By Michael Bakas, EVP Distributed Energy Systems, Ameresco Special to The Digest In the final weeks of 2019, the American Gas Foundation updated its nearly decade-old report assessing the market and technical potential for renewable natural gas (RNG) supply and emissions reductions. One of the biggest takeaways was this: RNG could reduce emissions from natural […]
By Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Special to The Digest As crop farmers charge ahead into the spring planting season, livestock producers are putting in longer hours to keep meat, dairy and eggs on the grocery store shelves. As a leading producer of corn, soybeans, pork, eggs, […]
By Randall Bolten, data scientist, professor at UC Berkeley Extension, author of Painting with Numbers Special to The Digest No, we’re not doing enough testing – not if we look at the rest of the world. We’ve all heard that testing is a measure of how effectively a country is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
By Elizabeth R. Nesbitt, Senior International Trade Analyst (Pharma/Biotech/Nanotech), U.S. International Trade Commission Special to The Digest Using waste carbon from industrial emissions as a feedstock for chemical manufacture appears to be a viable complement to ongoing abatement efforts. For one thing, such processes can reduce the amounts of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere, helping […]
By Doug Durante, Executive Director, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Special to The Digest A recent article by Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor caught my eye due to a simple but important headline, which was Ethanol Industry Needs Support Now More than Ever. The economic importance of the ethanol industry to agriculture and rural America cannot […]
By Drew Page, Content Marketing Lead, Siege Media Special to The Digest After many studies and drastic changes in the environment, scientists are certain that human pollution, especially in the last 50 years, has had a significantly negative effect on the planet. In less than 150 years, greenhouse gasses like carbon dioxide and methane have […]
By Bill Hagy, Lee Enterprises Consulting, Inc. Special to The Digest A series of PowerPoint Presentations outlining key Federal Financial Programs and Assistance that are available to support the domestic bioeconomy have been provided. This was not intended to be an” all inclusive” listing of federal programs/resources available. The PowerPoints were divided into the three […]
By Alfredo Patron, executive vice president of business development, TeamViewer Special to The Digest In 1850, approximately six out of every ten Americans worked in agriculture,1 much of it for their own consumption. During that era, even people holding other jobs understood just about everything that had to do with farming. Food products sold from […]
By Noppadon Sathitsuksanoh, Ph.D., Assistant Professor – Chemical Engineering (Energy & Sustainability), University of Louisville Special to The Digest In Kentucky, Louisville scientists add value to solid wastes from the hemp product industry. Their research exploits a simple process that transforms the waste into levulinic acid, a valuable chemical and a cement additive for green […]
By Michael Timko, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Special to The Digest The sound of scraping your plate of un-eaten food is a familiar one to all of us. For most people in the U.S., this food winds up in the local landfill. In some locations, composting options are available. But, the […]
