Welcome to the March 2008 Green InSight eNewsletter!
Jon Dougal
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"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value." Theodore Roosevelt
This insightful and progressive newsletter is concerned with present energy issues and technologies as well as the future of energy. The information is brought to you in living color, on widescreen HD format, and sparing paper use with our greedy little electrons to deliver the latest from the far corners of the alternative and renewable energy empire to foster sustainable development. We exalt your feedback and contributions of your latest experiences and reactions to our content. Sustainability is not just our mission, it is our passion.
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 Bali’s Fishing Community Adapts to Looming Climate Change
By: Anne Chaon
As algae farming has become the new horizon for oil (bio-diesel) production so it also becomes a solution for other needs. As long as the Ocean remains healthy and able to keep natural algae growth productive algae may become a sustainable solution for many other issues like over fishing.
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 Termite guts may yield novel enzymes for better bio-fuel production: Study
By: Jon Dougal - Monday, January 14, 2008
Source: ANI
Washington, Nov.22 (ANI): Termites -- notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the
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 Department of Energy awards ISU biofuels project $2 million
By: Jon Dougal - Monday, January 14, 2008
Source: AMES, Iowa (AP)
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded $2 million in research funding to Iowa State University.
The research project is studying ways to make synthetic diesel fuel from switchgrass with minimal wastewater treatment.
The university is partnering with ConocoPhillips Company to test an integrated system to convert biomass to liquids.
The research is part of an 8-year, $22.5 million biofuels research program funded by ConocoPhillips at ISU to promote biorenewable fuels technologies.
December 6, 2007
 An Open Checkbook From The Dept Of Defense
By: Douglas Kirkpatrick - July 20, 2007
Source: STO
In mid November 2007- the DOD (and DOE) announced that they DOD had a blank check available to any organization that could provide essentially a continuous supply of JP-8 or jet fuel. The only issue or criterion was that they would only deal with a total solution. The organization had to provide tested supply and delivery.
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Water Wizards of the Desert
By: Michael Kanellos – August 10, 2006
Source: CNET News.om
 HERZLIYA, Israel--Etyan Levy builds apartment complexes for bacteria.
His company, AqWise, is one of this country's breakout start-ups in the expanding market for water technology. It has devised an intricate polymer cylinder that, when placed in wastewater treatment ponds, clusters microbes that consume contaminants. The water can then be safely discarded or used to irrigate fields.
"Water is a sacred cow in Israel. It is like a gem."
--Shlomo Waser, start-up adviser
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 Competition or Sour Grapes … Take Your Pick
By: Jeff Siegel – December 21, 2007
Source: The Green Chip Review
So apparently, when Congress sent the energy bill to the President, it arrived in a Toyota Prius.
The response from Michigan was not a good one.
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 NYC Lands 850 New Diesel-Electric Buses
By: Field Palmer – December 20, 2007
Source: Green Chip Review
It brings me great pleasure to be able to give you some good news today.
I know I do a lot of bellyaching, but in my line of work - incessant research - a lot of foul, nasty things are uncovered. So much so that I cannot, with a clear conscious, paint a pretty picture of our current government (on both sides of the aisle) and their ties to big oil.
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 History Repeats Itself
More on the background of misrepresentation on oil reserves. And why “Peak Oil” arrived some time ago.
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 Department of Energy to Invest Up to $7.7 Million for Four Biofuels Projects
DOE Announces over $1 Billion in Biofuels R&D Projects this Year
By: Jon Dougal - Monday, January 14, 2008
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, DC – As part of the Bush Administration’s ongoing commitment to invest in clean energy technologies to meet growing energy demand while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel W. Bodman today announced the selection of four biofuels projects in which DOE plans
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 Energy Demand to Quadriple In 10 Years
We may ask why is energy demand growing so rapidly?
By: Jon Dougal - Monday, January 28, 2008
PHANTOM LOADS
One answer to that question may be the little green and red lights you see all over the house and office at night when the room lights are turned off. Those little lights represent "Phantom Loads." Phantom Loads (PL) represent unproductive energy use.
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