Redding, California - Transfer Flow, Inc.

In Redding, California - Transfer Flow, Inc., a California based fuel systems manufacturer, is conducting a three day alternative fuel training class. The training will tackle the benefits of using alternative energy particularly propane autogas. It will be held from January 17 – 19, 2012 at the Smart Business Resource Center. Another class will be held in Sacramento, California from February 6 – 8, 2012.

For more information, visit www.transferflow.com.

Phoenix, Arizona – Magna International Inc.

In Phoenix, Arizona – Magna International Inc., the largest manufacturer of car parts in North America, is opening a new plant in Phoenix, Arizona. Cosma Power Systems, the name of the plant, will produce structures and components for solar energy systems. The new facility will be ready by December 2011 and is expected to hire 50 – 60 employees.

For more information, visit www.magna.com.

Indian River County, Florida - INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC

In Indian River County, Florida - INEOS New Planet BioEnergy LLC, a joint venture of UK based INEOS Bio and California based New Planet Energy, is opening a new facility. The new plant will be engaged in waste management, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, producing bioethanol and renewable power. They are planning to begin operations by the second half of 2012 and are expecting to hire 53 employees.

For more information, visit their website at www.inpbioenergy.net.

Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania – SunOpta Inc.

In Upper Macungie Township, Pennsylvania – SunOpta Inc., a Canadian food company engaged in producing health foods and energy bars, is opening a new production facility. With its headquarters located in Ontario, Canada, the new plant will be their first in the East Coast. They are planning to begin operating by August 2012 and will be initially hiring 50 people. Recruitment will start in January.

For more information, visit www.sunopta.com.

Should the US Military Use Biofuels Despite the High Price

Navy Ship
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The US Military will acquire 450,000 gallons of biofuel from Solazyme and Dynamic Fuels LLC to power their aircrafts and ships in next year’s RIMPAC or Rim of the Pacific Exercise, the largest international maritime exercise in the world. Solazyme will supply an algae based biofuel while Dynamic Fuels LLC will supply a biofuel based from used cooking oil and animal fats. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus said that a 50-50 blend of biofuel and petroleum based diesel will be used in the exercise off Hawaii next summer. The purchase costs $12 million or roughly $26 a gallon.

The Renewable Energy Agenda Holds Water, Politics Aside

Used Oil
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The recent survey that most Americans still favor further development of alternative energy shows that the renewable energy agenda should continue. This is not to say that pushing for it must be based from the decision of the majority alone but I think it is a wise move. The public, the economy and the environment as well must not be subjected to the ill-effects brought about by using fossil fuels.

New York City, New York - Smith Electric Vehicles Corp.

In New York City, New York - Smith Electric Vehicles Corp., a manufacturer of all-electric vehicles, with its headquarters located in Kansas, Missouri, will add another facility in New York City. The said facility will manufacture the zero emission Newton, a medium duty truck with a 150-mile range. The new facility will begin its production in 2012 and is expected to create up to 100 jobs.

For more information, visit smithelectric.com.

Springfield, Missouri - Paul Mueller Company

In Springfield, Missouri - Paul Mueller Company, a company specializing in manufacturing tanks and equipments for various industries, are looking for qualified applicants to fill different positions. The company plans to hire more than 300 persons over the span of 3 years.

For more information, visit http://www.muel.com/CareerOpportunities/CareerOps.cfm.

Alternative Energy Jobs - Joule Unlimited

Joule Unlimited Inc., a company engaged in alternative energy technologies, has various positions open in different fields. With their headquarters located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, they also have job openings in their pilot plant in Leander, Texas and their demonstration plant in Hobbs, New Mexico.

For more information, visit www.jouleunlimited.com/careers.

Coolidge, Arizona - Central Arizona College

In Coolidge, Arizona - The Central Arizona College with its Renewable Energy Technology program is accepting applicants for different courses and trainings related to jobs in the renewable energy industry. The program is funded by the US Department of Labor with a $2.2 million grant. They are aiming to train 400 applicants.

For more information, you may visit the CAC Engineering Technology Division.

MotionPower and Harnessing Passive Kinetic Energy

Road humps could someday 

be fitted with technology that can 

harness energy from 

passing vehicles

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New Energy Technologies, a company based in Maryland, is developing MotionPower, a new technology that will harness energy from moving vehicles as they pass through a speed bump. MotionPower, the new technology they developed, collects energy from the impacts and vibrations of tires as they pass through a ramp. The harvested energy can then be used to power devices and structures like street lights and traffic stops.

