On March 23 Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) signed legislation that would guide how real estate is used in the cultivation and production of algae. The new law makes land used for growing algae qualify as agriculture property. This gives algae farmers similar tax treatment as other types of agriculture and will make it easier …
Water levels in U.S. aquifers are dropping at a rate 3 times faster than at any time in the last century, according to an exhaustive 18 year study by the United States Geological Survey. The new research shows dramatic drops in the vast underground storage areas tapped for agriculture, energy and human consumption. With depleted …
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Mark you calendar for the 16th annual Congressional Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency EXPO + Forum being held June 16 in Washington, DC. The event will bring together nearly fifty businesses, sustainable energy industry trade associations, government agencies, and energy policy research organizations to showcase the status and near-term potential of the cross-section of renewable energy (biofuels/biomass, geothermal, …
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Yesterday the Algae Biomass Organization announced the results of it’s latest board elections, and we’d like to extend a warm welcome to the new and returning board members that will serve until 2015! The newly elected board members are: Tim Burns – BioProcess Algae Jose Olivares – Los Alamos National Laboratories Todd Taylor – Fredrikson …
Last Thursday ABO conduced the first in a series of live webinars that are designed to showcase the people, policies and technologies that are moving the algae industry forward. This preliminary webinar focused on the interplay of saline water availability and commercial algae production for biofuels and other products. Presenting on the topic were: Mary …
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