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Thursday, 05 January 2012 19:50 |
 Everywhere, USA, January 2012— Indeed, January of this year marks the beginning of a planned phase-out of inefficient light bulbs in the United States that was signed into law five years ago by President George W. Bush.
It was designed to reduce energy usage from lighting up things nationally by some 30 percent overall within three years. The benefits of the phase-out will be a savings of between $100 and $200 annually on electric bills in each American household—a total equivalent to the output of 30 large power plants—and a reduction in global warming-inducing carbon pollution equivalent to taking 17 million cars off the road.
The first bulbs to disappear from store shelves are conventional 100 watt incandescents, but consumers can get compact fluorescent (CFL) or light emitting diode (LED) bulbs with similar light output instead. There are also some new more efficient incandescent bulbs that made the cut and will be available as replacements for conventional incandescents. |
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Thursday, 10 November 2011 17:35 |
 St. Charles, Missouri, November 2011— What if we learned there no longer needs to be economic strife, ideological tensions or even death? We are being told this is now more than a possibility, thanks to a radically new form of inventive artificial intelligence (or AI) called The Creativity Machine® Paradigm, first conceived by Dr. Stephen L. Thaler. http://imagination-engines.com |
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Monday, 25 April 2011 18:41 |
 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, April 2011— Although most realize that the current energy crisis must be initially dealt with by concentrating on the “here and now” (as in allowing more drilling, releasing reserves and ensuring no market gouging is causing the price of gasoline to jump based on manipulation), the Canadian Renewable Fuels Association this month lauded a new roadmap from the International Energy Agency (IEA) that reaffirms the critical role of biofuels in the future of global energy supplies. http://www.iea.org/papers/2011/biofuels_roadmap.pdf |
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Monday, 28 March 2011 18:46 |
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 2011 — As Kermit the Frog told warned us years ago, it’s not easy being green, and partially or completely covering the roof of your home or building with growing vegetation isn’t a simple task.
As human beings, we are not passive to the color of things: We continually respond in various ways to the hues before us throughout out lives, from the flags of our countries to the shade of a person’s eyes. And lately, it seems that ‘green’ is becoming the color of the day. |
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Wednesday, 23 November 2011 16:51 |
 Melbourne, Florida, November 2011— PetroAlgae Inc., a provider of licensed technology that produces micro-crops for renewable protein, feed, and fuel products recently announced completion of the first phases of two studies showing that a PetroAlgae micro-crop protein could qualify as the first major new plant protein source for humans since soy protein entered the human diet in the 1950s.
PetroAlgae’s patent-pending technology employs a hydroponic system using indigenous aquatic plants, and is designed to enable its licensees to produce high-value protein, animal feed and a cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels, while absorbing carbon dioxide. http://www.petroalgae.com |
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Thursday, 27 October 2011 18:44 |
 Pilot Grove, Missouri, October 2011— Time to cheer for the home folks: The Missouri Biomass Producers Supply Chain Consortium, LLC, located in the mid-Missouri town of Pilot Grove, has been awarded grant funding to assist them in conducting a marketing feasibility study focusing on biomass conversion technology. The grant funding totals $138,000.
“Biomass,” when referring to energy technology, is carbon, hydrogen and oxygen-based plant matter used to generate electricity, steam and/or heat. Examples include tree and plant residue, switchgrass, hemp, corn, soy, wood chips and even municipal garbage. http://mda.mo.gov/abd/financial |
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Monday, 28 March 2011 18:54 |
 Austin, Texas, March 2011— Here’s a story about a company called NX Global, Inc. They are into alternative energy in a big way, and they are a publicly traded company (NEGS.OB). Negs.biz
The company has directed its focus on alternative energy production models to which bio-fuels are added via the use of algae. From this, NX Global is commercializing advanced technologies to produce oil and animal feed from this abundant and easy-to-grow source. |
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Monday, 28 February 2011 21:28 |
 Oakland, California, February 2011 — As last year rolled to a close, U.S. corporations continued to enhance their sustainable business efforts by making bigger, bolder, longer-term commitments. www.greenbiz.com |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, January 2012— Burcon NutraScience Corporation recently announced that it has developed a novel pea protein isolate. Burcon has branded this new protein as Peazazz™. 
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