Biofuel

A Watershed in the Development of the Bio-based Economy?

Stephan B. Tanda | Posted 04.17.2012

Stephan B. Tanda

The bio-based economy is far more than just bio-fuels. It is also about replacing the oil-based chemicals and materials in cars, shoes or electronic goods, with chemicals and materials derived from renewable biomass

Time to Switch to Switchgrass

Daniel J. Graeber | Posted 04.12.2012

Daniel J. Graeber

USGS scientists have developed a method for mapping grasslands that could be well suited for growing biofuel crops. This boils down to good and basic natural resource management. But just as scientists note that just because it's green doesn't' make it clean, switchgrass has its problems.

Green. Peace. The Netherlands Take the LEED.

Natalie Pace | Posted 02.29.2012

Natalie Pace

There is much to be learned from the Dutch, who have found a way, through public and private partnerships, cultural indoctrination and political will to make green peace a part of daily life.

Roasting by an Open Fire: Eco-Friendly or Health Threat?

Carol Pierson Holding | Posted 02.22.2012

Carol Pierson Holding

Some of our local experts see wood as a future fuel, a serious source of biomass energy. But the realities and science of air quality could cause us to question some of our long held assumptions about the wholesomeness of a fire.

7 Game-Changing Green Advancements You Should Know About

Posted 11.26.2011

As temperatures rise and populations get larger, it's clear that breakthroughs in green technology hold the key to the survival of Earth and all the s...

Rebecca Dolan

Airlines Turn To Biofuels

HuffingtonPost.com | Rebecca Dolan | Posted 11.21.2011

Aviation is responsible for an estimated 2 percent of human-generated carbon dioxide emissions. The industry's rapid growth is doing nothing to decrea...

Leaded, Unleaded or Merlot? The Wine-Powered Vehicle Has Arrived

Organic Authority.com | Posted 11.08.2011

Organic Authority.com

Cars that run on only one type of fuel? That's so pre-millennium. How about a car that runs on wine? Or cheese? Or both?

World's Weirdest Alternative Fuels

The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 10.13.2011

From human waste to rabbits to ... love handles, there's no doubt scientists are exploring a wide, weird range of sources to fuel our energy demands. ...

Biofuel Plant Wants to Eat D.C.'s Grease

David Ferris | Posted 10.05.2011

David Ferris

A startup is proposing to take millions of gallons of grease from Washington D.C.'s restaurants and turn it into biofuel that would help run the region's trucks and buses.

Airline To Use Recycled Cooking Oil To Fuel Planes

AP | Posted 08.22.2011

AMSTERDAM -- Dutch airline KLM plans to use recycled cooking oil as biofuel to power flights to and from France in a move aimed at cutting carbon emis...

Lucia Graves

Senate Votes To End Ethanol Tax Credit

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.16.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted on Thursday to kill a major break for the ethanol industry while leaving the door open to future negotiations on contin...

Lucia Graves

Midwestern Senators Introduce Alternative To Cutting Ethanol Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.14.2011

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of Midwestern senators introduced a bill Tuesday as an alternative to Sen. Tom Coburn's (R-Okla.) proposal to end the...

Foods That Can Be Biofuels

The Daily Meal | Posted 06.07.2011

When Doc Brown used the contents of Marty McFly's garbage to fuel up the DeLorean, it represented a brighter, happier future where we had found a way ...

Obama Aims for Elusive Goal of Energy Independence

Mason Inman | Posted 05.31.2011

Mason Inman

While Obama's energy blueprint calls for putting many well-established technologies into place, research continues on several cutting-edge energy-related technologies.

Climate Revolutions

Tommy Stadlen | Posted 05.25.2011

Tommy Stadlen

When tomorrow's historians assess the origins of the Arab Spring Revolution, a number of plausible causes will present themselves. But central among them will be the role climate change has played in increased food prices.

PHOTOS: From Yankee Stadium French Fries To Biofuel

The Huffington Post | Damiano Beltrami | Posted 05.25.2011

Sometimes greasy fries can come in handy, and not just for staving off a hangover. Tri-State Biodiesel, a Bronx-based company, turns grease collecte...

USDA Accomplishments in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency

Sec. Tom Vilsack | Posted 05.25.2011

Sec. Tom Vilsack

Through investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, farms and rural small businesses across the country can reduce their energy consumption and energy expenses.

In an Energy-Scarce World, Is Energy Efficiency Finally King?

Christopher Mims | Posted 05.25.2011

Christopher Mims

Historically, the better we get at efficiently using a resource, the more of that resource we use. But perhaps it's time to lay this "rule" to rest,

Amanda Terkel

Tea Party Porkers: Secretive Anti-Bailout Group Quietly Lobbies For Government Handouts

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

One of the most troubling aspects of the thriving industry of shadowy independent expenditure groups popping up in this election is the fact that the ...

Wake Up and See the Dead Zones!

Peter Hanlon | Posted 05.25.2011

Peter Hanlon

All told, there are over 400 dead zones worldwide, affecting an area of more than 245,000 square kilometers, a number that has increased exponentially since the 1960s.

Amtrak Trials First Cow-Powered Train

The Guardian | Danny Bradbury | Posted 05.25.2011

US rail operator Amtrak may have given the term "cattle car" a whole new meaning with the first test of a biodiesel train that runs on beef byproducts...

Getting LA Off Oil

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 05.25.2011

Antonio Villaraigosa

Yesterday I joined leading environmentalists and documentary filmmaker Josh Tickell to declare "Get LA Off Oil Day" and showcase the City's alternativ...

Are Bio-Fuels Still Relevant?

Sue Cischke | Posted 05.25.2011

Sue Cischke

Opponents of bio-fuel claim that it will never be competitive with gasoline or diesel. But bio-fuels are still in their infancy -- with more research, they may indeed become a competitive alternative energy source.

Are Solar-Powered Airplanes In Our Future?

GOOD | Future Transportation > Tobin Hack on March 1, 2010 at 5:00 Am PST | Posted 05.25.2011

In Switzerland, two pioneers are coming closer and closer to a flight around the world powered only by solar energy....

Algae Jet Fuel Just Months Away: Pentagon

Treehugger | Sami Grover | Posted 05.25.2011

Claims by insiders that the air force could get itself very close to a zero carbon footprint within a decade seemed somewhat optimistic, to say the le...