USGS Identifies Watersheds Contributing to Dead Zone
Evidence is mounting that fertilizer-intensive crops like corn are causing Gulf of Mexico dead zone.
Florida Scales Back Everglades Conservation Deal
The state could not afford the $1.34 billion price tag originally negotiated with U.S. Sugar Corp.
Valence Wants to Build $760M Batttery Plant in Texas
Austin-based battery maker has applied for $608 in federal loans to build a manufacturing facility in Central Texas.
FirstEnergy To Convert Coal-Fired Plant to Biomass
Upon completion of the $200 million conversion, Biomass plant will be one of the largest in the country.
LOI for Wisconsin Blade Factory
Energy Composites Corporation to acquire 54 acre parcel for wind turbine blade factory with expected opening in 2010.
Podcast: Green Week in Review – April 3, 2009
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The Green Week in Review is a podcast, hosted by SustainableBusiness.com News Editor Bart King. It’s posted every Friday morning and is 15-20 minutes long. You can listen to it through your browser or download it to a portable MP3 player. Sign up for our General News RSS Feed and it will be automatically downloaded to your computer’s media player each week. In this week’s show… The U.S. House and Senate put climate change legislation at the top of their agendas this week. U.N.-led negotiations resumed in Germany to create a successor treaty to the Kyoto Protocol. The U.S. Transportation Department released mileage standards for 2011 model year vehicles. A federal court blocked the U.S. Corps of Engineers from authorizing mountaintop removal coal mining projects with its streamlined process. A new logo indicating the use of certified sustainable water sources may soon be available for a wide range of products. A UK clothing company has begun carbon labeling on T-shirts and sweatshirts. Plus, as always, a quick review of top cleantech stories from the week. ++++ Email comments or questions to bart@sustainablebusiness.com.
New Exchange To Launch for Green Sector
GREENDAQ aims to be the world's first global equity and commodities exchange exclusively for the green sector.
San Francisco Passes First 'Do Not Mail' Resolution in Nation
The resolution represents the first time American lawmakers have withstood pressure from the direct mail industry.
Google Map Created to Guide Siting of Renewables
Environmental groups in cooperation with Google.org have created online maps to build consensus for siting renewable energy projects on public lands.
Court Blocks Permitting Process for Mountaintop Removal Mining
A federal judge ruled that the Army Corps of Engineers streamlined permit process is flawed.
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