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Reinventing Cellulosic Ethanol Production – HCL-Cleantech
An Israeli startup, HCL-Cleantech, says that it has a cheap process to make biofuels from cellulosic materials.
Northwest’s biofuel boom goes bust
In two short years, the Northwest has gone from biofuels boom to biofuels bust.
Former WPPSS mulls nuclear reactor construction in Pacific Northwest
In a May 27 letter obtained by the Associated Press, the consortium asked each of its 25 member public utilities and municipalities to pitch in $25,000 for further research into building one or more small reactors. Those who pay would have first rights to any power produced if a plant is built.
The governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington urge green energy power grid funding
The governors of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington are urging Secretary of Energy Steven Chu to support funding for integrating wind-generated electricity into the Northwest grid.
Biomass Power Generates Traction
Electric utilities may soon face new rules requiring them to generate 20% of their power from renewable sources by 2020, according to terms in a bill to combat climate change being considered by the House of Representatives.
Expecting New Tax, Hara Prepares Software Package to Track Carbon
Hara http://hara.com is selling software to help businesses measure and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.
Converting Garbage into Fuel – "S4 Energy Solutions"
Waste gasification, a process for converting garbage into fuel and electricity without incinerating it, may be a step closer to large-scale commercialization.
Gov. Chris Gregoire orders state agencies in Washington to cut greenhouse-gas emissions
Gov. Chris Gregoire on Thursday ordered the state to reach agreement with its single largest polluter to cut greenhouse-gas emissions by half over the next 15 years.
Global warming may be twice as bad as previously expected
Unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, "there is significantly more risk than we previously estimated," says study co-author Ronald Prinn of MIT. "There’s no way the world can or should take these risks."
Interns help companies cut energy use
The Climate Corps interns – drawn from such schools as Yale, UC Berkeley, Columbia and Michigan – will spend 10 weeks hunting for ways to trim the amount of power their host companies need. Last year’s class of seven interns found enough savings to cut their host companies’ energy bills by $35 million over five years.
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