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20,000 Gallons of Renewable Fuel Per Acre: Joule Biotechnology Lifts Veil on Direct CO2 to Fuel Process

If there's a holy grail of liquid renewable fuels it might look something like this: High yield per acre, doesn't negatively impact water supplies, doesn't compete with food crops, and is cost-competitive with fossil




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Use the Toilet, Produce Biofuels! High-Yield Cellulosic Ethanol From Sewage System Debuted

It's been a while since a good poo-power story has come down the pipe, but here's an interesting one: Massachusetts-based biofuels company Qteros and wastewater recyclers Applied Clean Tech have announced that they




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Corn Ethanol Back in the Game Under New EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rules

New Environmental Protection Agency requirements for its Renewable Fuel Standards program have been released which raise an issue which has sat dormant for a little while: How to calculate the greenhouse gas emissions of a




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Michigan lawmaker wants to call burning tires “renewable energy”

Proposed bill would make burning tires and other industrial solid waste count towards the state’s mandate of generating 10 percent of its energy from renewables.




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Stewardship Over Creation: Christianity & The Environment

Saint Francis of Assisi statue, photo: David Morris/Creative Commons. The following post is part of an ongoing series of posts outlining how the world's major religions have traditionally viewed the environment and are putting those beliefs into




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Bank signs one contract, goes 100% renewable by EOY

Fifth Third Bank shows us just how easy it is becoming for corporations to source all of their electricity from renewables.




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Old CDs could be re-used in sewage treatment

The disks are coated with zinc oxide nanorods that break apart organic molecules in sewage.




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Google will be able to offset 100% of electricity needs with renewable energy in 2017

The tech giant has hit this major renewable energy goal ahead of all its competitors.




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Google looks to salt and antifreeze for renewable energy storage

Alphabet, Google's parent company, is experimenting with a new energy storage technology.




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Sidewalk Labs releases its vision for Toronto's waterfront

It is a wonderful wooden and digital world, but will it ever happen?




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Sidewalk Labs: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity or a brazen corporate highjack?

The proposal for redeveloping Toronto's waterfront into a green, sustainable, urban tech hub is controversial.




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Pop-up charging hub borrows the sidewalk instead of stealing it

Docked electric cars can be worse than dockless scooters for pedestrians, but the UEone is a step in the right direction.




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Tableware for the Slow Food Movement: Plate Tells You When You Are Eating Too Fast

The Mandometer was originally developed to treat eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia nervosa; it was developed to "teach patients how to eat and recognize hunger and satiety." There are clinics using the technology in Sweden, the USA and




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Renewable Tradition: Baltimore's "Arabbers" Sell Produce On Residential Streets - In Horse Drawn Carts

Wikipedia carries a definition of Arabbers which includes this:An arabber (or a-rab) is a




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Green roofs could prevent sewage overflow in New York City

Sewage overflow is a major problem in the Big Apple, but with a little more green on city rooftops, the overflow could be prevented.




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BMW proposes elevated e-bike cycleways to ease congestion & speed commutes

Instead of banning cars from city centers, this automaker recommends elevated roads for electric bikes & scooters to ease congestion and emissions.




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India may smash its 175 GW renewables target several years early

It's not revising up its official targets, but the government is hinting that it may now achieve 225 GW by 2022.




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Just add water and sunlight to these gold stars to create renewable energy

In a double breakthrough, scientists find a material four times more efficient at making hydrogen by photocatalysis and demonstrate how to make it at low temperature




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UK renewables produced nearly 30% of electricity last year

Primary energy consumption was down, too.




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Sweden to reach its 2030 renewables target 12 years early!

For those who say it's too difficult...




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Cleveland, birthplace of Standard Oil, promises 100% renewable energy

There's symbolism here. Let's hope there's substance too.




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Scottish utility goes 100% renewable, pushes electric vehicles too

One of the UK's "Big Six" energy companies has gone a dark shade of green.




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UK now has more renewables capacity than fossil fuels

The country's onward march of low carbon energy shows no signs of stopping.




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Renewables overtook coal in Germany last year

It's an important inflection point. But a lot of work still remains.




