Archive for May, 2009

Australian agriculture — a carbon-neutral future? – Green Left Weekly

Sunday, May 31st, 2009

Australian agriculture — a carbon-neutral future?
Green Left Weekly
Indeed, the sector might finish up strongly carbon-negative, able to offset emissions elsewhere. The timelines would not be rapid, since trees would have to ...

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Fantasy Island – Construction Week Online

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Fantasy Island
Construction Week Online, United Arab Emirates
Over its lifespan, it is not just carbon neutral – it is carbon negative. The green ambitions of the MCPR project add up. “Eventually we would like to see the joining up of multiple conservation parks across each of the city states of the UAE. ...

Fantasy Island – Construction Week Online

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Fantasy Island
Construction Week Online, United Arab Emirates
Over its lifespan, it is not just carbon neutral – it is carbon negative. The green ambitions of the MCPR project add up. “Eventually we would like to see the joining up of multiple conservation parks across each of the city states of the UAE. ...

Fantasty Island – Construction Week Online

Friday, May 29th, 2009

Fantasty Island
Construction Week Online, United Arab Emirates
Over its lifespan, it is not just carbon neutral – it is carbon negative. The green ambitions of the MCPR project add up. “Eventually we would like to see the joining up of multiple conservation parks across each of the city states of the UAE. ...

Industry needs to be carbon negative – Construction Week Online

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

Industry needs to be carbon negative
Construction Week Online, United Arab Emirates
by Conrad Egbert May 28, 2009 The construction industry needs to adapt its attitude towards sustainability and begin working “with an end in mind” and strive to be “carbon negative.” The comments were made at Construction Week's Building Sustainability ...

The Sunday Times Reveals Britain's Greenest Businesses – PitchEngine (press release)

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The Sunday Times Reveals Britain's Greenest Businesses
PitchEngine (press release), WY
The privately-held, carbon negative manufacturer is dedicated to building a strong culture of integrity, innovation, and excellence, and serves textile, chemical, and floor covering markets worldwide. http://www.milliken.com.

Bio-char can improve heat and crops This special charcoal has … – Monadnock Ledger Transcript

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Bio-char can improve heat and crops This special charcoal has ...
Monadnock Ledger Transcript, NH
As the notion of carbon-neutrality gains momentum, according to McLaughlin, bio-char is one of the few carbon-negative options available to the carbon-conscious. In terms of carbon sequestration (the act of storing carbon to reduce its effects on ...

Ceres Yield Results: Energy Crop Benefits are Greatly Underestimated – Your Renewable News (press release)

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Ceres Yield Results: Energy Crop Benefits are Greatly Underestimated
Your Renewable News (press release), UK
"Energy crops like switchgrass are the only scalable, carbon-negative sources for transportation fuels in the EPA analysis," Hamilton said, meaning that more carbon is sequestered from the atmosphere than is released in the lifecycle of producing and ...

US can benefit from combined coal and biomass fuels – Biomass Magazine

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

US can benefit from combined coal and biomass fuels
Biomass Magazine, ND
“It can actually be a carbon-neutral or carbon-negative fuel.” The research team made three important findings: an adequate supply of biomass exists—an estimated 550 million tons annually by 2020—without running into direct and indirect land-usage ...

Ceres Yield Results: Energy Crop Benefits are Greatly Underestimated – PR Newswire (press release)

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Ceres Yield Results: Energy Crop Benefits are Greatly Underestimated
PR Newswire (press release), NY
"Energy crops like switchgrass are the only scalable, carbon-negative sources for transportation fuels in the EPA analysis," Hamilton said, meaning that more carbon is sequestered from the atmosphere than is released in the lifecycle of producing and ...