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Biomass fuels: challenges and opportunities – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The increase in global energy demands, diminution of fossil fuels , and its harmful effects on the environment have attracted the use of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative sustainable source for chemicals, materials, and liquid fuels. Carbon dioxide cycle of biomass-based fuels. Schematic of biomass to bio-oil conversion process.

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I’ve Done The Math – Now I’m Doing Something About It

Creative Greenius

And so it is that I resigned from my position as Director of Strategic Partnerships and Public Affairs for CBS EcoMedia effective the first of this month and I will now be devoting my full time to working on climate change response with the South Bay 350 Climate Action Group, the South Bay Bicycle Coalition and 350.org.

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KPMG study identifies 10 sustainability “megaforces” with accelerating impacts on business; imperative of sustainability changing the automotive business radically

Green Car Congress

KPMG developed 3 nexuses linked by climate change to represent the challenges of sustainable growth. KPMG International is hosting the event, in cooperation with the UN Global Compact (UNGC), the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Source: KPMG.

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EPA Report Finds Significant Opportunity to Reduce GHG Emissions Through Materials and Land Management Practices

Green Car Congress

Meanwhile, energy consumption, materials use, municipal waste generation, and land development rates have all outpaced population growth over the last several decades in the United States, contributing to the impact of these activities. Tags: Climate Change Emissions Land use Policy.

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. .

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AI’s Threats to Jobs and Human Happiness Are Real

Cars That Think

Kai-Fu Lee , an AI expert who leads the venture capital firm Sinovation Ventures , and Chen Qiufan , a science fiction author known for his novel Waste Tide. Charles Simonyi , the person who created Microsoft word. If you expect an assembly line worker to become a robot repair person, it isn’t going to be so easy." —Kai-Fu

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Greenius Will Meet With Al Gore To Talk Climate Reality

Creative Greenius

Tomorrow morning I’ll be in Long Beach, California for another project ribbon cutting at City Hall for their new sustainable edible gardens that Waste Management’s EcoAd is providing the financial support for. .

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