biofuels

U.S. Military Bets on Jet Fuel Made From Algae, Weeds, and Animal Corpses

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Oct 5, 2009 at 2:10 PM

Worried about the feasibility of using non-petroleum based jet fuel on commercial airlines? The U.S. military has volunteered its jets as guinea pigs, ordering up 600,000 gallons of fuel made of weeds, algae, and fat from animal ...READ»

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Renewable Energy vs. True Sustainabiity

BY Shel HorowitzWed Sep 30, 2009 at 10:18 AM

Years ago, there was a bumper sticker, "Trees are America's Renewable Resource." And yes, you can regenerate a harvestable forest in 20 years or so: a nanosecond compared to the millions of years necessary to create fossil ...READ»

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Filene's Eco Pods is an Adaptable, Biofuel-Producing Building

BY Ariel SchwartzMon Sep 21, 2009 at 12:56 PM

Algae-based biofuels have become increasingly popular over the past few months, with even biofuel-aversive oil companies like BP and Exxon getting in on the action. Boston-based Howeler Yoon Architects want to bring that interest ...READ»

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The New Alternative

BY Terry TamminenMon Jun 15, 2009 at 1:47 PM

In 2008, $140 billion was invested in wind, solar, and other renewable sources of energy. Only $110 billion was invested in coal and other fossil fuel generation. What may be more remarkable was that investors would put anything into fossil-fueled power plants, knowing they were committed to buy billions more for the fuel itself over the fifty year life of those power plants, compared to zero fuel cost for wind or solar.READ»

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Virgin Galactic Spaceships to Be Powered by Algae-Based Biofuels?

BY Ariel SchwartzThu May 28, 2009 at 1:34 PM

Earlier this month, Virgin Galactic president Will Whitehorn tried to convince us that space travel will turn us all into environmentalists by showing us our big blue ball from a distance. Now it looks like the space travel arm of ...READ»

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All’s Well That Ends A Well?

BY Terry TamminenFri Feb 6, 2009 at 5:02 PM

The California State Lands Commission recently voted to reject new offshore oil drilling even though the proposal had wide support, both from the “drill, baby, drill” crowd and enviros. There’s a sentence full of enigmas - - the ...READ»

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Powered by Coffee

BY Ted RoseThu Dec 11, 2008 at 1:40 PM

We all know coffee tastes good to humans. Soon, cars and buildings will be drinking it too. Green Car Congress has a good post today about turning coffee grounds into biofuel. Coffee is one of those industry's discovering an ...READ»

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Biofuel Subsidies: Good, Bad or Just Wrong?

BY Saabira ChaudhuriWed Oct 8, 2008 at 4:30 PM

Are biofuels an elitist mechanism that ultimately raises poverty and should be ended until a better solution can be conceived of? Or are rising food prices just a temporary set back, one that will be compensated for by future benefits?READ»

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