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Useful Technology and Policy Links


Biofuels

Willie Nelson's Biodiesel

FG to build biogas plants to convert cow dung to fertilizer

Farm To Fuel Summit- starts August 30, 2006

Expanded plan for ethanol plant fuels protests

Diesel-electric truck unveiled in Japan

First olive grove takes root in sunny Devon

On the Road Again, Where Biodiesel Is a Rising Star

Invasive plant utilization in Africa

A British-Bangladeshi scientist turn a weed into a life saving material for removing arsenic from water

NYTimes: Tapping the Latent Power in What's Left Around the Barnyard

Chevron CEO: Corn is not the answer

Engine Manufacturers Develop Fuel Specifications to Push forward Evaluation of B20 Biodiesel Blends

Locate US Biodiesel Fuel Stations!

Enviro-Net: UF researchers produce renewable energy from farm waste

Researchers Work on Alternative Jet Fuel

Ethanol fuels high prices

Chocolate generates electrical power

The Biodiesel Warehouse

Biodiesel Magazine

Bacteria turn styrofoam into biodegradable plastic

Mean Green Biofuels

Home-brewed fuel


Solar Technology

Nanosolar Secures $100,000,000 in Funding

ECS Solar Energy Systems


Climate Change

Scientific American: Climate Change May Not Benefit Crops

THE ROCK BAND CAPITALIST TOOLS FOR CUTTING CO2

Growing ocean acidity may threaten corals


Community Involvement

UF Campus Fleet Initiative

Campus and Community Sustainability Conference 2006

ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT QUIZ

Community Energy Opportunity Finder

Sign Petition in Support of a Sustainable Housing Development

Colleges go 'green' to stretch budgets

UNH Biodiesel Group

Strategies For Community-based Biodiesel Groups

Local Biodiesel: a Biofuels Co-op Conference

Eco Summit 2007

Green Trends Conference

Calculate your carbon footprint! 

American Solar Energy Society at UF

UF news: Manure matters: UF waste management system produces energy, protects environment and stops annoying odors

Gainesville Sun: UF research turns cow manure into electric power