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Food and Energy Security Go Hand in Hand, Says UN Agency

Growing energy-producing crops will help farmers save money, create safer cooking fuel, and help them adapt to climate change, says a new report from the UN.READ»

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Biogas Gets Its Moment

Texas to sell biogas to the public.READ»

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The Top 9 Green-Powered Companies

Wondering if that beer on your counter was made with renewable energy? The Environmental Protection Agency might be able to tell you. That's because the agency just released its list of the top 20 organizations running on "green ...READ»

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Coming Soon: Waste-Free Breweries

A German company has developed a way to use spent grains and wastewater to generate energy for brewing beer. READ»

Dell Now Gets Over a Quarter of Its Electricity From Renewable Sources

The IT industry is known for its electricity-sucking tendencies and carbon emissions, which is why Dell's announcement that it now sources 26% of its electricity from renewable sources--up from 20% in 2008--is so admirable. The ...READ»

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A German Town Embraces Manure Energy

Lünen, Germany is about to get a whole lot smellier now that it's set to become the world's first town to be powered by animal waste. The town will use biogas from cow and horse manure to power a biogas plant, that will produce ...READ»

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German Biogas Plant Restores Dignity to Corn

Corn is a dirty word when it comes to biofuel, and for good reason. We barely have enough food to go around, so it seems like a huge waste to use the stuff for electricity and heat. But a new biogas plant built by the ...READ»