2009 A Bad Year For Biofuels
OKLAHOMA CITY — An alternative fuel for diesel engines is off to a shaky start this year though it emits fewer pollutants and cuts down on petro...
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Airlines Seek To Boost Market For Biofuels
AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 12.16.2009 | Los Angeles
(Text From AP) WASHINGTON — Fifteen airlines and air cargo carriers said Tuesday they've signed memorandums of understandings that could lead to...
Fossil Fuel Alternative: Turning Sawdust Into Gasoline
Mother Nature Network | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green
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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....
Consensus in Copenhagen? Replace Gasoline with Biofuels!
Bob Dinneen | Posted 12.11.2009 | Green
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As negotiators from approximately 200 countries convene in Copenhagen for the United Nations climate change conference, there's one issue on which the world's wealthier and poorer nations should be able to agree:
EPA Finally Sides With Science
Sandra Thompson | Posted 12.08.2009 | Green
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EPA is often torn between sound science, analytical techniques/limitations and politics. The agency's announcement that scientific evidence shows greenhouse gases contribute to health and environmental safety is long overdue.
Reminding Al Gore: 5 'Encouraging Truths' About Ethanol
Bob Dinneen | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green
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Having an appreciation for Al Gore's commitment to science and advocacy of responsible policies on energy, the environment, and the economy, I was disappointed by his treatment of ethanol and other biofuels in his new book.
Biofuels from Microalgae (Part 1)
Patrick Takahashi | Posted 12.18.2009 | Green
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I begun to be involved with growing algae in raceways a third of a century ago, and from then until now, have observed that federal funding was spotty and mostly non-existent.
Biofuels For Commercial Flights By 2010
Yahoo! News | Posted 10.25.2009 | Green
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said Friday it would approve biofuels for commercial flights by 2010 in a bid to drastically reduce...
Heating Plant BURNS BUNNIES To Warm Swedes
Huffington Post | Katherine Goldstein | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green
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In one of the more bizarre animal stories in recent memory, The Local, an English Language news site in Sweden, reports on an animal control problem i...
The Growing Evidence of Oil's Environmental Impact
Bob Dinneen | Posted 10.10.2009 | Green
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It is inconceivable that an honest and transparent accounting of the carbon emissions of petroleum when compared to those of ethanol would somehow be lower. It defies logic, reason, and most of all, facts.
Fuel Your Car With Grass
Ecofriend | Posted 11.24.2009 | Green
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Scientists at the National Science Foundation think they can produce bio-fuel from leftovers such as grass clipping and other organic waste....
The Veggie Van Tour Rolls into Washington
Josh Tickell | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
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A New Way to Turn Plastic Into Fuel?
nytimes.com | Matthew L. Wald | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
The company, Envion, is expected to cut the ribbon on Wednesday morning on a $5 million plant that it says will annually convert 6,000 tons of plastic...
Formula 3 Racing Car Runs on Cocoa and Vegetables
treehugger.com | Posted 11.16.2009 | Green
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Built partly from vegetables and powered by chocolate, it may be the greenest car ever. And it is expected to reach a top speed of 135mph and can a...
FUEL Filmmakers Unveil World's First Algae-Fueled, 150 MPG Car (VIDEO)
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green
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Did you know that the diesel engine was originally invented to run on vegetable oil? Or that ethanol was the preferred fuel for Henry Ford's Model T?
120 Horsepower Sports Car That Runs on Garbage?
treehugger.com | Posted 10.18.2009 | Green
Designed to run off of fermented green waste, the Advantige R One, a Formula One-style car, is no wimp and offers a few upgraded features so the drive...
Eco Etiquette: Where Has All The Biodiesel Gone?
Jennifer Grayson | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green
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I live in Los Angeles, and have a friend who runs his cars on biodiesel. He told me last week that LA County has ruled it a threat to the water table ...
Canadian Tar Sands or US Biofuel -- Guess Which One the US Government Prefers
Bob Dinneen | Posted 09.25.2009 | Green
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Just when we thought policymakers were serious about climate change, the State Department approves construction of a new petroleum pipeline with the sole purpose of importing tar sands oil to the U.S.
U.S. Navy Investigates Switching To Biofuels For Fighter Jets
Yahoo! Green | Megan Treacy | Posted 09.23.2009 | Green
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The Navy hopes to have completed testing and approved a biofuel for use in their fighter jets by 2013 and is looking to do the same for its ships in t...
When It Comes to Land Use Change -- Look at Oil
Bob Dinneen | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
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While the indirect, ripple impacts of our dependence on petroleum fuels are often well hidden, to ignore them altogether is irresponsible policy and questionable science.
Chicken Poop: Can It Save The Planet?
BigGreenBoulder | Posted 09.12.2009 | Green
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Charring chicken poop probably won't save the planet on its own, but some people think charring fowl manure along with beetle-killed pine trees, corn ...
Green News Report - August 11, 2009 (Audio)
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green
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Is climate change a threat to national security?
The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time
Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment
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In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.
Alternative Energy Sources, From Algae to Cow Manure (SLIDESHOW)
The Big Money | Christopher Flavelle | Posted 09.08.2009 | Green
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Oklahoma-based Syntroleum Corp. converts chicken fat into synthetic fuel, using a process it calls hydro-processing. The company says the fuel produce...
Exxon To Invest Millions To Make Fuel From Algae
nytimes.com | JAD MOUAWAD | Posted 08.14.2009 | Green
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Exxon plans to announce an investment of $600 million in producing liquid transportation fuels from algae -- organisms in water that range from pond s...
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