Sao Paulo, Brazil (SPX) Jul 21, 2008 - The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomes the OECD Report Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies as another major report that highlights the benefits of sugarcane ethanol in terms of greenhouse gas reduction and urges governments to level the playing field by removing trade-distorting subsidies and tariffs.
New York (AFP) July 21, 2008 - Oil prices rebounded Monday, after falling more than 16 dollars last week, as a tropical storm barreled into the Gulf of Mexico and the international community tightened pressure on Iran to halt its nuclear program.
New York NY (SPX) Jul 21, 2008 - The Toshiba message will shine out over Times Square bigger and brighter than ever before following today's unveiling of a new full color LED display, Toshiba Vision Times Square, that supports over one billion colors and high definition resolution.
University of California, San Diego has begun construction on a sustainable energy program that's among the largest in the nation by a university.
Beijing (UPI) Jul 20, 2008 - China recently overtook the United States as the world's biggest carbon polluter, but in a nation known for its dirty technology, a surprising business trend is emerging: green entrepreneurs.
Hong Kong (AFP) July 20, 2008 - China has warned US oil giant ExxonMobil to drop an exploration deal in the seas off Vietnam and said the project could threaten any future mainland contracts, a Hong Kong newspaper reported Sunday.
Beijing, China (UPI) Jul 18, 2008 - China has committed $1 billion to the creation of a six-lane highway surrounding Nigeria's de facto oil capital, Port Harcourt, the latest indicator of Beijing's intent to become a leader in African oil extraction.
Pullman WA (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - In the rush to develop renewable fuels from plants, converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol would seem to be a slam dunk.
Edmonton, Canada (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Edmonton will be home to the world's first industrial scale facility to produce biofuels from municipal solid waste. The City has signed a 25-year agreement with GreenField Ethanol, Canada's largest ethanol producer and Enerkem, a leading biofuels technology company.
Ann Arbor MI (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - The latest bright idea in energy-efficient lighting for homes and offices uses big science in nano-small packages to dim the future Edison's light bulb.
Ubly MI (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Noble Environmental Power has announced that construction on Michigan's newest windpark is underway.
New York NY (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - While the United States searches for ways to use renewable resources in electric power generation, too little attention is being paid to developing innovative, large ways to store this energy.
Cambridge MA (SPX) Jul 18, 2008 - Verenium and Marubeni have announced that, pursuant to the terms of their joint development agreement, they are continuing to advance the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol projects utilizing Verenium's proprietary technology in Asia with the opening of a three million-liter-per-year plant in Saraburi, Thailand.
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 17, 2008 - WITH market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry, from 1.5 billion pounds to 15.5 billion pounds, by 2014, it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen to advance research into plastic electronics.
Montreal, Canada (SPX) Jul 17, 2008 - Boralex has announced that it has acquired the rights for a wind project with a potential installed capacity of 100 MW in Ontario.
Los Angeles (AFP) July 17, 2008 - California on Thursday adopted a new building code aimed at improving energy efficiency and water consumption in all new construction projects across the state.
