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Fossil Fuel Alternative: Turning Sawdust Into Gasoline

2009-12-11T15:56:17Z

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....

Read more: Energy, Future Fuel, Sawdust, Gasoline, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Green News

Biofuels Or Bioelectricity?

2009-06-12T16:28:47Z

Running vehicles on biofuels such as ethanol reduces CO2 emissions and offers a way to lessen the world's reliance on oil. While this sounds great fro...

Read more: Future Fuel, The Future of Fuel, Future of Fuel, Sustainability, Green Energy, Green Technology, Green News

Diesel Fuel Changes Coming To U.S. Soon

2009-06-17T09:52:54Z

The CEO of auto parts supplier Bosch today told a crowd at the National Summit for Clean Transportation that U.S. automakers must adopt diesel technol...

Read more: Future Fuel, Diesel, The Future of Fuel, Future of Fuels, Business News

Clean Diesel Makes Its Case To Congress

2009-06-17T10:29:16Z

WASHINGTON D.C. To combat its often negative image as a "dirty" and inefficient source of energy, the diesel-fuel advocacy group Diesel Technology For...

Read more: Future Fuel, The Future of Fuel, The Future of Fuels, Future of Fuel, Clean Diesel, Green News

Get Diesel Smart, America

2009-06-17T10:03:50Z

If we go back 100 years we would find a wide assortment of propulsion systems used on cars. We had electric cars, along with street outlets in cities ...

Read more: Future Fuel, Diesel, The Future of Fuel, Green News

Stimulus Dollars Funding Clean-Diesel Projects

2009-06-12T15:10:54Z

Federal stimulus dollars are picking up where a nearly $20 million state program aimed at cutting diesel engine emissions left off....

Read more: Future Fuel, Environmental Protection Agency, Lisa Jackson, Future of Fuel, Clean Diesel, Green News

EPA Head: Higher Ethanol Blends Would Be Good For U.S.

2009-06-12T16:18:06Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Mixing slightly higher levels of ethanol into gasoline would benefit the U.S. energy supply provided the higher blends do not hur...

Read more: Epa, Ethanol, Future Fuel, Future of Fuels, Future of Fuel, Home News

Biodiesel Blend Performs As Well As Low-Sulfur Fuel

2009-06-12T15:27:17Z

EST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Those worried about a performance drop-off going from standard diesel fuel to the more environmentally friendly B20 biodiesel b...

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Algae Fuel Industry Could Be 10 Years Away

2009-06-12T15:47:15Z

MILAN (Reuters) - Industrial-scale production of bioenergy from algae, or seaweeds, can be expected in 10 to 15 years, helping Europe to reach its gre...

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Maker Of 'Fuel' Documentary Promotes Algae Energy

2009-06-12T16:49:03Z

For documentary film maker Josh Tickell, it's all about algae.

The micro organism's potential to deliver America from its dependence on foreign oil...

Read more: Algae, Future Fuel, Fuel Movie, Future of Fuels, Future of Fuel, Business News

The Car That Runs On Bacon

2009-06-12T16:15:07Z

Bacon, it's not just for breakfast, lunch and dinner anymore.

It's the biofuel of choice for a pair of entrepreneurs building their business on pig...

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Maryland Builds Clean Diesel Plant

2009-06-12T15:16:24Z

Three large pieces of construction equipment sitting outside the Cox Creek Dredged Material Containment Facility represent the future of diesel emissi...

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A Different Kind of Gas Station

2009-06-12T16:22:11Z

Bay Area residents have a new type of gas station at their disposal -- and it's certainly a different proposition than the average Shell or Chevron of...

Read more: Future of Fuels, Future of Fuel, Future Fuel, Green News

How To Find Alternative Fuel Stations

2009-06-12T15:31:12Z

Many fuels have been proposed as alternatives to gasoline. Most face the early adopter with same problem -- where to refuel while on the road? A tool ...

Read more: Future Fuel, Audi TD1, Alternative Fuels, Future of Fuel, Audi Clean Diesel, Biodiesel, Clean Diesel, Green News

10 Things You Need To Know About The New Fuel Standards

2009-06-12T16:38:28Z

There is not yet much data available on the President's CAFE announcement. Luckily, we have a huge base of analysis that the National Highway Traffic...

Read more: Future Fuel, Future of Fuel, Future of Fuels, CAFE Standards, Green News

How To Brew Your Own Biodiesel

2009-06-12T15:51:48Z

There are a lot of good reasons to run your everyday diesel vehicle on homegrown oils energy independence and less particulate pollution among them bu...

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BIODISEL FACTS: All You Need To Know

2009-06-10T13:50:43Z

The following is a guest post by Chelsea Green's Makenna Goodman:

I remember a time when defenseless kids with hippie moms got made fun of for using...

Read more: Future Fuel, Energy, Future of Fuel, Biofuels, Green Technology, Chelsea Green, Biodiesel, Green News

Alex Pasternack: Obama Gives Ethanol High Five, Slaps It In the Face

2009-05-06T12:07:14Z

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

Read more: Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Corn, Epa, Agriculture, Obama, Future Fuel, Ethanol, Biodiesel, Green News

First Drive: Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel Hatchback

2009-05-29T09:35:30Z

We like the idea of the 2009 Audi A3 , a small, sporty five-door hatchback ( Audi refers to it as a Sportback). It seems rather like the grownup ...

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2009-05-19T14:55:37Z

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Patrick Takahashi: What Is The Best Biofuel?

2008-06-12T14:22:47Z

Ethanol and biodiesel are slowly sinking as biofuel options, but the Farm Lobby will ensure that, if we decide to form a methanol producing enterprise, we will have a few years to refine the effort.

Read more: New Energy Company, Congressional Legislation, Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Future Fuel, Ethanol, Biomethanol, Biodiesel, Green News

Patrick Takahashi: Ethanol Vs. Methanol

2008-06-10T19:10:59Z

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.

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Josh Tickell: Where's My Orangutan? Why Biofuels Don't Kill Apes

2008-07-21T18:39:47Z

The next time you eat a cookie off of your Mahogany table that was brought to you on diesel-fueled transportation, consider this: everything you touch, everything you buy and everything you eat comes at a price.

Read more: Energy, Orangutan, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Future of Fuel, Sugarcane, Logging, Conservation, Malaysia, Future Fuel, Ethanol, Deforestation, Biodiesel, Soy, Green News

Rebekah and Stephen Hren: Since We've Made Tortillas Expensive, Let's at Least Use Biofuels Wisely

2008-07-31T18:22:17Z

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.

Read more: Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Fuel Efficiency, Sustainable Agriculture, Future Fuel, Ethanol, Green Energy, Gulf of Mexico, Biodiesel, Green News

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

2008-12-23T12:28:10Z

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!

Read more: Congress, Big 3, Big Three Automakers, Biofuels, Future of Fuel, Big Three, Environment, Biodiesel Fuel, Future Fuel, The Big 3, Green Living, Green Energy, Biodiesel, Home News