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1. New bio-fuel shows excellent potential for stationary power applications

Cambridge-based generator manufacturer Telgenco has completed its first stage testing with a new biofuel developed by another Cambridge company, Hycagen Ltd. The fuel, Hycadiesel, has been developed using Hycagen's enzyme fuel generation process....

Sunday, 11 September 2011 | Read more

2. Seeing the Forest and the Trees: Utilities and Regulators Consider Biomass Power Plants

While some U.S. utilities are developing biomass power plants with gusto, others await more certainty from regulators. Miami, Fla., USA -- As U.S. electric utilities continue to wrestle with how to cost effectively cut CO2 emissions and meet their...

Monday, 22 August 2011 | Read more

3. Groups criticize presidential commission's recommendations on synthetic biology as deeply flawed

The Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues today released its recommendations on the oversight of synthetic biology, provoking strong criticism from public interest watchdogs for its failure to respond to key environmental and...

Thursday, 16 December 2010 | Read more

4. New rules on illegal timber come into force across EU

New rules to prevent illegal timber being sold on the European market have come into force across the EU. The legislation will strengthen efforts to halt illegal logging which causes serious environmental damage and biodiversity loss and undermines...

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 | Read more

5. Inter-American Commission on Human Rights agrees to hear case of indigenous peoples in Raposa Serra do Sol, Brazil

After years of waiting, during which they suffered from violent attacks and the degradation of their ancestral lands, the Ingaricó, Macuxi, Patamona, Taurepang and Wapichana indigenous peoples of Raposa Serra do Sol received a favorable decision by...

Monday, 29 November 2010 | Read more

6. Neste Oil starts up its new renewable diesel plant in Singapore

Neste Oil has started up the world's largest renewable diesel plant in Singapore. Production of NExBTL renewable diesel will be ramped up on a phased basis. The plant was completed on-schedule and on-budget and marks a major step forward in Neste...

Monday, 29 November 2010 | Read more

7. Palm oil meet underscores sustainability pledges

Members of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) have reaffirmed commitments to protect valuable tropical forests, agreeing to uphold sustainability standards on new plantings and focus more attention on the rapidly growing Chinese and...

Sunday, 21 November 2010 | Read more

8. Europe's biofuels plans driving social and environmental destruction

Plans to increase the use of biofuels in Europe over the next ten years will require up to 69 000 square kilometres of new land worldwide and make climate change worse, a new study reveals today [1]. The report finds that an area over twice the size...

Sunday, 21 November 2010 | Read more

9. Congress urged to end ethanol tax credit

Friends of the Earth launched an online ad campaign today to mobilize Americans to contact their members of Congress and demand that they end a tax credit that funnels billions of taxpayer dollars to corporate corn ethanol interests. The campaign,...

Thursday, 18 November 2010 | Read more

10. Report: biofuels industry spent $22 million to influence policies

A report released today by Friends of the Earth demonstrates the ways in which the biofuels industry influences legislation through lobbying expenditures and campaign contributions. The report, entitled "Buying Bills: How the Biofuels Industry...

Saturday, 06 November 2010 | Read more