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Scientists turn toxic by-product into biofuel booster
2013-02-04 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Scientists studying an enzyme that naturally produces alkanes -- long carbon-chain molecules that could be a direct replacement for the hydrocarbons in gasoline -- have figured out why the natural reaction typically stops after three to five cycles. Armed with that knowledge, they've devised a strategy to keep the reaction going. The biochemical details -- worked out at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and described in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences...
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Scientists turn toxic by-product into biofuel booster
2013-02-04 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Karen McNulty Walsh kmcnulty@bnl.gov 631-344-8350 DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory Engineered enzyme increases output of alkanes, possible replacement for key component of gasoline UPTON, NY-Scientists studying an enzyme that naturally produces alkanes — long carbon-chain molecules that could be a direct replacem…
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Why Shouldn't We be Happy with Improvements in EPA Toxic Release Inventory?
2013-02-01 06:49:06| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
A decrease in air and water toxins should be a reason to celebrate. However, in addition to a sharp increase in land toxin releases, long term data shows that EPA regulations may be hampering improvements in release rates overall.
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Industry & Consumer Groups Clash Over Toxic Substances Control Act's Replacement
2013-01-29 15:30:30| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Huge gaps in the effectiveness of TSCA has led to patchwork legislation and corporate policies that satisfy neither chemical manufacturers nor consumers at large. Now, coalitions representing various stakeholders are preparing for yet another attempt to update or replace these laws.
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EPAs 2011 Toxics Release Inventory shows air pollutants continue to decline, releases of toxic chemicals up
2013-01-16 19:30:23| Green Car Congress
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