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Shell, Codexis Getting Cozy: Royal Dutch Shell has taken a bigger stake in biofuel technology company Codexis, aiming to commercialize next-generation biofuels by 2013 and grabbing a second seat on the Codexis board. — VentureBeat

Van Jones to Advise White House on Green Jobs: Van Jones, the founder of Green for All and a tireless advocate for creating green-collar jobs in low-income communities, will join the Obama administration as an adviser on green jobs, enterprise and innovation. — San Francisco Chronicle

Boulder Mulls Carbon Tax Hike: Boulder, Colo., the first U.S. city to introduce a carbon tax, may have to raise it in order to meet targeted 7 percent emissions reductions by 2012. — NYT’s Green Inc.

Potent New Greenhouse Gas Identified: The 20-year old campaign to save the ozone layer has led to the widespread industrial use of a greenhouse gas, sulfuryl fluoride, which lasts much longer in the atmosphere than expected and can trap more heat than carbon dioxide. — WSJ’s Environmental Capital

Battery Breakthrough:A pair of MIT scientists say their new invention could lead to a lighter and more power-packed lithium battery. With a bulked up electricity supply, they say a large battery for power a plug-in hybrid car could be recharged in just five minutes. — AFP

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