A Defense of the Energy Agenda Against the US Auto Dealers Assault

US Automobile Dealers are being 

affected by the 

US Government's Energy Agenda

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US automobile dealers are taking matters in their own hands in their fight against the government’s agenda favoring reducing greenhouse gas emissions, alternative fuel development and fuel efficient technologies. Their arguments, although valid, may not be entirely concrete. Here are some points:

Why is Virgin Atlantic’s Low Carbon Jet Fuel Worth Talking About

Hopefully, the airline industry 

will someday benefit from 

Virgin Atlantic's new venture in 

low carbon jet fuel

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Virgin Atlantic will implement the widespread use of a low carbon jet fuel by 2014 and it is making news around the internet. But what is good about it? What are the important aspects that make it worthwhile to report?

What’s Stopping Us From Turning Waste Into Energy

We all know that garbage is one of our main problems when it comes to environmental pollution. But what if we burn it and use it as fuel for our power plants?

Generating electricity from wastes 

through incineration is 

a good way to dispose garbage

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Incinerating our wastes and converting it into a source of electricity is a good idea you might say but, as it turns out, it is not that feasible. That is why, as of now, the trend is to look for alternatives other than this to solve pollution and electricity generation.

Should the Ethanol Mandate, Tariffs and Subsidies Be Allowed to Continue

The US Government boosts 

ethanol production through

tariffs and subsidies

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Talks on the allocation for ethanol tariffs and subsidies will heat up once more as they are due to expire this year. With the current high prices of food products as a result of the nearly 40% allocation of corn for producing ethanol, will it be wise to remove the mandate to reduce this? With policy makers and concerned groups lobbying for the removal of the tariffs and subsidies on ethanol, what would happen if they are allowed to continue?

Peoria, Illinois - Maxwell Technologies

Peoria, Illinois

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In Peoria, Illinois - Maxwell Technologies, a company specializing in energy storage as well as power delivery devices, is opening a new facility in Peoria, Illinois. The new facility will cater to developing and manufacturing ultracapacitors, electric components used in regenerative braking and similar systems. The new facility is expected to open in 2012 and will bring about 150 - 200 new jobs in the next three years.

For more information, you may visit www.maxwell.com.

Do We Need to Focus Investments In Biomass Power Plants Now?

Coal fired power plants 

supply more than a third 

of the world's electricity

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Amid rising prices of electricity and fossil fuels, do we need to focus investments in power plants that use biomass as fuels now?

The Quest For The Alternative Fuel - Just Like A Movie

We have to find an alternative 

before fossil fuels run out

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Take a big picture at what’s going on in our quest for the new alternative fuel and you might probably feel that you’re watching a movie.

Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania - C3i

Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania

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In Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania - C3i, a technology support services company, is opening a new facility in Jenkins Township, Pennsylvania. The new facility will focus on software programming as well as repairing computers, ipads and iphones. Set for operation on July 1 next year, they will begin hiring about 75 people beginning January.

For more information, you may visit www.c3i-inc.com.

Siri Questions and Siri Answers

Puzzle

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The iphone 4S is due for release on October 14, 2011. With Apple’s massive advertising campaigns and the crowd’s eagerness to get their hands on the new iphone, the new iphone 4S will certainly be a hot item for a month or so.

Reducing Ethanol Tariffs to Combat High Prices

Developing ethanol for electricity generation

is a way to lessen the 

nation's dependence on fossil fuels

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Postponing the development of ethanol may have adverse consequences in the future. If we stick with using fossil fuel and not develop any infrastructure for alternative fuel, and if fossil fuel prices go up, which is very likely in the future, the economy may be placed at a large risk due to the dictates of the prices of alternative fuel should the country not have one fully developed at that time.

Glassboro, New Jersey - Rowan University

Rowan University, a university in Glassboro, New Jersey is looking for qualified applicants to fill up various positions. If you’re interested, you may visit www.rowan.edu.

Urbanized, A Documentary Film by Gary Hustwit

Urbanized will be shown on October 11, 2011 at the Detroit Film Theater at the Detroit Institute of Arts in Detroit, Michigan and on October 12, 2011 at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio.

