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The Scandinavian Airlines System, with other air carriers, Boeing and Honeywell refining technology subsidiary, UOP, have established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels. With support and advice from the global environmental organizations, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Users Group makes commercial aviation the first global transportation sector to voluntarily...

To: TRANSPORTATION EDITORS Contact: Peter Dalpe of Honeywell, +1-973-455-4908, peter.dalpe@honeywell.com DES PLAINES, Ill., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- UOP LLC, a Honeywell (NYSE: HON) company, announced today that it has joined a group of leading air carriers and Boeing (NYSE: BA) to accelerate the development and commercialization of sustainable new aviation fuels. With support and advice from world leading environmental organizations, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Natural...

Sustainable Power Corp. (PINKSHEETS: SSTP) advised that it has forwarded the following correspondence to Senator John McCain: September 23, 2008 VIA FACSIMILE AND OVERNIGHT MAIL Senator John McCain 241 Russell Senate Office Bldg Washington, DC 20510 Facsimile No.: (202) 228-2862 Re: Sustainable Power Corp. Reducing Dependence on Foreign Oil Dear Senator McCain: I am the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sustainable Power Corp., a company located in...

OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that the fine tuning of the Helix BioReactor(TM) subsystems has yielded positive results. In its original May 2008 patent filing for the Enhanced Algae Growth System, the company reported initial algae production metrics based on its first prototype of February 2008. Since that time, the engineering...

By Clinton Thomas Farmers in red Case tractors plant split red wheat each fall in Northeast Kansas and Northwest Missouri. Every four years, those farmers head for the ballot box to vote for president. In recent elections, they have voted red. But in extreme circumstances, a loyal Case customer might trade in his red tractor for John Deere green. For the right price, a red wheat grower could switch to yellow corn. And on a certain issue, a red voter could cast a blue ballot. Ethanol will...

GreenMan Technologies, a tire recycler, has announced the formation of a new subsidiary, GreenMan Renewable Fuel and Alternative Energy. GreenMan Renewable Fuel and Alternative Energy's primary objective is to pursue licenses, joint-ventures, and long-term contracts focused on the commercialization of existing and late-stage development products and processes in green-based technologies including renewable fuels, alternative energy and recycled products. Lyle Jensen, president and CEO of...

OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB: OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that Riggs Eckelberry, CEO of OriginOil, will be a featured speaker on November 17 at the Algae World '08 conference in Singapore. He will discuss the company's initiative to standardize algae production. Organized by the Centre for Management Technology, which specializes in international...

Seven years ago this week, the United States was attacked on September 11. Since this event, the US military, congress, and departments of energy, agriculture and defense have increased the volume of initiatives to promote renewable alternatives for energy independence. There is a growing sense of urgency for the US to produce alternatives to foreign oil. The United States imports approximately 70% of its oil. In addition, the United States military is the largest single consumer of...

By Smith, Pamela Ann Can they make a significant difference? DOOMSDAY SCENARIOS OF the world's oil supplies reaching a peak and then declining have helped to fuel financial speculation in crude oil and driven prices to record highs. They have also helped to raise expectations that alternative sources of energy - everything from ethanol and biodiesel to nuclear, solar, wind and coal - can provide substantial new supplies in the coming decades. But new research shows that such scenarios and...

OriginOil, Inc. (OTCBB:OOIL), the developer of a breakthrough technology to transform algae, the most promising source of renewable oil, into a true competitor to petroleum, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer Riggs Eckelberry discussed the industrialization of algae to oil and its potential to revolutionize the renewable fuels industry in an interview on the CEO Radio Network (www.ceoradionetwork.com). "Biofuels made from food are not viable long term due to land use and food...