegie Mellon University, Utilities, chaired by Scott Sklar, President, Stella Group and including Winifred Perkins, Manager, Environmental Relations, Florida Power and Light.
GUIDING RESEARCH FOR SAFE, CLEAN, AVAILABLE, RELIABLE AND AFFORDABLE ENERGY, will include: Earth Observation Systems and Energy Programs, with discussants from Battelle; NASA; NOAA, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and Boeing; The Future of Energy: Projections, Uncertainty and Risk, with former USGS Director Charles Groat and Dan Desmond, Deputy Secretary, Energy and Technology Development, Pennsylvania; Assessing Energy Impacts on the Environment and People, including Stanley Rhodes, President and CEO, Scientific Certification Systems; Agriculture and Bioenergy - Achieving Sustainability, co-chaired by Rick Cruse, of Iowa State University and Robin Graham of Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Setting Research Priorities: Who? How? Why? chaired by Gerry Stokes, VP, Battelle Joint Global Change Research Institute.
EXPANDING UNDERSTANDING OF ENERGY ISSUES will include Professional Education and Capacity Building, chaired by Hilary Inyang, Duke Energy Distinguished Professor, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Consumer and Decisionmaker Education, chaired by Carol Werner, Exec. Dir., Environmental and Energy Study Institute and including US EPA's Energy STAR program; K-12 Energy Education, chaired by Blanche Sheinkopf, former National Coordinator of DOE?s EnergySmart Schools; Why do People Make the Decisions They Do? - Capitalizing on the Social Sciences, including Paul Stern, National Academy of Sciences; Innovative Uses of Information Technology, chaired by Cutler Cleveland, of Boston University; Business Approaches to a Sustainable Energy Future, chaired by The Conference Board and including The Coca-Cola Company and S.C. Johnson & Sons.
A special session on Global and U.S. Perspectives on the Prospect for Renewable Energy will be co-chaired by Michael Eckhart, President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and David Hales, Worldwatch Institute and will include Hank Habicht, CEO, Global Environment & Technology Foundation, Howard Learner, Executive Director, Environmental Law & Policy Center and Griffin Thompson, US Agency for International Development.
Please visit www.ncseonline.org to register for the conference and to view the latest program updates. Please note: the deadline for online registration is January 22, 2006. Please direct general conference questions to conference2006@NCSEonline.org or call 202-530-5810.
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The Project AWARE Foundation is committed to the conservation and preservation of the aquatic environment and its resources throughout the world. The Foundation will consider funding projects that focus on its priorities: coral reef conservation, shark protection, aquatic ecotourism, aquatic education (particularly for youth), and direct conservation activities in both marine and freshwater for up to $10,000. Projects which incorporate public education, grassroots involvement, and research that leads to conservation are examples of the types of projects the Foundation supports. The application deadlines are March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15, annually.
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Laura L. Barnes.
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