If you’re interested in how cities today are being designed, you may want to check out Urbanized, a documentary that tackles the ways on how to prepare a city as the number of people living in it grows. Various experts in the different fields concerned will add incites on how to assess, plan, engineer and reshape the cities that we are now living in. This film intends to provide information to start a global discussion on how cities should be in the coming years.

What is interesting about the film is that it suggests that we take a proactive stand in designing new cities. It will then be good to know how ordinary citizens, like us, can contribute to its designs as well as how the new designs will affect communities. And, if the changes are upon us, what avenues are open so that we can easily adjust to the changes.

For more information, you may visit urbanizedfilm.com.

The Impact of Introducing Alternative Fuel Fleets on Private Companies

Fossil fuels will soon be depleted

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UPS, with the largest package delivery fleet that runs on alternative fuels, is being utilized to promote the wide scale use of alternative fuel vehicles. With more than 2,200 alternative fueled vehicles, UPS hopes to have more knowledge about the relatively new technologies to develop various approaches before using them on a larger scale. UPS currently has vehicles that run on CNG, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), fuel cells, hybrids and electricity.

Redmond, Washington - HCL Technologies

Redmond, Washington

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In Redmond, Washington - HCL Technologies, a technology and information technology company, opened a new facility in Overlake. The new facility will cater to engineering new technologies for various innovative products. It is hoped to bring about 400 new jobs in the next two years.

For more information, you may visit www.hcltech.com.

In Memory of Steve Jobs, the Game Changer

Mitsubishi Electric to Break Barriers with Elevators

Elevators are the typical 

mode of transportation 

inside buildings

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Mitsubishi Electric will install record breaking elevators in the Shanghai Tower, a building set to be the tallest in China once completed in 2014. With the installation of 106 elevators in the tower, they aim to break two world records - the first one, as the fastest by travelling at 59 feet per second, and the 2nd, as the longest-travelling elevator by covering a distance of 578.5 meters. They will incorporate new technologies such as stronger cables, ceramic brakes and regenerative braking into these set of elevators.

Google Driverless Car is Just One of Their Many Ventures

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When I began a research about driverless cars, it came as a surprise to me that we might be seeing this as a common thing on the streets in maybe 10 to 20 years. While we do know that cars will eventually get to this point, what struck me was that this transition in the way we drive is very near - all thanks to technology that continue to pave the way for cheaper but faster car parts and computers.

St. Joseph, Minnesota - College of Saint Benedict/ Saint John's University

St. Joseph, Minnesota

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In St. Joseph, Minnesota – The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University are looking for an assistant professor who will teach high school science pedagogy. They are requiring an individual with a Masters in Chemistry or Chemistry Education and a doctoral degree in Science Education. Applicants able to submit their application before December 1, 2011 will be given priority.

For more information and other job postings, you may visit https://employment.csbsju.edu.

New Haven, Connecticut – Yale University

Yale University

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In New Haven, Connecticut – Yale University, one of the top universities in the world, launched STARS to further assist those who are seeking university jobs in Yale University. STARS, which stands for Strategic Talent-management and Recruitment System, is an online portal used by the university’s human resource department in filling up vacant positions in Yale. Application is open for both internal and external Yale job applicants.

For more information about the jobs, you may visit http://www.yale.edu/hronline/stars/application/.

Midland, Michigan – Michigan Molecular Institute

Midland, Michigan

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In Midland, Michigan – Michigan Molecular Institute along with ECO Research Institute will open a new facility that is expected to begin its operations next summer. The facility, Eco Bio Plastics Midland, Inc., is seeking to develop materials based from used papers and plastics. Groundbreaking is scheduled by the end of the year and will bring about 30 new jobs.

For more information, you may visit http://www.mmi.org.

Crestview Hills, Kentucky - Joseph-Beth Booksellers

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In Crestview Hills, Kentucky – Joseph-Beth Booksellers is opening a new store in Crestview Hills, Kentucky. Being their fourth store, it will also feature a bistro like the first three and will not only sell books but will also include gifts and other items. They hope to open by Mid-November and are planning to hire 30 employees.

For more information, you may visit http://www.josephbeth.com/Employment.aspx.

Are Smart Phones and Tablets Better Off Without NFC?

