Alternative Fuels

42 Years of Celebrating Our Planet: How Far We've Come and Where We Need To Go

Sen. Tom Carper | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Oil, Earth Day 2012, Earth Day, Solar Power, Fuel Efficiency, Alternative Fuels, Green News

As we observe Earth Day this year, we recognize the progress we have made to help clean up our nation's air and water and preserve its natural resources, but we also recognize there's still plenty of work to do.

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Navy Secretary Defends Biofuels Investment

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.13.2012

Read More: Navy Biofuels, Video, Military Biofuels, Military, Biofuels, Military Alternative Fuels, Alternative Fuels, Navy, Ray Mabus Navy, US Navy, Algae Biofuel, Green News

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Navy Secretary Ray Mabus defended the service's investment on biofuels Monday, saying that it is a "false choice" for critics to...

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Sustainability Is in the Air

Astrid Caldas | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Sustainability, Alternative Fuels, Rio+20, Climate Change, Jatropha Oil, Green News

At Santos Dumont Airport in Rio de Janeiro, while waiting for the plane to start taxiing for take off, I glanced at the next plane over and was surprised to read on the engine that it was powered by biofuel.

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Livestock Farmers Say Ethanol Eats Too Much Corn

AP | MICHAEL J. CRUMB | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Ethanol Policy, Energy, Farming, Video, Biofuels, Livestock, Ethanol Corn Overuse, Agriculture, Alternative Fuels, Ethanol, Green News

DES MOINES, Iowa — Livestock farmers are demanding a change in the nation's ethanol policy, claiming current rules could lead to spikes in meat ...

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Qantas Is The Latest Airline To Announce Biofuel Flight

Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Green Travel, Video, Airplanes-Biofuels, Biofuels, Qantas, Alternative Fuels, Qantas Using Biofuels, Global Pulse, Travel News

Beleaguered Australian airline Qantas might have boosted its image Monday when it announced that it is going to launch a flight using sustainable fuel...

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Environmental Regulations Aren't Job Killers, Study Says

The Huffington Post | James Gerken | Posted 10.21.2011

Read More: Video, Alternative Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Alternative Fuels, The Northeast, Climate-Change, Green Energy, Pollution, Green News

A study from a multi-state air quality agency suggests that there may be a huge economic incentive to enacting a clean fuels standard (CFS) and pursui...

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Dept. of Defense Planning Large-Scale Integration of Electric Vehicles

Dawn Teo | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Plug-in Electric Cars, Department of Defense, Plug-in Cars, Alternative Energy, Barack Obama, Alternative Fuels, Hybrid Cars, Plug-in Hybrids, Transportation, Green News

The Department of Defense is at the genesis of large-scale integration of plug-in electric vehicles into its non-tactical ground fleet as part of efforts toward expanding usage of alternative fuel vehicles.

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Air Force Is Going Green, Flies F-15 Fueled On Plant Oil Over Phillies Home Opener

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 06.01.2011

Read More: Energy Security, Renewable Energy, Ethanol, Military, Air Force, Barack Obama, Alternative Fuels, Politics News

The sellout crowd that turned out Friday to watch the Phillies win their home opener against the Houston Astros in Philadelphia was treated to a pre-g...

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Corporate Hyperbole

Edward Flattau | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Spruce Coal Mine, Green News, Alternative Energy, Mining, Alternative Fuels, Spruce Mine, Epa, Cei, Mountaintop Mining, Perry Yeatman, Competitive Enterprise Institute, Green News

A guilty verdict should be rendered against the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) for misleading hyperbole associated with its defense of destructive mountaintop-removal mining.

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Chavez Foolishly Threatens Oil Cutoff

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, Alternative Fuels, Import Permits, Oil, Colombia, Largest Oil Consumer, China, Business News

When Hugo Chavez's bellicosity goes one step too far we should at least have a tool of policy to make him aware that access to the American market can no longer be taken for granted.

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Exclusive First Drive! Nissan's 2011 Leaf EV

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lithium-Ion Battery, Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf, Hybrid Cars, Toyota Prius, Jenny Craig, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, Hypermiling, Valerie Bertinelli, Jason Alexander, Nec, Las Vegas, Business News

While Toyota's Prius gas/electric hybrid has been the Official State Car of Santa Monica for some years now, Leaf is definitely worthy of taking a shot at the title.

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Bill Nelson: Keeping Florida (and Planet Earth) Safe From Big Oil

Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Bill Nelson, Florida, Gulf Oil Spill, President Obama, Nasa, Deepwater Horizon, Pensacola, Alternative Fuels, Mineral Management Serivce, Senator-Bill-Nelson, Mms, Blowout Preventer, Bp, Politics News

Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) has a reputation as a staunch advocate for all Floridians and a moderate voice in the increasingly partisan world of national politics. Now, he's a leading responder to the Gulf spill.

