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Food versus Fuel: Native Plants Make Better Ethanol
2013-01-17 00:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: A mix of perennial grasses and herbs might offer the best chance for the U.S. to produce a sustainable biofuel, according to the results of a new study. But making that dream a reality could harm local environments and would require developing new technology to harvest, process and convert such plant material into biofuels such as ethanol. Biofuels have become controversial for their impact on food production. The ethanol used in the U.S. is currently brewed from the starch in corn kernels, which...
Energizer Cutting Jobs At Asheboro Plants
2013-01-16 08:07:39| Electronics - Topix.net
Last week, Energizer Holdings, Inc. told the North Carolina Department of Commerce it's laying off workers at its three Asheboro plants.
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Global Warming May Have Severe Consequences for Rare Haleakala Silversword Plants
2013-01-15 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: While the iconic Haleakala silversword plant made a strong recovery from early 20th-century threats, it has now entered a period of substantial climate-related decline. New research published this week warns that global warming may have severe consequences for the silversword in its native habitat. Known for its striking rosette, the silversword grows for 20-90 years before the single reproductive event at the end of its life, at which time it produces a large (up to six feet tall) inflorescence...
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Invading species can extinguish native plants despite recent reports
2013-01-15 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: Sean Bettam s.bettam@utoronto.ca 416-946-7950 University of Toronto TORONTO, ON - Ecologists at the University of Toronto and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich) have found that, given time, invading exotic plants will likely eliminate native plants growing in the wild despite recent reports to the contra…
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GE to Provide Water Recycling Technology for Two Texas Power Plants
2013-01-15 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
<font face='Symbol'>·</font> Power Plants Will Recycle More than 98 Percent of Wastewater by Using GE Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) Technology<br> <font face='Symbol'>·</font> ZLD Technology Eliminates Wastewater Discharge to Drought-Ridden Texas<br> <font face='Symbol'>·</font> Plants to Supply 758-Megawatts Each of Power to Texas TREVOSE, PA. - GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that its zero liquid discharge (ZLD) wastewater treatment technology will be installed at two new 758-megawatt natural ...This story is related to the following:Green & CleanWater Recycling Systems | Wastewater Recycling Equipment | Power Plant Maintenance Water Treatment Services
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