Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World

Ethical Markets - RAdvisors' Forum, Desert Greening

Saline Agriculture to Feed and Fuel the World Shortage of fresh water poses a much bigger threat to world food supply than the shortage of fossil fuels; cultivating salt-tolerant crops could solve both problems Dr. Mae-Wan Ho and Prof. Joe Cummins Fresh water in short supply and salinization widespread People …

Desert plants to be put to the test for aviation biofuel production

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Earth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

Desert plants to be put to the test for aviation biofuel production The Salicornia is one species of halophyte that is a promising feedstock for biofuel production (Photo: SBRC) Image Gallery (2 images) Whenever the topic of plant-derived biofuels is raised, the issue of turning valuable arable land over to the task of …

Plastics Industry Sponsors UpGyres

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

UPGYRES News / January 7-15, 2014   UpGyres  –  short for Upcycle the Gyres Society –   Transforming Marine Plastic Pollution into Revenue Streams In this Issue: CANADIAN PLASTICS INDUSTRY sponsors UpGyres’ energy recovery study it could be used as a blueprint for remote coastal communities worldwide INTERVENE PLUNGE INTO …

The Road to Kaydon – Debra Fiakas, CFA

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News

  Most investors with an interest in the alternative energy industry think first of the energy source  –  solar, wind, geothermal or biofuel.  There are other roads to access the returns promised by the shift from fossil fuel to alternative sources.  But do not waste time as these gems are in the sights …

NewNet: Goldman Sachs to buy 19 per cent stake in Dong Energy

Jay OwenGreentech

3 October Today’s Top Stories SAP commits $650m for IT investmentPREMIUM EIB lends €100m for efficient power, emissions reductions in Russia UK’s Good Energy to raise £5m through bond sale PREMIUM Algaeon raises $50,000 as it opens funding round PREMIUM Biofuel developer Cool Planet plans $60m refinery in Malaysia First Maxpower gets …

ScienceDaily: New approach to reveal function of Greenland’s ice sheet

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News New approach to reveal function of Greenland’s ice sheet Posted: 15 Aug 2013 01:15 PM PDT Findings from a large-scale ice drilling study on the Greenland ice sheet may revise the models used to predict how ice sheets move. Slow earthquakes may foretell larger events Posted: …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Researcher sheds light on M.O. of unusual RNA molecules

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Researcher sheds light on M.O. of unusual RNA molecules Muscle power: Bats power take-off using recycled energy The evolution of fins to limbs in the land invasion race Flipping fish adapt to land living Treating oil spills with chemical dispersants: Is the cure worse than the …

Alternative Energy: Completion And Connection Of Australia’s Biggest CVP Plant

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Alternative Energy Completion And Connection Of Australia’s Biggest CVP Plant Denza EV Now To Be Sold By Some Of China’s Biggest Car Dealerships Chilean Solar Energy Infrastructure Growing King Island Wind Farm Squeaks By For Feasibility Study Harnessing The Power Of Pepto-Bismol For Carbon Capture 10 Key Clean Energy Statements …

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News: Mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems

Jay OwenNature/Biomimicry

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News Mosquitoes reared in cooler temperatures have weaker immune systems  Enzyme from wood-eating gribble could help turn waste into biofuel  A grassy trend in human ancestors’ diets New way fish camouflage themselves in the ocean: Manipulating how light reflects off skin  Tiger moths: Mother Nature’s fortune tellers …

Top Cleantech Stories Of The Day! Switchgrass Biofuel Potentially Cheaper Than Oil for Heating Homes

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Top cleantech news of the day from CleanTechnica, the world’s #1 cleantech or clean energy website: Switchgrass Biofuel Potentially Cheaper Than Oil for Heating Homes RSPB Team Up With Ecotricity To Create Renewable Energy Nature Reserves New Japanese Feed-in Tariff Rates EV Could Make Up 1/4 Of Ford Sales By 2020 …