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UK biofuels ‘falling short’ on environmental standards

BBC News reports here: The Renewable Fuels Agency says it is disappointed that the vast majority of biofuels sold on UK forecourts do not conform to environmental standards.

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Thinking about solar? It's easier to start small

Thinking about solar? It’s easier to start small, Martin LaMonica writes here at CNET NEWS.COM: Residential solar power is becoming more like a box lunch than a seven-course gourmet meal.

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NH2: The world’s first hydrogen powered tractor

See the world’s only hydrogen powered tractor in action. As a clean energy leader, New Holland is proud to showcase our experimental tractor. The NH2 tractor is a 106-hp working prototype that operates almost silently and emitting only heat and water.

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Scheme to ‘pull electricity from the air’ sparks debate

BBC Newsreports here: Tiny charges gathered directly from humid air could be harnessed to generate electricity, researchers say.

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Biofuel cells could power gadgets with energy drinks

The ‘biofuel cells’ work by borrowing technology from living cells, BBC News reports here: Battery-like “biofuel cells” could in the future run on an energy drink or even vegetable oil, says a researcher.

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Wind power plans for Taiwan-held islets near China

AFP reports here at Yahoo News: TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Penghu group of islands plans to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to expand their wind power capacities, an official said Wednesday.

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Sunfishâ„¢ – Plug-In Solar Power

What if you could plug clean, renewable energy into the wall just like a kitchen appliance? But instead of using power, a solar appliance that generates it!

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Advanced biofuels maker Gevo files to go public

CNET News.com reports here: The Denver-based company on Thursday filed an S-1 document stating its plans to raise $150 million by going public on the stock market. On Wednesday, algae biofuel company PetroAlgae also filed for an initial public offering.

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Census of Marine Life Reveals Endless Diversity of Sea Creatures

Spiegel Online reports here: Researchers have compiled an unprecedented catalogue of ocean-dwellers ranging from plankton crabs to the blue whale. They have logged over 185,000 species so far, but that is believed to be only a fraction of the true total. Biologists say research into ocean biodiversity must be speeded [...]

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet by Heidi Cullen

The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes from a Climate-Changed Planet by Heidi Cullen

Climatologist sees disastrous weather in future, AP reports here at Yahoo News: “The Weather of the Future: Heat Waves, Extreme Storms, and Other Scenes From a Climate-Changed Planet” (Harper, $25.99), by Heidi Cullen: Climatologist Heidi Cullen was [...]