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  • VeraSun ethanol plants in Nebraska could restart soon, claims state agency

    01 April 2009

    Nebraska's ethanol sector could get a boost from the auction of bankrupt VeraSun Energy as three of the company's idled facilities could restart soon, according to Todd Sneller, administrator of the Nebraska Ethanol Board in Lincoln.

  • Water quality trading likely to grow – WRI

    26 March 2009

    Growing problems over water quality means more trading programmes are likely to be introduced, according to a study from the World Resources Institute. But, to be effective, they must have strong drivers to create demand for credits

  • Danish pension giant launches $900m clean energy, forestry bet

    26 March 2009

    Danish pension fund ATP has announced a $400 million investment in renewable energy private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy, and has made its first investment out of a $500 million pot for sustainable forestry.

  • Carbon capture policy inadequate in most US states – RAP

    26 March 2009

    Significant policy changes will be needed before carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects can be developed in most US states, according to Richard Cowart, director of the Regulator Assistance Project (RAP), a non-profit that advises electricity sector regulators.

  • US Senators try to cut ethanol import tariffs

    25 March 2009

    A bipartisan group of US Senators has introduced a bill to lower tariffs on imported ethanol, a proposal that US ethanol supporters have fiercely resisted in the past.

  • Obama rejects Lula's call for end to ethanol import tariff

    18 March 2009

    US ethanol supporters have praised President Barack Obama for resisting pressure from Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to eliminate the tariff on Brazilian ethanol imports.

  • S&P, Trucost launch 'carbon efficient' stock index

    12 March 2009

    Standard & Poor's has launched a 'carbon efficient' version of its benchmark US equity index, the S&P 500. The S&P US Carbon Efficient Index excludes the 100 most carbon-intensive components of the S&P 500, as calculated by environmental researchers Trucost, to come up with an index that has an average annual carbon footprint 48% lower than the S&P 500.

  • Low-carbon economy worth £3 trillion – UK government

    12 March 2009

    The global low-carbon and environmental sector was worth £3 trillion ($4.1 trillion) last year, according to research commissioned by the UK government.

  • Element closes $486 million clean-tech growth equity fund

    12 March 2009

    Element Partners this week closed a $486 million clean technology (clean-tech) growth equity fund, bucking a tough fund-raising market.

  • US agriculture secretary backs increase in ethanol blending limit

    11 March 2009

    US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack this week advocated increasing the ethanol content of the country's petroleum fuel from the current 10% maximum, adding to the momentum for an increase to avoid ethanol production outstripping demand.