Alternative Energy News - December 10, 2006

• ForestEthics announced that Limited Brands, parent company of Victoria’s Secret, revealed a new forest protection policy that ensures that the pulp for the company’s catalog paper will not come from Endangered Forests.


• Solar industry preparing for California Solar Initiative.


• DuPont Fuel Cells and SFC Smart Fuel Cell AG announced the U.S. Department of Defense has completed a successful initial review of its program to introduce a reliable, lightweight, portable fuel cell power system for soldiers in the field.


• A new study indicates that mixtures of native perennial grasses and other flowering plants provide more usable energy per acre than corn grain ethanol or soybean biodiesel and are far better for the environment.