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Novozymes develops fungus to produce biochemicals

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Oil-based products are all around us, and biochemicals produced from renewable raw materials meet a global need for sustainable alternatives. In the food and beverage industries, it is added to enhance the sour flavor in products such as jellies, jams, juices and soft drinks. —Novozymes’ Executive Vice President Thomas Videbæk.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Early Days in the Obama Administration An Address I'd Like to Hear Global Warming Solutions Included in Transportatio. Thinking Globally, Acting Locally San Francisco City Carbon Collobarative 18th and 1. So while my car is powering the great city during the day how will I have juice to drive home at the end of the day?

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Experts predict that by the year 2060 global warming, if left unchecked, could result in a temperature rise of seven degrees Fahrenheit higher than temperatures before the Industrial Revolution when man started widespread use of coal and other fossil fuels. According to the IEA, global energy demand will grow 55% by 2030.