U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Emissions Case (0)
U.S. Supreme Court declines review of lower court’s ruling prohibiting EPA from suspending emissions standards for stationary sources. Decision closes a key loophole under the Clean Air Act.
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Novel Intel: Biofuels, the Final Frontier (0)
3/09/10 •
A new space station experiment is testing whether Jatropha grows in microgravity. The goal is to improve the promising biofuel plant’s cell structure, growth, and development.
Reigning in GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations (0)
3/05/10 •
Customers are demanding assurances that their biomass-based products meet environmental and social standards. Life cycle analysis and sustainability standards open the door to increased scrutiny.
Novel Intel: Bloom Box (0)
3/01/10 •
Will the Bloom Box revolutionize the distributed grid? The novel technology promises reduced emissions while drawing on local biomass resources.
The Biodiesel Subsidy Boondoggle (2)
2/25/10 •
The U.S. biodiesel industry is hurting without a key $1 subsidy. Recent efforts to revive the credit have failed, but some question if it should be revived with a generous RFS2 mandate now in place.
Climate Change and Palm Oil Go Back to the Future (0)
2/22/10 •
Climate change science and palm oil deforestation are in the news this week. Expect to revisit earlier debates as EPA defends its endangerment rule and palm oil gets a sustainability nod.
