The Daily Sprout

Green Chemistry Startup Segetis Grabs ex-Dow Exec: Khosla-backed Segetis has hired industrial bio-products expert Jim Stoppert, a former Cargill and Dow executive. The stealthy Segetis intends to use agricultural products to make materials traditionally made from petroleum – CNet.

Researchers Develop Feedstock Pretreatment to Boost Ethanol Yield: Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a fast, acid-free pretreatment wash for cellulosic feedstocks that could boost ethanol yields by 10 times – TreeHugger.

Spain to Put 1M Electric Cars on the Road by 2014: The Spanish government has put forward a plan to put 1 million electric cars on the road by 2014 through a set of incentives. The plan is expected to gain approval from the Council of Ministers on Friday – Triple Pundit.

Dell’s Bamboo PC on Sale: Dell’s bamboo-clad Studio Hybrid PC is now on sale; that was the greenie PC we took those exclusive photos of back in AprilEcoGeek.

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