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Plant Tweak Could Let Toxic Soil Feed Millions with New Crops

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Posted by geri
Saturday, 04 October 2008
Thanks to a genetic breakthrough, a large portion of Earth's now-inhospitable soil could be used to grow crops -- potentially alleviating one of the most pressing problems facing the planet's rapidly growing population. Scientists at the University of California, Riverside made plants tolerant of poisonous aluminum by tweaking a single gene. This may allow crops to thrive in the 40 to 50 percent of Earth's soils currently rendered toxic by the metal. (Wired Magazine online )

New Machine Scrubs CO2 From the Air

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Posted by geri
Friday, 03 October 2008
University of Calgary climate change researchers say they are close to figuring out how to commercialize the capture of carbon dioxide directly from the air with a simple system that could be set up anywhere in the world. If they can make it work, it would allow greenhouse gas to be removed from ambient air and reduce the effect of emissions from transportation sources such as cars and airplanes. (Right- University of Calgary climate change scientist David Keith with his CO2 scrubber. (University of Calgary))
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Renewable Energy Tops 10% of Domestic U.S. Energy Production

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Posted by geri
Monday, 29 September 2008
According to the latest "Monthly Energy Review" issued by the U.S. Energy Information Administration this week, renewable energy accounted for more than 10% of the domestically-produced energy used in the United States in the first half of 2008. (Full story in SustainableBusiness.com)

Stressed Plants Create Aspirin to Lessen Damage

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Posted by geri
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Plants are known to emit chemicals that signal one another of attacks by insects. Now, researchers have discovered an aspirin-like compound emitted by trees under stress that actually reduce their damage and possibly warn nearby plants, a study released Friday found.
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Greener, Cleaner Crude Oil From Algae

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Posted by jimmy finn
Thursday, 18 September 2008
A New Zealand company says it has produced the first samples of green crude oil at a commercially competitive price, made from wild algae grown on human sewage. The biodiesel is extracted from the algae's natural oils and produces 90 percent less emissions than regular diesel. (New Zealand Herald)