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Dandelion Rubber Could Be Inexpensive, High Quality Alternative to Tree Rubber
photo by mgpenguin86 via flickr Discovery News is highlighting an interesting development in the field of rubber. According to new research being done in Ohio, dandelion root sap could be made into a rubber of equal quality to traditional rubber... more
Cellulosic Ethanol Gets A $90 Million Boost From BP
photo: Verenium You may have read about cellulosic ethanol company Verenium opening up the first demonstration-scale cellulosic ethanol plant in the United States two months or so ago. Well, now the Massachusetts-based firm has announced a partnership with BP which... more
Brazilian Melissa Teams Up with Zaha Hadid
It's good for your sole: Melissa, the hot Brazilian plastic shoemaker, has done it again. Melissa makes eco-friendly shoes that are 100% recyclable. The production process is fair and sustainable and the "plastic" shoes are made via injection molds, of... more
World’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm (909 Megawatts) to be Built in Oregon
Recently, when I was lamenting all the ‘world’s biggest, best, baddest, shiniest’ PR in the renewable energy world, this next project is exactly the type of facility I was not talking about. Shepherd's Flat Wind Farm Approved The Portland Business... more
Nine Stories Makes Furniture From Car Panels
In this era where clunkers may be collected and SUVs may go straight off lease to the scrap yards, Furniture designers and manufacturers Nine Stories may be on to something: they make furniture out of car panels. "we are exploring... more
Virgin Galactic Unveils the World’s Largest All Carbon Composite Aircraft, WhiteKnightTwo
I’ll come right out and admit it, I love Richard Branson. Not in any ‘I want to cuddle up to him and whisper sweet nothings way’ I assure you, but in an admire his ambition sort of way. The first... more
Solar Job Training On the Rise
Image from Renewable Energy World.com No surprise that with the growth in interest in renewable energy applications, there is a growing demand for a trained workforce and thus a need for someone to offer training courses. This year, Solar Energy... more
Extreme Bicycle Commuting in New York City
Commuter on George Washington Bridge; Douglas Healey for NY Times J. David Goodman writes in The New York Times about extreme bike commuting: "Once limited to dense urban environments, bike commuting has found a small but devoted following in the... more
Results From Carbon Footprint Calculators Vary Widely
A recent University of Washington study found that when the same values were used with 10 different online carbon calculators, the results varied greatly, suggesting that tallies of carbon emissions have been oversimplified to produce a “one-click” solution for consumers,... more
Kids And Cellphones Don't Mix
In health and cell phone news this week… The head of a U.S. cancer centre is urging that children not use cellphones, except in emergencies, because of a growing body of literature pointing to possible adverse health effects, including cancer…Dr.... more
