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Energy News- DOE Closes $465 Million Loan to Tesla Motors January 21, 2010DOE has closed its $465 million loan with Tesla Motors, which the electric automaker will use to build two factories. A facility in southern California will build the Model S electric sedan, and another in Palo Alto, California, will build electric powertrains and components. […]
- Secretary Chu Announces More Than $20.5 million for Community Renewable Energy Deployment Projects January 21, 2010DOE Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of five projects to receive more than $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects, such as biomass, wind, and solar installations. […]
- Honda and Toyota Unveil New Hybrids at the Detroit Auto Show January 20, 2010Honda and Toyota unveiled new dedicated hybrid vehicles at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The car show also features the latest in electrified vehicles, including new entries from BYD Auto, BMW, Cadillac, Volvo, and Volkswagen. […]
- DOE Closes $465 Million Loan to Tesla Motors January 21, 2010
- Renewable Energy
- Smart Windows: Energy Efficiency with a ViewBuildings consume 40 percent of our nation's energy. NREL is testing and researching electrochromic windows that could knock that back significantly. […]
- NREL to Help Scale Up Biofuels OperationsThanks to a partnership with DOE and NREL, companies are getting the cash and expertise needed to jumpstart biofuels production scale-up. […]
- Energy Data Available Anywhere, Any TimeNREL launches a new Internet site to allow organizations around the world to both post their own energy data and download data, for free. […]
- Smart Windows: Energy Efficiency with a View
- Energy And The Environment
- Lake Travis ISD Makes List of Top Green Power Purchasers January 25, 2010(Dallas, Texas – January 25, 2010) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that for the first time Lake Travis Independent School District, Austin, Texas, appears on EPA’s Top 20 K-12 list of the largest green power purchasers among primary and secondary schools […]
- Green Power Usage Edged Higher in 2009 among EPA Partners January 25, 2010WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s top 10 Green Power Partners increased their voluntary green power commitments by more than 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2009, while 300 new organizations joined the Green Power Partnership […]
- Food Processing Plants Increase Energy Efficiency, Earn EPA’s Energy Star January 19, 2010WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is recognizing the first three frozen fried potato processing plants to earn the Energy Star for superior energy performance […]
- Lake Travis ISD Makes List of Top Green Power Purchasers January 25, 2010
- Energy Research
- LLNL's Dearborn tackles the asteriod threat January 26, 2010Dave Dearborn???s mission is to keep us safe from incoming asteroids. […]
- Center explores low-cost carbon fiber January 26, 2010A new, stimulus-funded research center at DOE's Oak Ridge National Laboratory could help strengthen the very 'fiber' of America's automotive and energy industries. […]
- NREL breaks down walls for biofuels January 26, 2010Researchers at DOE's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and ethanol producers are racing to come up with ways to make ethanol from cellulosic biomass that are cheaper and easier to produce than current methods. […]
- LLNL's Dearborn tackles the asteriod threat January 26, 2010
- Agriculture
- Collection Provides Supply for Taxonomical RescuesRead the magazine story to find out more. Aspergillus fumigatus is just one of the 1,700 strains of fungi from the ARS Fungal Culture Collection, which survived Hurricane Katrina as freeze dried specimens. Micrograph courtesy of Maren Klich, ARS. Aspergillus fumigatus. Micrograph courtesy of Maren Klich, ARS. Microbe collections accelerate discoveries Gen […]
- New Issue of Healthy Animals Now OnlineNew Issue of Healthy Animals Now Online By Chris Guy January 21, 2010 The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) today posted a new issue of Healthy Animals. This quarterly online newsletter compiles ARS news and expert resources on the health and well-being of agricultural livestock, poultry and fish. Each quarter, one article in Healthy Animals focuses on a p […]
- Potential of Dairy-Based Package Wraps OutlinedARS research leader Peggy Tomasula (left) and chemist Phoebe Qi are developing food-packaging products from dairy ingredients. Photo courtesy of Paul Pierlott, ARS Edible films made from dairy, biofuel byproducts High-tech packaging keeps cut produce fresh Food-grade starch put to new industrial use Potential of Dairy-Based Package Wraps Outlined By Ro […]
- Collection Provides Supply for Taxonomical Rescues
- Food, Drugs And Health
- FDA Approves New Treatment for Type 2 DiabetesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Victoza (liraglutide), a once-daily injection to treat type 2 diabetes in some adults. […]
- FDA Approves First Percutaneous Heart ValveThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the Medtronic Melody Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve and Ensemble Delivery System, the first heart valve to be implanted through a catheter, or tube, in a leg vein and guided up to the heart. This new approach to the treatment of adults and children with previously implanted, poorly functioning pulmonary val […]
- FDA Schedules Public Meeting on Premarket Clearance Process for Medical DevicesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has scheduled a public meeting on Feb. 18, 2010, to discuss key challenges related to the premarket notification, or 510(k) process, used to review and clear certain medical devices marketed in the United States. The FDA receives more than 3,000 510(k) submissions each year. […]
- FDA Approves Ampyra to Improve Walking in Adults with Multiple SclerosisThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Ampyra (dalfampridine) extended release tablets to improve walking in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). In clinical trials, patients treated with Ampyra had faster walking speeds than those treated with an inactive pill (placebo). This is the first drug approved for this use. […]
- FDA Approves Left Ventricular Assist System for Severe Heart Failure PatientsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the HeartMate II, a continuous-flow, left ventricular assist system as a support for severe heart failure patients who are not acceptable candidates for heart transplantation. […]
- FDA Approves New Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes
The British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia macilenta) And Moss
“There are species of edible lichen. Umbilicaria esculenta (Japanese: Iwatake; Korean: Seogi) are collected from cliffs for use in a variety of traditional Korean and Japanese foods. Lichen flour is used by the Tarahumara as an ingredient of Tesguino.[33] Other people eat lichen too, and not just as a survival food. Most lichens must be prepared carefully before consumption because of their high acid content. Of the twenty thousand or so species, at least two are confirmed toxic.
Lichens occur in some of the most extreme environments on Earth—arctic tundra, hot deserts, rocky coasts and toxic slag heaps.”
– Wikipedia
The British Soldier Lichen (Cladonia macilenta) is a fruiting lichen which resembles a British soldier with a bright red cap. Though the mushrooms are small, their bright color and distinctive form make them stand out in their forest habitat.