Doug Durante, Executive Director Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest The decision by the Biden Administration last month to lift the restriction on E15 during the summer months was by all accounts a public relations disaster. How could what should have been presented to the public as a positive, health and money-in-your-pocket development […]
Is there a Green premium? For those shielded from the decades-long debate, on account of youth or a long residency on the International Space Station, the idea is this: consumers will pay more for sustainable products than fossil-based products. Some say yes, some say no, some say heck no. About the Green Premium Dooma Wendschuh, […]
In California, Zymergen raised $500 million last week in its IPO and the stock closed Monday night at $43.00, up 39 percent over itsWednesday trading debut. The company sold an unexpectedly robust $16.1 million shares at $31, the top end of its expected range. In short, every sign from the market is bullish. For many […]
Today, in part 3 of our series The Extraordinary remaking of Ordinary Things, let’s begin with the not well-known problem of the paper coffee cup, that it leaks and loses rigidity when hot, unless you put a coating on it, one made of polyethylene, and that coating makes it very, very difficult to break down […]
By Ross Mazur, Graduate Student, Colorado State University Impact MBA, Business Development & Project Engineer, Sustainable Fuels Consulting LLC Special to The Digest Hype, the ephemeral group discourse surrounding topics and ideas, is becoming more pervasive in our increasingly digital world. Although hype cycles, the temporal trends in societal perception of a specific technology or […]
Who knew flies would be so useful! Apparently the nanocoating found in fruit fly eyes have potential applications in medicine, textiles and electronics thanks to its anti-reflective, anti-microbial and self-cleaning properties. The proteins and lipids can also be tweaked to change the physical characteristics of the coating making it applicable to a wide range of […]
In a new poll released by Focus on Rural America President Trump narrowed his deficit from 11 points to 5, trailing challenger Joe Biden 50-45 percent across the states of Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The President trailed Biden 52-41 in a similar poll conducted in early August. The poll was conducted for FORA by RG Strategies, […]
By Russ Freeman, PE Retired Special to the Digest Through publications and Webinars, The Digest has done a remarkable job of keeping interested parties informed about the global impacts of a fossil-based once-through society and growing efforts to transform it. From the substantial body of information presented and a big-picture viewpoint, it is clear we […]
Imagine sitting on the beach with a bioplastic cup with micro-encapsulated, water soluble cannabinoids printed on the cups so the actives and flavors are released when it comes in contact with water, soda, or other liquids. Or how about clothing dye made from Chipotle’s avocado pit waste from its guacamole supply chain to go with […]
What the delegates were saying about CNG, fuel cells, and hydrogen, biogas as a platform, new markets, including EVs and succinic acid, policy, methane, emissions, novel crops, and renewable diesel. In Florida, ABLC Digital opened for 583 registered delegates — and 774 additional viewers taking in the four hours of ABLC content that was streamed […]
