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UC Berkeley Environment & Sustainability Weekly Newsletter
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Week of June 21, 2010
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| Recent Environmental News: |
| Enzyme Trio for Biosynthesis of Hydrocarbon Fuels |
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Jun 18 2010 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have identified a trio of bacterial enzymes that can catalyze key steps in the conversion of plant sugars into hydrocarbon compounds for the production of green transportation fuels. |
| Berkeley Lab Receives $4 Million in Recovery Act Funding to Develop Computational Methods for Energy-Related Research |
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Jun 18 2010 | Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Researchers in the Computational Research Division (CRD) of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received more than $4 million in funding for six projects that will help develop computational methods to answer some of the nation's most pressing questions regarding energy efficiency, climate stabilization, and next-generation, carbon-neutral energy sources. |
| Ethan Elkind Promotes Clean Energy Program in Recent Op-Ed |
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Jun 17 2010 | Mercury News
Ethan Elkind, Bank of America Climate Change Research Fellow Op-Ed: Fannie and Freddie delinquent on climate change and clean energy. |
| Prof. Kammen participating in "Renewable Energy Policy, post-spill" panel |
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Jun 16 2010 | Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory
n California, utilities are struggling to meet the state's goal that they provide one-third of their power from renewable resources by 2020. The panel took a look at the most promising developments in the world of alternative energy -- and at some of the obstacles to large-scale adoption.Listen to the podcast at KQED. |
| Trees shift upward as climate warms |
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Jun 15 2010 | College of Natural Resources
The world's warming climate is forcing trees and the plant life around them into new territories where the environment is more like the areas where they normally thrive, scientists report from a new global survey. |
| Dan Faber Discusses BP Spill on PBS NewsHour |
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Jun 14 2010 | Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE)
As the Obama administration pressures BP to start an independently monitored escrow fund to expedite oil leak damage claims for people and businesses in the Gulf region, Ray Suarez talks to two attorneys about the White House's legal authority to enforce damage payments. |
| Prof. Borenstein Appointed to U.S. Aviation Committee |
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Jun 14 2010 | Haas School Newsroom
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood recently appointed Professor Severin Borenstein, co-director of the Energy Institute at Haas, to the newly established Future of Aviation Advisory Committee. The purpose of the committee is to identify the priorities of the aviation industry – competition, infrastructure, financing, workforce, and environmental and safety issues -- and offer innovative solutions to address the challenges. |
| Biotech and the “Greening” of Agriculture |
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Jun 13 2010 | The Berkeley Blog, Prof. Zilberman
Prof. Zilberman blogs about how agricultural biotechnology can provide an incredible arsenal of tools that can address the challenges that humanity faces with much less deforestation and scarcities than otherwise. |
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| Not-to-miss Events: |
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Summer Fun Day - What's the Matter?
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Special Event | June 23 | 12-2 p.m. | Lawrence Hall of Science
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Grove Grooves: Redwood Grove Concert Series
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| Performing Arts - Music | July 1 – 29, 2010 every Thursday | 5:30-7 p.m. | Botanical Garden |
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Green Stuff Summer Camp 2010
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| Workshop | June 21 – August 16, 2010 every Monday with exceptions | 9 a.m.-2 p.m. | Botanical Garden |
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