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		<title>UGA.Today: Alternative Energy</title>
		<link>http://news.uga.edu/archive/category/Alternative Energy</link>
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		<dc:creator>jbeckley@uga.edu</dc:creator>
		<dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
		<dc:date>2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00</dc:date>
		<pubDate>2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Solar Demonstration Project to be installed this spring</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;solar&#45;demonstration&#45;project&#45;041812</link>
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					The University of Georgia is about to get a little bit greener. This  spring, the Athens campus will enjoy not only the familiar beauty of  renewed life and vegetation as the season unfolds, but also the  implementation of renewable energy through the UGA Solar Demonstration  Project.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 14:00:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Tropical Energy: UGA and University of Puerto Rico create algae biofuels center</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/tropical&#45;energy&#45;uga&#45;and&#45;university&#45;of&#45;puerto&#45;rico&#45;create&#45;algae&#45;biofuel</link>
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					Taking advantage of a marine location and tropical climate that are ideal for growing algae, researchers from the University of Georgia and the University of Puerto Rico are creating a renewable energy center to grow algae-based biofuels.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA discovery changes how scientists think about plant cell wall formation</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;discovery&#45;changes&#45;how&#45;scientists&#45;think&#45;about&#45;plant&#45;cell&#45;wall&#45;formation</link>
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					University of Georgia researchers have discovered that two proteins come together in an unexpected way to make a carbohydrate, a chain of sugar molecules, in plant cell walls. This fundamental discovery changes the way scientists think about how plant cell walls are made and opens a new door to converting plants to biofuels and other carbon-based products.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:17:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researchers develop &#8216;super&#8217; yeast that turns pine into ethanol</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;researchers&#45;develop&#45;super&#45;yeast&#45;that&#45;turns&#45;pine&#45;into&#45;ethanol</link>
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					Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a "super strain" of yeast that can efficiently ferment ethanol from pretreated pine-one of the most common species of trees in Georgia and the U.S. Their research could help biofuels replace gasoline as a transportation fuel.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Engineering professor named associate director of Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/engineering&#45;professor&#45;named&#45;associate&#45;director&#45;of&#45;curo</link>
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					William Kisaalita, an engineering professor at the University of  Georgia, has been named associate director of UGA's Center for  Undergraduate Research Opportunities.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:27 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>John Knox of UGA department of geography wins national award</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/john&#45;knox&#45;of&#45;uga&#45;department&#45;of&#45;geography&#45;wins&#45;national&#45;award</link>
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					ohn Knox, an assistant professor in the department of geography at the University of Georgia, has been named winner of the T. Theodore FujitaResearch Achievement Award from the National Weather Association.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:02:55 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>EcoFocus Film Festival announces 2010 lineup</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ecofocus&#45;film&#45;festival&#45;announces&#45;2010&#45;lineup</link>
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					A world premiere and a U.S. premiere will be among the twenty-two feature and twenty-four short films to be screened at the third annual EcoFocus Film Festival in Athens, Sept. 24 to Oct. 3.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2010 0:19:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA oil spill research resources</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;oil&#45;spill&#45;research&#45;resources</link>
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					UGA oil spill research resources
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				<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:58:04 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA marine scientists lead oil plume research mission; blog from the Gulf of Mexico</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;marine&#45;scientists&#45;lead&#45;oil&#45;plume&#45;research&#45;mission</link>
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					team of University of Georgia marine scientists conducting research on the huge underwater oil plume that was discovered in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion is posting information on its research mission to a blog, www.gulfblog.uga.edu.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:43:47 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA ranks among most environmentally responsible colleges</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;ranks&#45;among&#45;most&#45;environmentally&#45;responsible&#45;colleges</link>
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					The University of Georgia is one of the country's most environmentally-responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review, and was recently featured in the publication's Guide to 286 Green Colleges.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:24:09 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA education prof&#8217;s science textbook inspires Malawi teen to &#8216;harness the wind&#8217;</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;education&#45;profs&#45;science&#45;textbook&#45;inspires&#45;malawi&#45;teen&#45;to&#45;harness&#45;the&#45;wi</link>
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					A science textbook written by University of Georgia education professor Mary M. Atwater is being heralded as the inspiration and guide for a 14-year-old African boy's quest to build a windmill that provided electricity to his family and village for the first time.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:03:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA licenses technology to make fuel from dead forests and agricultural waste</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;licenses&#45;technology&#45;to&#45;make&#45;fuel&#45;from&#45;dead&#45;forests&#45;and&#45;agricultural&#45;was</link>
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					An innovative process for turning waste biomass-such as dead trees, agricultural waste and lumber byproducts-into a liquid fuel to power conventional engines has been licensed by the University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc. to Tolero Energy, LLC, a private biofuels company based in Sacramento, Calif.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s change in summer steam plant operations saves money</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ugas&#45;change&#45;in&#45;summer&#45;steam&#45;plant&#45;operations&#45;saves&#45;money</link>
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					As part of its ongoing effort to control utility costs and manage expenses as efficiently as possible, the University of Georgia Physical Plant will modify the operation of its steam plant over the summer by shutting down its coal-fired steam boiler from May 1 - Sept. 30.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 0:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA&#8217;s newest eminent scholar to expand bioenergy research efforts</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/ugas&#45;newest&#45;eminent&#45;scholar&#45;to&#45;expand&#45;bioenergy&#45;research&#45;efforts</link>
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					Harry Gilbert, who has worked extensively on carbohydrate enzymes, focusing primarily on how these biocatalysts contribute to plant cell wall degradation, has joined the University of Georgia's Complex Carbohydrate Research Center as the latest Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 14:36:39 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Georgia college football game goes green</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/georgia&#45;college&#45;football&#45;game&#45;goes&#45;green</link>
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					The University of Georgia has partnered with Georgia Power who will provide Green Energy for the game. It will be the first time that electricity for a University of Georgia football game has been generated completely by renewable sources.