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WATCH: How Can Los Angeles Get Off Oil?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Green News, BP Oil Spill, 30/10 Plan, Alternative Fuels, Mayor Villaraigosa, Q'Orianka Kilcher, Green Events, LA Get Off Oil Day, Oil Addiction, Green News

How can our smoggiest city move past its addiction to oil once and for all? See what environmental leaders, policymakers, and eco celebs had to say at Tuesday's LA Get Off Oil Day rally.

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The Murkowski Resolution: A Step Backward for American Clean Energy

Lisa P. Jackson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lisa Murkowski, BP Oil Spill, Clean Energy Economy, Epa, Alternative Fuels, Murkowski Resolution, Green News

Going back to a failed approach and deepening our oil addiction, as Sen. Murkowski's amendment would do, at the very moment a massive spill is devastating families and businesses runs contrary to our national interests.

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch As Possible Fuel Source?

Discovery News | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Recycling, Trash, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Green Energy, Alternative Energy, Garbage, Alternative Fuels, Green News

Scientist Charles Moore has worked tirelessly to raise awareness about the insidious plastic soup swirling in the North Pacific, but he has said that ...

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LA Auto Show: Green and Smaller Could Mean Big Profits for Automakers

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chevrolet Volt, Chevrolet Cruze, Bob Lutz, Ford Fiesta, Gm, Fisker-Karma, Electric Cars, Alternative Fuels, LA Auto Show, Autos, How Tomorrow Moves, Los Angeles News

Companies that have earned enormous profits selling giant trucks and SUVs are in the process of re-branding themselves as responsible corporate citizens with an obligation to society.

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Water Crisis, Energy Crisis, Vicious Cycle

Gal Luft | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fresh Water Scarcity, Energy Crisis, Dick Durbin, Steven Solomon, Solar Energy, Steven Solomon Water, Water Crisis, Water Scarcity, Alternative Fuels, Water Power, Greenhouse Gases, Water, Books, Oil Wells, Books News

As Solomon correctly points out, we cannot address the water challenge without access to affordable energy. Conversely, we cannot solve the energy challenge without addressing the water challenge.

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Fossil Fuel Alternative: Turning Sawdust Into Gasoline

Mother Nature Network | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Future Fuel, Sawdust, Gasoline, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Green News

This is not science fiction: We actually can make gasoline from wood waste, switchgrass, algae and sugarcane. Maybe it won't be 'fossil fuel' anymore....

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Exxon Makes First Big Investment in Biofuels

AP | JOHN PORRETTO | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Exxon Biofuels, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Energy, Alternative Fuels, Exxon Mobil, Sustainability, Green Technology, Green News

HOUSTON — Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnersh...

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Six Flags Plays Green

Earth 911 | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environment, Green, Amusement Parks, Climate Change, Six Flags, Alternative Resources, Alternative Energy, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Fuels, Alternative Energies, Green Energy, Renewable-Energy, Green News

Six Flags announced it will undergo a company-wide green pilot program to reduce its overall impact on the environment, starting with four of its them...

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How To Find Alternative Fuel Stations

walletpop.com | Tom BarlowJun | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Future Fuel, Audi TD1, Alternative Fuels, Future of Fuel, Audi Clean Diesel, Biodiesel, Clean Diesel, Green News

Many fuels have been proposed as alternatives to gasoline. Most face the early adopter with same problem -- where to refuel while on the road? A tool ...

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Time's Grunwald Grinds an Axe Against Biofuels

Bob Dinneen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cellulosic Ethanol, Ethanol, Biofuels, Biofuel, Epa, Alternative Fuels, Mandy Grunwald, Green, Environment, Green Energy, Green News

Far from being "rigged" in favor of biofuels, EPA's examination was rigged against biofuels and ignored petroleum products.

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Look Who's Following me... Yikes!

Julia Bovey | Posted 05.25.2011

Someday, coal-fired electricity plants will likely be able to capture and store their global warming pollution, and that's something that NRDC encourages, as long as it's done well.

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Staying in the Lead on Biofuel Development -- Part 2

Bob Dinneen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ethanol, Cellulosic Fuel, Biofuels, Biofuel, Brazil, Fuel Efficiency, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Dioxide, Science, Environmentalism, Green Energy, Sugar, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Fuels, Environment, Green News

Producing ethanol from cellulose can cut carbon dioxide emissions by 86% compared to gasoline according to the US Department of Energy, and ethanol can be produced in almost every part of the country.

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JATROPHA OIL: Is The Jatropha Seed A Miracle Biodiesel Alternative?

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jatropha, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Green News, Green, Environment, Biodiesel Fuel, Green Living, Jatropha Tree, Green Energy, Biodiesel, Jatropha Seed, Green News

The jatropha tree, a fruit-bearing plant native to South America, may offer the next big fuel alternative. The fruit's seeds produce oil, which can b...

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