Converting trash into biofuel may cut CO2 emissions by 80 percentSeptember 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists in Singapore and Switzerland have suggested that converting the trash that fills the world's landfills into biofuel could cut global carbon emissions by 80 percent. Biofuels produced from crops have proven controversial because they require an increase in crop production that has its own severe environmental costs.
Scientists solve problem of building carbon nanotubes with right structureSeptember 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - A pair of Case Western Reserve University researchers has come out with a method that solves the problem of building carbon nanotubes with the right structure. The method has been developed by R.
Reject watermelon juice can be valuable source of biofuelAugust 26th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have shown that the juice of reject watermelons can be efficiently fermented into ethanol, which means that watermelon juice can be a valuable source of biofuel. The research was conducted by Wayne Fish and a team of researchers at the USDA-Agricultural Research Service's South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory in Lane, Oklahoma, US.
Scientists boost production of biofuel that could replace gasolineAugust 20th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Engineers at Ohio State University, US, have found a way to double the production of the biofuel butanol, which might someday replace gasoline in automobiles. The process improves on the conventional method for brewing butanol in a bacterial fermentation tank.
Now, 'shrimp cocktail' to power cars and trucksJuly 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Shrimp is no longer just a sophisticated appetiser, it has re-invented itself to become a component of bio-fuel. Yes, you heard it right.
Japan launches new biofuel made from riceJuly 18th, 2009 TOKYO - Japan has started selling of a new biofuel made from rice, which is expected to help the resource poor country reduce its dependence on imported gasolie and make better use of deserted farmland. The Niigata prefecture of Japan has begun the selling of the new biofuel, produced from domestically-grown brown rice and blended with gasoline at a ratio of up to three percent, the Mainichi Daily News newspaper reported Saturday.
Reduce taxes on hilsa fish, say Bangladesh, Indian tradersJuly 3rd, 2009 DHAKA - Bangladesh's exporters have made common ca use with Indian importers to urge Dhaka to reduce taxes on the prized hilsa fish and place it on par with frozen shrimp and other marine products it exports to other countries. Slackening export of Bangladeshi hilsa to India would make way for cheaper hilsa from Myanmar, besides affecting the lives of over 600,000 fisherfolk and traders on both sides, they said at a joint media conference.
'Caring' male sand gobies eat offspring to protect them from predatorsJune 24th, 2009 LONDON - Some dads express their love by spending time with their children, but in case of some fish affection takes a whole new meaning. Male sand gobies value their offspring so much that they devour them before a predator gets the chance, researchers have found.
Shrimp industry at low tide: Imports, fuel costs and low prices put bayou way of life in perilJune 16th, 2009 Low tide: Shrimp industry hit by imports, pricesBAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Ho Van Le, who trawls in the Gulf of Mexico aboard his 50-foot vessel Star Light, understands the price squeeze facing shrimpers as this year's season gets under way amid a global recession.
Fish in Kerala to get dearer as trawling ban begins June 16June 11th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Fish will become costlier in Kerala as the state enforces an annual trawling ban in the sea up to 12 nautical miles from the coast for 47 days starting June 16. Chief Minister V.S.
Shell station in Canada begins selling gas blended with biofuel made of wheat strawJune 10th, 2009 Shell station sells gas blended with wheat biofuelAMSTERDAM — Royal Dutch Shell PLC says it has begun selling gasoline containing 10 percent ethanol derived from wheat straw at a Shell station in Ottawa, Canada. Though there are now thousands of gas stations worldwide that sell gasoline blends containing some ethanol fermented from corn or sugar cane, the Ottawa station is believed to be the first to sell ethanol derived from straw, Shell said.
New method converts cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels and plasticJune 7th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A research team has developed a new method that converts cellulose into chemical feedstock for fuels and plastic. The researchers, from the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, developed the new method.
Biofuel crops can become invasive pests in tropical areasApril 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, scientists have concluded that biofuel crops proposed for use in the Hawaiian Islands are two to four times more likely to become invasive pests in Hawaii and other tropical areas when compared to a random sample of other introduced plants. The research was done by scientists with the University of Hawaii Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit, who examined the impact of unregulated planting of biofuel crops for their potential invasiveness and raised concerns about their impacts on Hawaii's environment.
Biofuels could hasten climate changeApril 15th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has found that biofuels can hasten climate change, and it will take more than 75 years for the carbon emissions saved through the use of biofuels to compensate for the carbon lost when biofuel plantations are established on forestlands. If the original habitat was peatland, carbon balance would take more than 600 years.
Genetically modified plants likely to yield more biofuelDecember 22nd, 2008 WASHINGTON - Genetically modified plants will open up ways to make cheaper, greener biofuels, besides helping turn agricultural waste into food for livestock. Lignin, a major component of plants, is woven in with cellulose and provides plants with the strength to withstand strong gusts of wind and microbial attack.
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