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In The Future, Your Car Will Be More Plant Than Machine

Ford is using organically derived materials all over their cars. Why? Because oil is too expensive.READ»

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Via Wheat-Based Plastics, Ford Slashes Petroleum and CO2 Emissions

Last year, I had the chance to check out a number of green building materials in Ford's vehicle pipeline. Some of these materials have yet to see the light of day--Indian grass molding compounds, anyone?--but Ford has finally ...READ»

Ottawa Shell Station First to Deliver Gasoline Blended with Cellulosic Ethanol

In what is being described as the first commercial delivery of cellulosic ethanol, a Shell service station in Ottawa, Ontario is selling gasoline containing a 10% blend of biofuel made from wheat straw. The biofuel and gasoline ...READ»