Wall Street Stampedes To The Aid of the Oil Speculators!

Raymond J. Learsy, 08.12.2009

Scholar and author, "Over a Barrel: Breaking Oil’s Grip on Our Future"

Are banks meant to help the economy or to go back to business as usual in helping to destroy it?

Obama Gives Ethanol High Five, Slaps It In the Face

Alex Pasternack, 07.07.2009

Journalist on China, environment, architecture, technology and culture

Even as they applaud the White House's moves, the powerful farm lobby and farm state politicians are readying for a fight.

America is Fu... eled

Hillary Newman , 06.12.2009

"Fuel" tells the story of Josh Tickell's quest to spread awareness about biodiesel as an alternative energy source. After watching the film, I wanted more. So I set up an interview.

Audi: Recession-proof?

Dave Pinter, 04.10.2009

This article originally appeared on PSFK.com. While 2008 left nearly every other automaker stranded on the side of the road, Audi managed to record i...

Review: "Fuel" Release Party (Photos)

John Wellington Ennis, 06.12.2009

Filmmaker, Activist, Some Dude

Celebrating its national theatrical release, the Sundance award-winning film Fuel held its party and screening at the most appropriate place for its topic: a gas station.

Economic Stimulus: Biodiesels as Giveaways Could Build Community, Consumer Awareness

Josh Tickell, 06.12.2009

Expert on alternative fuels

How many biodiesels could we put on the road with the $15-30 billion the Big 3 Auto Monsters are going to receive? Let's tell Congress how many!

Los Angeles Auto Show -- Clean Diesels Clean Up

Steve Parker, 12.28.2008

Journalist/Broadcaster covering the auto industry and auto racing for 35 years.

At this year's Los Angeles Auto Show, the 205-mile per hour, $100,000, 2009 Corvette ZR1 is relegated to the very rear of the Chevrolet exhibit, like the "adults only" section in video stores.

Since We've Made Tortillas Expensive, Let's at Least Use Biofuels Wisely

Rebekah and Stephen Hren, 06.12.2009

carbon-free iconoclasts

If we're truly interested in creating a sustainable transportation network, then we need to envision a future where our limited supply of biofuels is used for much more efficient modes of transportation.

Ethanol Vs. Methanol

Patrick Takahashi, 06.12.2009

On to the Blue Revolution

Ethanol and biodiesel are dead, long live methanol! Methanol is the simplest alcohol, with one carbon atom; ethanol has two. Thus, given biomass, it should be cheaper to produce methanol than ethanol. Surely enough, in a comprehensive assessment Stone & Webster performed for the U.S. Department of Energy two decades ago, with the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute as an associate, this fact was confirmed.