Government pushes for 100% SAF in aviation
A government-wide strategy to scale up “new technologies to manufacture sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) throughout the U.S. aircraft industry”—something biotech has been working on for …
Climate Change
UN report warns humanity ‘going in wrong direction’ on climate change
With Pakistan’s monumental floods and the crop-withering heatwave in China this year as examples of what to expect, a new UN report last week gave …
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New catalyst can turn food waste into cheap biodiesel
According to research published in late August, a new method that enhances the process for turning food waste into biodiesel enables reduction of carbon emissions …
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Enviva, Alder partner to turn wood biomass into SAF
American biomass company Enviva announced that it’s partnering with Alder Fuels in a move to make aviation biofuel, Reuters reported. Contributing to airlines’ goals of …
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BIO: IRA climate investment needs more biotech to meet goals
The recently passed Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which allocates $369 billion to ensuring energy security and halting climate change, is now being implemented by the …
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World Water Week: What’s the role for biotech in restoring water balance?
“1,000-year” rainfalls, which can cause greater harm when they hit drought-stricken areas, are aggravating record heat and water shortages across the United States, according to …
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IRA climate provisions can benefit biotech—and the planet
While the drug pricing provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are expected to kill drug innovation and hamper development of new treatments, the legislation …
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Biotech can help reduce the impact of drought on America’s farmers
Drought continues to dominate headlines worldwide—and it’s having an acute impact on farmers in the U.S, Good Day BIO reports. According to the Biotechnology Innovation …
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Pollinator populations decline, posing huge risk to food supply
Climate change is threatening pollinator populations including bees, butterflies, and bats, which are responsible for pollinating plants that are the main source of one-third of …
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Climate change exacerbates infectious disease, finds new study
Every year, bad weather events around the globe are exacerbated and new records are broken, a Nature study about climate change states. Extreme heat and …
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Deadly bacteria found for the first time on the Gulf Coast – and it won’t be the last
A new bacteria has made a home in the Gulf Coast region and scientists are not happy. Burkholderia pseudomallei is typically endemic to much warmer …
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