Alternative Energy in the News
Gov. Kaine to Open ODU's Algal Farm Pilot Project Near Hopewell Sept. 24
Article by Jim Raper posted on the Old Dominion University News website on September 10, 2008.
Wind Farm Off VA Coast Can Be Done, Researchers Say
Article by Scott Harper in the August 30, 2008 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Wind Is Given 2nd Look As Energy Needs Grow
Article in the August 3, 2008 issue of the Washington Post
China Declares Ambitious Alternative-Energy Plans
Article in the March 27, 2008 issue of Nature (volume 452).
Algae Can Help Us Move Past Ethanol's Problems
Article by Patrick G. Hatcher in the March 23, 2008 issue of The Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Bay Group Wants EPA to Pick Up Pace on Cleanup
Article by Patrick Lynch in the March 18, 2008 issue of The Daily Press.
Global Wind Power Capacity Reaches 100,000 Megawatts
Article by Jonathan G. Dorn posted on March 4, 2008 on the Earth Policy Institute website.
Turbines Must Deal With The Birds And The Bats
Article by Hannah Northey in the January 25, 2008 issue of The Daily News Record.
New Idea Blows In: Wind Power Makes Inroads In Valley
Article by Dan Wright in the January 25, 2008 issue of The Daily News Record.
The Search For ‘Green Gold': If JMU Seniors Reach Their Goal, Algae May Help Fill Your Tank
Article by Heather Bowser in the January 25, 2007 issue of The Daily News Record.
ODU Experiment on Turning Sewage into Algae-Based Biodiesel is Flourishing
Article by Scott Harper in the January 19, 2008 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
SAIC Helps Virginia Become a Maritime Renewable Energy Research Leader
Article appeared in Summer/Fall 2007 issue of SAIC Magazine.
World's Biggest Offshore Wind Farm Approved For Thames Estuary Site
Article appeared in The Guardian on December 19, 2006.
Governor Kaine Announces Investments in Higher Education
A December 13, 2007 Press Release by the Office of Governor Timothy M. Kaine
Algae Cultivation Tanks Installed For “Green” Project At Wastewater Treatment Plant
Article by Jim Raper posted on the Old Dominion University News website on December 6, 2007.
Algae is Fuel for Thought on Saving the Environment
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News story aired on the 5:30 edition of WVEC-TV (ABC) News on November 6, 2007, Craig Moeller reporting.
Kaine Discusses State's Options for Alternative Fuel Usage
Article by Scott Harper in the October 18, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Chesapeake OKs Controversial Biodiesel Plant in South Norfolk
Article by Mike Saewitz in the October 17, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
ODU Tests Fuel for the Future
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News story aired on the 6:00 edition of WAVY-TV (NBC) News on October 12, 2007, Cheryl Tan reporting.
ODU Researchers are Turning Trash into Treasure by Producing Biodiesel from Algae
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News story aired on the 5:30 edition of WAVY-TV (NBC) News on October 3, 2007, Cheryl Tan reporting.
Green Dreams
Article by Joel K. Bourne, Jr. in the Ocotber 2007 issue of National Geographic.
Clean Cities Program Calls for Clean Air, Fuels
This is the last in a series exploring alternative energy sources.
Article by Scott Harper in the September 23, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Turbulence Over Turbines at Virginia's First Planned Wind Farm
This is the third in a series exploring alternative energy sources.
Article by Scott Harper in the September 16, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Kaine Aims to Cut State's Greenhouse Gases 30 Percent by 2025
Article by Scott Harper in the September 13, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
As Alternative Fuel, Soybean Biodiesel Has Come a Long Way
This is the second in a series exploring alternative energy sources.
Article by Scott Harper in the September 9, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Next in Biofuels: Poultry Power
This is the first in a series exploring alternative energy sources.
Article by Scott Harper in the September 2, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
The Greenest Green Fuel
Article by Elizabeth Svoboda in the July 2007 issue of Popular Science.
Old Clean Coal
Article posted on Economist.com on July 3, 2007.
Wind, Algae Projects to Tap State Money for Energy Studies
Article by Scott Harper in the June 30, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Algae Biodiesel Startups Plan Large-Scale Algae Farms
Article by Clayton Bodie Cornell in the June 14, 2007 post on GreenOptions.com.
The Windmills Beyond
Article by Dan Ullman in the May 31, 2007 issue of The Washington Post.
Algae Bloom Again
Article by Amanda Leigh Haag in the May 31, 2007 issue of Nature (volume 447).
Actual Carbon Emissions Outpace Scenarios
Artcle by Liz Kalaughler, editor of environmentalresearchweb, posted on May 29, 2007.
Creating a Global Market for Biofuels
Artcle by Crystal Luxmore was posted on environmentalresearchweb on May 23, 2007.
Venture Capitalists Want to Put Some Algae in Your Tank
Article by Clifford Krauss in a recent issue of The New York Times posted on nytimes.com March 7, 2007.
Environmentally Minded Ingenuity Drives the Latest Business Wave to Plant its Roots in the Bay Area
Article by David R. Baker in a recent issue of The San Francisco Chronicle posted on sfgate.com March 4, 2007.
Virginia Leaders Argue Against Offshore Drilling
Story posted on WVEC.com on May 26, 2007.
Second Alternative Fuel Plant in the Works for Chesapeake
Article by Gregory Richards in the May 22, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
PSC Endorses Offshore Wind Farm for Delmarva
Article by Aaron Nathans in a recent issue of The News Journal posted on delawareonline May 9, 2007.
Wind Energy Ideal Hits Reality Headwind
Editorial in the April 3, 2007 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
Research Consortium Takes Aim at Alternative Energy Solutions
Article in March 2007 issue of "Richmond Review", a publication of Old Dominion University.
House Budget Promotes Alternative Energy Research
A February 6, 2007 Press Release from the office of Delegate Phil Hamilton.
Offshore 101: Economic Benefits Would Be Huge
Article by Frank Wagner in the April 2, 2006 issue of The Virginian-Pilot.
