The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has published a set of teaching resources based on its report Biofuels: ethical issues. The resources introduce students to the advantages and disadvantages of different types of biofuels, and include …

(University of Illinois  Urbana-Champaign)  The Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER) in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign is offering an online class in bioenergy …

by  Bryan Sims  (Biodiesel Magazine)  Having finished the first phase of exploring the feasibility of growing, harvesting and utilizing bioenergy crops last year on unconventional growing lands in Michigan, such as highway right-of-ways, vacant urban …

The American Association of Community Colleges’ SEED initiative and the National Council for Workforce Education invite you to a FREE webinar.
Alternative fuel vehicles is a growing segment of the green economy. As market demand evolves …

(Airbus)  This video spotlights Airbus’ alternative fuels research programme, which is a core tenet of the company’s initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of air transport. Programme head Sebastien Remy reviews a range of viable …

(University of Vermont)  Depleting fossil fuel reserves and adverse affects of fluctuating oil prices have renewed interest in alternative and sustainable sources of energy. The University of Vermont is actively involved in this area through …

by Marc Valero (Highlands Today)  With ethanol production poised to bring jobs and a major economic impact to Highlands County, South Florida Community College is partnering with biofuels companies to create a bioenergy education program.
SFCC …

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com)  A new white paper released by Gold Eagle Co aims to answer questions about ethanol blended gasoline. Gold Eagle sells aftermarket fluids and additives such as STA-BIL Ethanol Performance Improver. “Petroleum Production, …

by Karin Holzzknecht  (Center for International Forestry Research Forest Blog)  Assessing how biofuels affect forests and people’s livelihoods and how its production can be more sustainable has been made easier following the recent release of …

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Background: With the understanding that if auto makers selling in the US intend to meet new 54.5 mpg CAFÉ standards, it is likely that they will build lighter weight, …

by Mark Reagan (Dodge City Globe)  Dodge City High School biology teacher Shannon Ralph said she’ll never look at algae like she used to.
Ralph spent six weeks this summer in Lawrence attending the Research Experience …

(Renewable Fuels Association)   The ongoing effort to alter gasoline to minimize its impact on the environment and reduce U.S. dependence on foreign crude oil has refocused attention on fuel quality issues. The increased use of ethanol, …

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  “We’ll share information about educational materials and projects as we hear about them.  If you have developed teaching materials or projects about biofuels and advanced biofuels that you are …

(PR NewsWire/Elesvier)  New Tool Enables the Successful Commercialisation of Alternative Energy Technologies
Elsevier, the world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Elsevier Biofuel, an online search and discovery …

by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Whoever thought of inviting “degree and non-degree seeking students, farmers, budding entrepreneurs, teachers (interested in developing curriculum, or projects at school or college levels) and others” to a university …

by Drew Sowersby (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Fuels of the Future: The Bioalcohol Paradigm This slide presentation has been created by Drew Sowersby to inform a broad audience about the importance and potential dominance of bioalcohols …

(Biofuels Center of North Carolina)  The Biofuels Wiki provides a virtual online encyclopedia about renewable transportation fuels, the feedstocks making up those fuels, and the issues implicit in producing biofuels and other industrial bioproducts at …

Dates: September 2 to October 8, 2011
Days/Time: Fridays & Saturdays 1:00PM – 4:30PM; 2 of the Saturday field trips from 8:30am to 1:30
Location: UVM campus & throughout Vermont
Lead Instructor: Lead Instructor Anju Dahiya
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(Vernier)  Vernier says “thanks” to science educators
Vernier is providing 30 grants to ten elementary or middle schools, ten high schools, and ten college or university departments to honor the important work science educators do every …

Course Dates: August 21-26, 2011
Organized by: Michigan State University World Technology Access (WorldTAP) Program in collaboration with Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC).
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Globally, biofuels research …

(PR Web)  “Biodiesel can be made at home for about $1.00 a gallon, significantly reducing customers’ diesel fuel bill,” states EZBiodiesel owner Guy Purcella.
“Biodiesel can be made at home for about $1.00 a gallon, significantly …

This spring GLBRC launched a seminar series featuring a wide range of bioenergy experts. The series is open to the public and alternates between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Michigan State University campuses. Faculty, staff and …

(US Department of Education)  The U.S. Department of Education announced today the creation of the Green Ribbon Schools program to recognize schools that are creating healthy and sustainable learning environments and teaching environmental literacy. The …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …NGOs in Africa have been touting for some time the use of ethanol cook stoves, to replace three-stone, wood based stoves that can trigger local deforestation and expose women and …

(Michigan State University)  The KBS K-12 Partnership is is a joint effort among KBS scientists, MSU College of Education faculty, and science teachers and administrators in 12 rural school districts in southwest Michigan. Since 1999 …

