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Woolsey, Khosla: Bullish on biofuels

June 29, 2010 by Marc Gunther
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What should we do with corn? Shove it into cows that become fatty, high-cholesterol meat that contributes to heart disease? Turn it into cheap sugars that make people fat or sick? Or use it to produce biofuels that will help reduce the U.S.’s dependence on Middle East oil, improve our balance of payments and  create jobs instead of... [read more]

Cleantech’s Unsung Heroes

January 24, 2010 by David Levy
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Some clean techsectors are overhyped, while others have unrecognized potential by David L. Levy When most people think about clean energy, solar and wind are the first things that spring to mind. Markets for these renewable energy sources have exhibited rapid growth of about 25-30% annually, and these sectors have attracted the lion’s... [read more]

WWF endorses industrial biotech

September 20, 2009 by Doris de Guzman
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Environmental group WWF is giving a green thumbs-up approval to industrial biotechnology stating that not only could it reduce up to 2.5 billion tons/year of CO2 emissions by 2030, it could also help create a true 21st century green economy. "Low carbon biotech solutions are a good example of hidden or invisible climate solutions that... [read more]

Industrial Biotech Interview: Codexis

August 4, 2009 by Doris de Guzman
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Codexis, a California-based biotech company, have been active mostly in the pharma and health care sector but its focus has now expanded to next generation biofuels (through its partnership with Shell) and very soon, in carbon capture and water treatment. President and CEO Alan Shaw highlights the company's proprietary biocatalytic... [read more]

In search of the perfect biofuel

May 21, 2009 by Marc Gunther
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Funny thing about the biofuels business. Roughly 200 companies are pursuing the perfect biofuel—as cheap as fossil fuels, adaptable to today’s infrastructure, low-carbon, sustainable and no threat to the food supply or to tropical forests. But even cutting-edge startups that say they have the puzzle just about solved can’t raise the... [read more]