NFC Technology in smart phones

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At one point or another, we have heard about NFC as a new feature in smart phones. So, what is it?

NFC or Near Field Communication is a relatively new feature in electronic devices that simplifies data transfer, operation and communication. It is “near field” because it only needs a few centimeters or less in order to pair up with another device. But Bluetooth and WiFi can also do this, right? What’s the difference?

Nikon J1 and V1: Cameras With Dual Core Expeed 3

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Nikon has just unveiled the Nikon J1 and V1, two 10.1 megapixel cameras equipped with a dual core Expeed 3, a fast image processing engine.

To a non-professional but enthusiastic photographer, details about the 13.3-by-8.8mm sensor, 10-30mm lens, aperture and ISO features do not matter, because the important thing is what the cameras can do and not how they do them. In addition, the cameras should be easy to use and should take good pictures every time.

Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania - Packaging Corporation of America

Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania

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In Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania – The Packaging Corporation of America, a company that produces containerboard and corrugated packaging products, is opening a new manufacturing facility in Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania next month. The new facility is expected to create fifty new jobs in the next three years.

Brunswick, Georgia - GSI Commerce

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In Brunswick, Georgia - GSI Commerce, a company that provides ecommerce solutions and interactive marketing services, will open a call center in Brunswick, Georgia. With its headquarters in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, the company expects to hire 750 seasonal employees.

For more info, you may visit http://www.gsicommerce.com/.

Mentor, Ohio - Safeguard Properties

Mentor, Ohio

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In Mentor, Ohio - Safeguard Properties, a company that maintains and inspects foreclosed properties, is opening a new facility in Mentor, Ohio. The new facility, a testament to their business growth, will help the headquarters free up more space and assist it in providing uninterrupted service. It is planned to bring about 60 new jobs to the city.

Google Adds New Feature: Celebrity Endorsements

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Google will add a new feature in the search results: celebrity endorsements.

Florence, South Carolina - Otis Elevator Company

Florence, South Carolina

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In Florence, South Carolina - Otis Elevator Company is opening a new facility in Florence, South Carolina. The new facility is set to produce innovative elevators such as the Gen 2 elevator. The facility is scheduled to open in July 2012 and will bring 360 new jobs in the area.

F1 Races on Electric Motors?

F1 Cars

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Developments in the electric car industry are clear moves on what the automobiles of the future will run on. With new technologies, electric cars are going faster and are having longer ranges. Isn't it time that F1 races run on electric motors as well?

Do Not Track for Browsers

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Firefox has just recently launched Do Not Track, a browser option that tells companies to stop tracking the users online. Microsoft’s IE9 and Apple’s Safari have previously launched the feature as well.

Should Google Chrome and Opera implement DNT as well?

Smart TVs? Not Yet.

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Smart TVs continue to fail in meeting their target quotas despite different strategies the makers have used.

Petbook K9, The First Laptop for Dogs

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I was browsing the web the other day and came across Toshiba's page for Petbook K9, the World's First Laptop for Dogs! And it has a lot of features.

Odd News: Tenteki 10 and the IV Body Boosts

In Tokyo, Japan, customers in their 20s, 30's and 40's visit Tenteki 10, a clinic that administers body boosters by injecting it directly into the vein.

Goo Goo Dolls on September 25, 2011

The Goo Goo Dolls will perform on September 25, 2011 at the Alice's Now and Zen Festival at the Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. The concert is FREE. There are also VIP packages being sold for $75.

Warrior (2011)

Lionsgate is set to release Warrior, a mixed martial arts film starring Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy and Nick Nolte.

2.8L/100km with Ford Focus ECOnetic Technology

Days before the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, Ford announced the new Ford Focus ECOnetic Technology, a fuel efficient non-hybrid automobile with a diesel engine capable of reaching 100 kilometers with just 2.8L of fuel.

Smart Forvision: Solar Cells, OLED's and more

Teaming up with BASF, Smart will introduce the Smart Forvision in the upcoming 2011 Frankfurt Show on September 15 to September 25 in Frankfurt, Germany. Geared with revolutionary materials for minimal energy use and convenience, the car aspires to set a new trend in the automobile industry.

California Imposes Shark Fin Ban

       



 Bright news for shark conservationists - California recently passed AB 376 which will impose the statewide ban on sale, importation and  possession of shark fins. The law will go into effect in 2013.


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