(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a computational model for analyzing the metabolic processes in rapeseed plants -- particularly those related ...
Biotechnology
Jul 26, 2011
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Food prices are high worldwide and many factors are causing the increase, according to a Kansas State University agricultural economist.
Economics & Business
Jun 28, 2011
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Residents of a US Gulf town have been told to stay indoors and turn off their air conditioners after power failures at a nearby BP refinery and Dow Chemical plant, officials have said.
Environment
Apr 26, 2011
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Even if the finite nature of the resource stocks is not the only factor that influences oil prices, speculation also plays a role in this process: peak oil, that is the point in time when oil production cannot be increased ...
General Physics
Apr 14, 2011
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Finnish firm Neste Oil opened the world's biggest renewable diesel plant in Singapore on Tuesday, taking advantage of massive palm oil production in nearby Malaysia and Indonesia.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 8, 2011
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Danish Maersk Oil on Wednesday shut down a North Sea rig after oil was observed on the surrounding water.
Environment
Mar 2, 2011
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A new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more long-term research, development and demonstration. In the ...
Biotechnology
Nov 2, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the arguments that some bring up in defense of alternative energy is that of "peak oil." The idea behind peak oil is that, as a fossil fuel in limited supply, eventually we will reach a point where ...
A University of Alberta researcher says people generally do not act on information about the effects fossil fuel-based products are having on the environment. And the reason, says English and film studies researcher Imre ...
Environment
May 28, 2010
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African farmers risk being forced from their lands by investors or government projects as global demand for biofuels encourages changes in crop cultivation.
Environment
Apr 22, 2010
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