Fuel

Life Cycles of Consumable Goods: Lower-Impact Shades of Green

Renée Loux | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green


Renée Loux

Understanding the "life-cycle" of any consumable good offers a fairly accurate sense of how "green" it really is -- basically, where things come from and what happens to them when we are done with them.

Air Travel Made Greener: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 10.17.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Though air travel is unavoidable at times, there are a few things responsible travelers can do to make flights greener.

What's The Most Sustainable Fuel To Use For Fire This Winter?

guardian.co.uk | Posted 10.09.2009 | Green


should you use coal, logs -- or even those briquettes made from waste newspaper that you sometimes see advertised in this very newspaper? ...

Fuel Uses Education and Inspiration to Make Impassioned Case for Green Energy

Josh Garrett | Posted 09.22.2009 | Green


Josh Garrett

Fuel does not chastise Americans for using petroleum products, but instead shows that a post-oil nation is well within our grasp -- all we need to do is extend our hands.

Save Cash by Going Green: 4 Tips

Avital Binshtock | Posted 09.28.2009 | Green


Avital Binshtock

Going green doesn't just save the outside world. It also can preserve the hard-earned money in your bank account.

Mountain Dew Used As Engine Fuel (VIDEO)

Posted 09.02.2009 | Green


An Albuquerque, New Mexico man has developed a device that helps engines run on soda, including the highly-caffeinated Mountain Dew. Watch the AP st...

BMW Decides Formula One Is Bad for the Environment

Mairi Beautyman | Posted 09.10.2009 | Green


Mairi Beautyman

According to Reuters, luxury car manufacturer BMW has decided to take the high road, with a commitment to withdraw from Formula One by the end of 2009.

Man Modifies Pickup Truck To Run On Wood And Waste

KPTV Portland | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


From the first time he saw Emmett "Doc" Brown fire up the Mr. Fusion home energy reactor in the "Back to the Future" movies, Dave Nichols has always w...

Paperwork Caused Fuel Waste In California Fire Fight

AP | GREG RISLING | Posted 06.11.2009 | Green


LOS ANGELES — When the fire devastating Santa Barbara broke out, tanker planes had to fly twice as far to load water and retardant because the U...

Norwegian Finance Minister Wants To Ban Gas-Only Cars

gas2.org | Written by Nick Chambers | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


Under the plan new cars such as hybrids, that run partially on gas, would still be allowed to be sold in the country, but any cars that only use gas a...

Flu Symptoms Divert International Flight, Waste Fuel

wbztv.com | Posted 06.01.2009 | Green


United flight 903 from Munich to Dulles made an emergency stop in Boston because a 53-year-old woman was complaining of feeling ill. ...

Review: "Fuel" Release Party (Photos)

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 06.12.2009 | Green


John Wellington Ennis

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.

"Fuel" Director Josh Tickell: Country Suffering From "Texas Standoff"

ecofabulous.com | Posted 02.22.2009 | Green


Some of the solutions you suggest and explore seem so simplistic to a certain extent. Why do you think some individuals have been reticent to make the...

Go Green Expo Screening with Peter Fonda and Mariel Hemmingway - Jan 23

Josh Tickell | Posted 02.15.2009 | Green


Josh Tickell

Fuel takes us through America's complicated, often ignominious energy past and illuminates a hopeful, achievable future, where decentralized, sustainable living is possible, and imperative.

Special LA & NY Fuel Screenings

Josh Tickell | Posted 01.23.2009 | Entertainment


Josh Tickell

Oscar contender Fuel is an insightful portrait of America's addiction to oil and an uplifting testiment to the immediacy of new energy solutions.

Fuel in San Antonio, TX; Bend, OR; Yelm & Seattle, WA This Weekend

Josh Tickell | Posted 01.16.2009 | Entertainment


Josh Tickell

Fuel is playing in San Antonio, TX, Seattle & Yelm WA and Bend, OR. Fuel Review -- Bend Source Weekly Written by Rachel Purcell -- the Source Weekl...

Shipping Ethanol on Gasoline pipelines: They Said it Couldn't Be Done

Bob Dinneen | Posted 01.12.2009 | Green


Bob Dinneen

To all those naysayers who said it couldn't be done, Kinder Morgan decided it could and is now the first company shipping ethanol by pipeline in the United States.

Amsterdam Screenings a Hit: New Cities Open this Week

Josh Tickell | Posted 01.03.2009 | Entertainment


Josh Tickell

There's nothing that makes me appreciate the United States more than traveling abroad. Our "can do" American attitude could be the very thing that pulls the world out of its economic slump.

Texas Publication Slams Fuel - Austin Viewers Fight Back

Josh Tickell | Posted 01.02.2009 | Entertainment


Josh Tickell

Meanwhile, the film's box office numbers in Portland, Seattle and Austin have been better than just about any documentary this year, making theaters around the world notice.

What's Better than Turkey?

Josh Tickell | Posted 12.27.2008 | Green


Josh Tickell

Fuel opened in Seattle and Austin this weekend to sold out audiences. In Seattle, hundreds of people waited in the rain lined up around the block to get a seat for Fuel's opening night.

Opening Night in Portland a Success! Only 9 More Screenings This Weekend!

Josh Tickell | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green


Josh Tickell

After a long-awaited 11 years, it was exciting to watch as people lined up outside the box office.

Pilots: To Cut Costs, Airlines Forcing Us To Fly Low On Fuel

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 09.08.2008 | Business


WASHINGTON — Pilots are complaining that their airline bosses, desperate to cut costs, are forcing them to fly uncomfortably low on fuel. Safet...

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...

Pay to Pee? Pee for Pay? How Far Will Airline Energy Panic Go?

Rob Kall | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green


Rob Kall

Just imagine if the airlines actually did take the approach that it's your responsibility to do your bathroom "business" before you board, and that to do so on the plane would cost a fee.

Biofuels Deemed A Greenhouse Threat

New York Post | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Almost all biofuels used today cause more greenhouse gas emissions than conventional fuels if the full emissions costs of producing these "green" fuel...