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Aquarium scum: the fuel of the future

CNN
October 06, 2008 - Companies have been making biodiesel from algae for years, Callenbach said, but there's no money in fuel. Industries, institutes and universities from Argentina and Brazil to New Zealand are pouring millions of dollars into new technologies. Algae oil goes into paints, resins and bioplastics. ...
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Capitalism to the Rescue

New York Times
October 05, 2008 - Traditionally, the firm has split its investments between digital-technology companies and health-related companies. Companies that have problems with their technology, management teams or marketing have difficulty attracting more financing. Green tech may well require more time and money than either. ...
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Fuel may eventually go green -- with algae

Los Angeles Times
October 05, 2008 - Companies have been making biodiesel from algae for years, Callenbach said, but there's no money in the fuel. Industries, institutes and universities from Argentina and Brazil to New Zealand are pouring millions of dollars into new technologies. Algae oil goes into paints, resins and bioplastics. ...
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Food manufacturers take measures in response to rising costs

The Blade
October 05, 2008 - Shearman added. Commodity prices nationally have skyrocketed, with corn hitting $8 a bushel this summer, compared with $2 in 2006. ...
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Clarity is Key to Packaging

Food Quality Magazine
October 01, 2008 - Each plastics material available to the food packaging industry has its benefits. Many people influence the selection of packaging material and the final design, and it is important that each is committed to matching the proper material and design to the application. Barenberg is the chief operating officer at Octal Holding and Company, a manufacturer of APET packaging. ...
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International Beryllium Corporation Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire 100% of Indiana-Based Nonferrous Products, Inc.

Marketwire Canada
October 01, 2008 - NF provides tooling components for the North American automotive industry, Asian, European and North American plastic mold producers, electronic component manufacturers and the global oil and gas service industry. NF then forges and heat treats these metals into usable industrial products serving the industrial welding, oil and gas, plastic mold, metal melting, marine defense, electronic and industrial equipment markets. ...
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Just Play

Inc.com
October 01, 2008 - About $7 million of investors' money was gone. In 2000, it became a game company. The video game business is like the book business. ...
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Resin plant in rural South Carolina may be rescued

The Post and Courier
September 30, 2008 - At its height, the Wellman plant employed about 1,700 people making engineered resins and polyester fiber. After years of layoffs due to overseas competition and overextension of the company, the 170 remaining employees will work their last day just before Thanksgiving. ...
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Colorado could become solar leader

The Gazette - Colorado Springs, Colorado
September 29, 2008 - The technology lays down a film of photovoltaic material on ordinary glass. ...
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Firms big and small going green Green business tips on the Web

Tulsa World
September 28, 2008 - ...for green business advice has boomed in the last two years, said Dru Meadows, co-owner of The Green Team, a Tulsa-based environmental consulting firm. "The phone has just been ringing off the hook," Meadows said. Meadows' company primarily advises the construction industry on ways to cut down on waste. But to many businesses, going green has more benefits than just cash. Riggs Abney is approaching the one-year anniversary of its employee sustainability......
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