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				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:19:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Odum School presents EcoFocus environmental film festival Oct. 23&#45;26 in Athens</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/odum&#45;school&#45;presents&#45;ecofocus&#45;environmental&#45;film&#45;festival&#45;oct.&#45;23&#45;26&#45;in&#45;ath</link>
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					The University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology will present a 4-day environmental film festival at Cin&eacute; in downtown Athens Oct. 23-26.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Chicken fat? Really?</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/chicken&#45;fat&#45;really</link>
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					UGA is among 13 winners of the Grand Challenge of the second annual BioEnergy Awareness Days held in Washington D.C, an honor that allowed them to exhibit at both locations for two days. The honor recognizes universities for their leadership roles in renewable energy research, teaching and outreach and for their collaborations with other institutions.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 2:06:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Bertsch to address corporate social responsibility at prestigious conference in Asia</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/bertsch&#45;to&#45;address&#45;corporate&#45;social&#45;responsibility&#45;at&#45;prestigious&#45;conferenc</link>
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					Gary K. Bertsch, director of the Center for International Trade and Security at the University of Georgia will take part in the Boao Forum For Asia Annual Conference 2008 in Boao, China, April 10-13. Bertsch will join business leaders on a panel to address the challenge facing Asian companies to adopt and demonstrate increasing standards of social, environmental and ethical performance.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 1:50:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Grant to help UGA&#8217;s Odum School of Ecology explore building green</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/grant&#45;to&#45;help&#45;ugas&#45;odum&#45;school&#45;of&#45;ecology&#45;explore&#45;building&#45;green</link>
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					The University of Georgia Odum School of Ecology, the world's first standalone school of ecology, wants to go green with a building that would showcase its environmental conscience. Now, with a grant from the Dobbs Foundation, the first step in considering and exploring such a facility has begun.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:38:13 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to observe Energy Awareness Month in October</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;to&#45;observe&#45;energy&#45;awareness&#45;month&#45;in&#45;october</link>
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					With concerns about high energy costs, climate change, waste reduction and other environmental issues on the rise, University of Georgia employees and students will have several opportunities in October to take part in efforts to make UGA and Athens more sustainable.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 24 Sep 2007 16:53:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>New biofuel from trees developed at UGA:still&#45;unnamed has potential to boost Georgia&#8217;s economy</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/new&#45;biofuel&#45;from&#45;trees&#45;developed&#45;at&#45;ugastill&#45;unnamed&#45;has&#45;potential&#45;to&#45;boost</link>
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					A team of University of Georgia researchers has developed a new biofuel derived from wood chips. Unlike previous fuels derived from wood, the new and still unnamed fuel can be blended with biodiesel and petroleum diesel to power conventional engines.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2007 16:29:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Entire UGA bus fleet using eco&#45;friendly biodiesel</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/entire&#45;uga&#45;bus&#45;fleet&#45;using&#45;eco&#45;friendly&#45;biodiesel</link>
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					University of Georgia buses are still red and black, but they're also a bit "greener" now that they're running on environmentally friendly biodiesel.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:52:33 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Institute of Ecology and Cine partner to bring EarthDance environmental film festival to Athens</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;institute&#45;of&#45;ecology&#45;and&#45;cine&#45;partner&#45;to&#45;bring&#45;earthdance&#45;environmental</link>
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					An artist who uses only natural materials, a boy and his robot best friend and the trap-jaw ant's amazing predatory jaw will be among the topics of several environmental films to be shown Thursday, April 26 during the first annual partnership of the University of Georgia Institute of Ecology and Cin&eacute;, a modern movie center located at 234 W. Hancock Ave.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2007 4:28:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>All from one big pile of wood chips: UGA expert talks with President Bush about promise of biomass</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/all&#45;from&#45;one&#45;big&#45;pile&#45;of&#45;wood&#45;chips&#45;uga&#45;expert&#45;talks&#45;with&#45;president&#45;bush&#45;ab</link>
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					President George Bush heard first-hand today about the University of Georgia's "big picture approach" to alternative energy resources.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2007 17:32:11 GMT</pubDate>
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