Course Description: Depleting fossil fuel reserves and adverse affects of fluctuating oil prices have renewed interest in alternative and sustainable sources of energy. The University of Vermont is actively involved in this area through research …

Focus areas:

Bioenergy: development, use and applications
Evaluating the sustainability of biofuels
Systems-thinking in the context of biofuels
Nature of STEM education as related to bioenergy
research
Development and use of classroom inquiry materials

$500 stipend, with credit option.  Application deadline May …

(WKYT/AP)  The Kentucky Biofuels for Schools Program is offering grants to high schools in the state that design projects to teach, produce and use biofuels in their schools and community.
The Kentucky Biofuels for Schools Program is offering …

by Dr. Mark Davis (BioEnergy Science Center, National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) Dr. Davis discusses a multidisciplinary approach to overcoming the current inability to access sugars in lignocellulosic biomass.  By quickly identifying key …

USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced January 18, 2011, two grants that will create educational opportunities in math and science for students interested in bioenergy and bio-based products.
“Bioenergy and bio-based products hold …

(Michigan State University)  Most college students in the United States do not grasp the scientific basis of the carbon cycle – an essential skill in understanding the causes and consequences of climate change, according to …

Research Experience for Teachers (RET) (UW):   The RET allows grade 6 -14 science or agriculture teachers to spend 6 weeks on campus in the summer to develop a classroom lab or activity related to bioenergy. RET …

(W.K. Kellog Biological Station)  Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services from Bioenergy Cropping Systems
Kellogg Biological Station, in partnership with the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is offering 4 Department of Energy Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DOE-REU) in …

(Michigan State University)  The sixth annual Plant Genomics @ Michigan State University Summer Undergraduate Research Program will run from May 23 to July 29, 2011.
The ten-week program is designed to give students experience in the …

(Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center)  At the Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Sciences (PJAS) state competition earlier this year, Jacob Robertson took home a first prize for his project, “Could Corn be Put to Better Use?” Robertson, …

(Algae Industry Magazine)  The National Algae Association is putting out a call to educators to network with other educators and algae researchers in the enhancement of algae curricula by attending their January 13 Conference in The …

By Linda Brozyna (Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center)  For most, the ideal summer vacation does not include donning lab goggles, performing hands on field research or analyzing data. The teachers who participated in the 2010 Great Lakes …

by Jennifer Runyon  (Renewable Energy World) A mapping application shows where bio-energy facilities are located now and where more could be developed.
With funding from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Blue Skyways Collaborative and DOE’s Biomass …

The Sept. 28 Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel virtual conference was a huge success! Presentations are now available online.
Participants learned the latest on exciting new biodiesel research from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory on storage …

(US Department of Energy)  BioEnergy Atlas, a Web portal that provides access to two bioenergy analysis and mapping tools, was released September 28, 2010, by the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The visualization …

(Audubon) A Lexington, KY woman is the recipient of a national conservation fellowship, enabling her to bring biofuel education to Kentucky schools. TogetherGreen Fellow. Supported by a conservation alliance of Audubon and Toyota, the TogetherGreen …

(US Environmental Protection Agency)  U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assistant Administrator for the Office of Research and Development, Paul Anastas, joins other science leaders to kick off the USA Science and Engineering Festival on September …

by David Schwartz (Algae Industry Magazine)  If moving genes around on a chromosome is your idea of a good time, meet Dr. Stephen Mayfield, Director of the San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology.
…Steve is now …

(Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel)  Campaign unites college students for collaboration, education.  
The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to lead America’s energy efforts.  And biodiesel, our nation’s only commercially available advanced biofuel, is front …

Akinori Ito of the Blest corporation in Japan had a simple idea. The premise was take plastic which is made from oil and turn it back in to oil. The following short explains the process …

(State University of New York–Environmental Science and Forestry)  Valuable materials free to educators
New educational units for middle and high school teachers and students.  These standards-based supplemental curriculum materials are available free to educators.   READ MORE  and …

by Cindy Zimmerman  (DomesticFuel)  …“While sweet corn isn’t something we normally plant in these fields, we realize there are people in our community and in the city facing tough times,” said Billy Thiel, MCGA board …

(PR Newswire)  It’s about as close as you can get to a personal visit to a Brazilian sugarcane processing mill without actually being there, and it’s now available on the Web. It’s called the ‘Virtual Mill,’ …

(Albemarle Corporation)  Albemarle Corporation, a leader in providing innovative and sustainable chemistry solutions to its customers and communities, partners with LSU students to become a key sponsor of LSU mechanical and biological engineering students’ 2010 senior …

(General Motors)  Student-Designed and Built Vehicles Put to the Test; Virginia Tech, Penn State Finish Second and Third.
Students from Mississippi State University placed first in the 2010 EcoCAR: The NeXt Challenge finals in San Diego …