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DOE awards Donald Danforth Plant Science Center $16M to enhance energy sorghum

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The team will then deploy these genes using tools of the emerging field of synthetic biology to accelerate development of elite energy sorghum varieties for production under marginal environments. It is among the most efficient crops in conversion of solar energy and use of water, making it an ideal crop to target for improvement.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

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Alison Diaz (with scissors) along with ECHS staff and supporters about to cut the ribbon in front of Environmental Charter High School's new solar-powered greenhouse. Plants in black tubes behind the ECHS Science teacher are being fed by aquaponic system in the new solar-powered greenhouse. photo by Glenn Marzano).

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Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cadillac Lyriq.

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Stay on top of the EV news

Electric Auto Association

Ford Coming to the rescue with jobs Ford will give a boost to the economies of two Southern states when it hires over 10,000 employees for new electric vehicle (EV) factories as part of the largest investment in the company’s 118-year history. Governors of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Cadillac Lyriq.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Laredo Bus Facility Solar Canopies: Provide shade structures with integrated, grid tied photovoltaic cells to be erected on the bus storage lot at the Laredo Bus Maintenance Facility. PV Solar Implementation at facilities: Install PV solar in a variety of facilities. Of that, $26.5 VIA Metropolitan Transit, Texas: $5,000,000.

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ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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Direct Solar Fuels (5 projects). Recent academic research has created synthetic analogue molecules for elucidation of CA enzyme mechanisms which are more robust in harsh environments. DIRECT SOLAR FUELS. Cyanobacteria Designed for Solar-Powered Highly Efficient Production of Biofuels. Biomass Energy (5 projects).

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The three lawmakers plan to introduce legislation next month that would apply different carbon controls to individual sectors of the economy instead of setting a national target. Graham recently declared, “ Economy-wide cap-and-trade is dead. ” Senators Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.)

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