
Three Bay Area labs bid for energy research cash (BizJournals: Mon, 11 Dec) Just when we finally started to understand proteomics and gene splicing, it turns out biopharma is so last year. Now, three national laboratories are hoping to use the same technologies to turn alternative energy into the Bay Area's next boom industry.
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New energy chair endorses Yucca Mountain (Reno Gazette-Journal: Sun, 10 Dec) WASHINGTON (AP) - The incoming chairman of the Senate Energy Committee said Friday that Yucca Mountain remains the best option for nuclear waste disposal, and voiced skepticism about the alternative plan backed by Nevada's congressional delegation.
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Energy measures too meek - Greens (Stuff: Mon, 11 Dec) The Government has unveiled a suite of policy options aimed at boosting clean energy and cutting greenhouse gases, but the Green Party says its approach is too meek.
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Region discovers new opportunities through alternative energy (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Sun, 10 Dec) When Charles Cross learned about biodiesel, he was skeptical. His firm - North Side-based United Oil Co. - had been successfully producing industrial lubricants since 1906 and his initial research suggested that producing biodiesel would require a major retooling of the plant.
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