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Bioremediation

Not-so-green California?

July 10, 2009 - Best of the web - Report shows that strict regulations in the Golden State are resulting in mounds of e-waste being shipped to Arizona. Full Story »

Mumbai gets India's biggest biomedical waste center

June 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - New $2.1 million plant already treating the waste from 1,000 facilities as government cracks down on medical and electronics pollution. Full Story »

Detroit financier eyes world's largest urban farm

April 3, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - Businessman wants to start large scale farming of blighted land within Detroit city limits, raising questions about soil remediation, toxicity and other concerns. Full Story »

Carbonscape proposes CCS by microwaving plants

March 16, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Kiwi startup touts proprietary process that turns biomass into charcoal to be buried underground to store carbon for millennia. Full Story »

Sludge-powered cement in China?

March 10, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Guangzhou Heidelberg Yuexiu Cement tests project that could dispose of two-thirds of the daily sludge in the city of Guangzhou. Full Story »

Is bacteria cleantech's miracle drug?

February 20, 2009 - by Christine Blackman - MIT researchers say microbes hold the key to many of the industry's biggest challenges, including transportation and carbon emissions. Full Story »

Indian scientists capture carbon with bacteria

February 16, 2009 - by Christine Blackman - India-based researchers say carbon sequestration can produce calcium carbonate for cement or roads. Full Story »

Investors inject new funds in recycling

February 12, 2009 - by Christine Blackman - Startups draw $28 million for technologies to repurpose water, plastics and other materials. Details of this and 36 deals we spotted this week. Full Story »

New year money goes to biofuels

January 8, 2009 - by Emma Ritch - Cleantech refused to take a holiday, clocking 54 deals in the past three weeks, including $74 million in equity for biofuels. Full Story »

VeruTEK completes new green chemistry remediation project

January 8, 2009 - by Dallas Kachan - Company that uses plant extracts to remedy toxic pollution claims another customer win. Full Story »
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