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Most Huggable: A Vegan Passover, Exotic EcoCities, Little House On The Freeway + More

Is it possible to keep Kosher and still keep a vegan diet?




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What if we could turn wastewater and algae into carbon-negative fuels and clean water?

Is this company getting closer to the dream of making truly sustainable carbon-negative fuel?




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Most Huggable: Football Mangroves in Florida, Bristol's Renewable Street Lights, Frank Capra's "Truth"

To carbon neutralize the Super Bowl, the NFL plants mangroves in Florida




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Best Renewables Project in the West - "Where's the Competition?" Ask Winners...

The UK-based renewable energy company Ecotricity recently won an award from the renewable energy agency for South West England for its development of three giant wind turbines at the industrial Avonmouth Docks site on the outskirts of Bristol (which we




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Are sidewalks a civic responsibility? Not in Atlanta

One might think that promoting walking as an alternative to driving might be good for cities clogged with cars full of overweight people.




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Sidewalks are critical infrastructure and should be a civic responsibility

It is appalling that in much of America, they are considered a frill.




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Atlanta sets goal of 100% renewable energy by 2035

It is the first big city in the South to commit to being fully renewable energy powered.




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Can we make steel without CO2 emissions using renewable hydrogen?

Yes, in theory. Doing it in practice is a whole other story. This is another example of how the hydrogen economy is a fantasy.




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Brooklyn's new community micro-grid will allow for peer-to-peer renewable energy sharing

Solar panels, distributed energy, resilient microgrids, and blockchain. Oh my!




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Beware the season of excess

The next two months represent the highest rate of consumption during the year, but it doesn't have to be that way.




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Is mass timber construction really renewable and sustainable?

A new study says it is, and we speak to one of the authors.




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Reward fund for information on Jairo Mora Sandoval's murder now $56,000

Thank you to all the generous donors!




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Costa Rica achieved 99% renewable energy this year

The tropical country received almost all of its energy from a mix of renewable energy sources.




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Smart money should be investing in renewables, not fossil fuels

Once you have paid for the panels or turbines, renewable power is almost free.




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These 100 popsicles are made with trash- and sewage-filled water

The Polluted Water Popsicles project is meant to shock viewers into realizing how serious water contamination is in Taiwan.




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Water 3.0 solves problem of microplastics and pharmaceuticals in wastewater

Current water treatment can't remove these wastes that are increasingly implicated in serious environmental effects




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Orkney Islands: From diesel power to 100% renewables

Huge wind turbines, solar, wave power, battery storage and a lot of electric cars—these remote Scottish islands may provide a glimpse of the future.




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Responsible shopper marketing: Rewarding customers for doing the right thing

How do companies close the “green-gap” and turn consumer values into action?




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Fantastic anatomical drawings of flora & fauna depict death & renewal

Combining realism with an otherworldly aesthetic, these artworks remind us of the interconnectedness of all life.




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More corporate giants pledge 100% renewables

Sony, McKinsey & Company, Royal Bank of Scotland and WeWork are all committing to going all-out for clean energy.




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Desperate Hunt for a Runaway Cow Resorts to an Animal Psychic and a €10,000 Reward

In late May, a cow named Yvonne decided not to be eaten, and broke through an electric fence to escape from the farm in Bavaria where she was being fattened for slaughter. Since then, she has been on the




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New Low-Cost Desalination System Targets Fracking Wastewater

A new desalination technology company is looking to help clean up and recover some of the trillion gallons of salty wastewater from the oil and gas industry.




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Masdar Developing Desalination Plants Powered by Renewable Sources

The UAE's clean tech giant plans to have a commerical-scale plant by 2020.




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Beautifully minimalist Sowelo tiny home is built using renewable energy

Made in Australia out of a solar-powered workshop, this gorgeous little home incorporates a great layout and clever features.




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Apple facilities now run 100% renewable world-wide

They are pushing their suppliers to go green too.




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Major German utility rethinks business model, bets on renewables

The future will look nothing like the past when it comes to energy. Chances are, our utilities will look pretty different too.