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Blake Simmons On Creating Fuel From Plants

In this extended version of the talk from our new issue, we speak with Blake Simmons, the VP for deconstruction at the Department of Energy's Joint Bioenergy Institute about competing with the fossil fuel industries, balancing needs for food and fuel, and becoming the Radio Shack of bioenergy.READ»

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Department of Energy's Blake Simmons Makes Fuel Out Of Plants

Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels.READ»

Jatropha World 2010

Could a homely succulent save the planet? Maybe. Oil squeezed from the Jatropha curcas plant helped fuel a train from Delhi to Mumbai and a 90-minute Boeing jet ride in Houston last year. Some scientists grouse that years of ...READ»

China Overtakes U.S. as Saudi Arabia of Wind Power

The United States has been called the Saudi Arabia of wind. But for the first time ever, China has exceeded the U.S. in newly installed wind capacity.READ»

Clean Coal: It's Not a Misnomer, But is it the Answer?

Advances in clean coal are promising -- really! -- but the industry and society shouldn't celebrate just yet.READ»