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UC Berkeley & LBNL in the News: JBEI Scientists Identify New Biofuel as Potential Alternative to Diesel
Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute have identified a potential new advanced biofuel that could replace today’s standard fuel for diesel engines but would be clean, green, renewable and produced in the United States.
Health and the Environment: What’s going on abroad?
The water is murky, the health system is unreliable, and the city is just dirty. In many parts of the world, this type of city can be a major problem.
Recommended Reading
Articles we found interesting this week, from all corners of the energy world.
China Focus: Climaterials - Stone Bags?
Imagine if supermarkets gave out bags made of calcium carbonate instead of plastic. In Guangzhou, that may not be far from the truth as the city turns towards “stone” bags as a vendor standard.
China Focus: Nuclear Expansion
US based company, Westinghouse is making inroads into Chinese Nuclear Market.
China Focus: Carbon - The Elephant in the Atmosphere
Recent statistics reveal staggering numbers of China’s ever-increasing carbon emission, from a 257% increase from 1990 to 2010 and projections that China will be the world’s largest carbon emitter per capita by 2017.
BERC Grad/Undergrad mentorship program is opening its doors
How can we get grad students who have seen the corporate, cleantech, NGO, research world share their wisdom with undergrads hungry for change and impact? Enter the BERC Undergrad/Grad mentorship project!latest from the blog
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