Biofuel

CarSharing 2.0: Give Us Many Transportation Options (Please!)

Graham Hill | Posted 04.17.2009 | Green


Graham Hill

Do you find yourself using a big car or truck when something smaller would do the job? Would you book an electric bike or golf cart or folding bike to cut your carbon footprint?

Texas Rebels Against Ethanol, Could Strike Fatal Blow

New York Times | David Streitfield | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green


The ethanol industry, until recently a golden child that got favorable treatment from Washington, is facing a critical decision on its future. Gov. R...

End of the Line for Biofuels?

Jeremy Jacquot | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Jeremy Jacquot

Rightly blamed for everything from rising food and commodity prices to water degradation and soil erosion, biofuels have seen their cachet plummet in recent months.

Biofuel Feedstocks Latest Candidate: Kudzu

Treehugger | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green


yes, all of those vines are kudzu. photo via flickr Our colleagues over at Discovery News have brought attention to a new report that an invasive ...

Algae: Biofuel, Cooking Oil, Health Supplement (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 07.04.2008 | Green


Algae may be the newest contender in the biofuel business. Biotech company Solazyme is developing multiple uses for algae, replacing petroleum, cookin...

Beware the Silver Bullet ...

A. Siegel | Posted 07.03.2008 | Green


A. Siegel

People are passing around with great excitement the news that there might be a bug that will create carbon-negative oil. If so, problems solved and I can roll over and go back to sleep. If not?

UN Food Crisis Summit Asks, "Is Biofuel To Blame?"

BBC | Stephanie Holmes | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green


The biofuel debate is electrifying the UN food price crisis summit in Rome, pitting nations against each other and risking transforming bioenergy - on...

HotGreen Wheels: Audi Racer Uses Biofuel

CarFever | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green


With the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race in France just around the corner, Audi and Shell, the fuel provider for Audi's race team, jointly announced tha...

The U.S. Farm Bill & the Global Food Crisis

Terra Lawson-Remer | Posted 06.06.2008 | Business


Terra Lawson-Remer

U.S. food "aid" is more a vehicle to dump excess U.S. production than a benefit for hungry populations.