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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Motley Fool:
You can’t carry on a debate about the economy these days without two nagging points coming up: The price of oil is on a tear, and inflation remains a serious threat.
Of course, the increase in the price of oil is a telling sign of an inconvenient truth (no Al Gore cliche intended): Oil […]
Governors Try To Advance Clean Energy
Friday, February 22nd, 2008The Associated Press:
Governors who want clean energy to be a national priority are trying to bring together states with wildly different ways of producing power, like tapping ocean temperature differences off Hawaii and mining coal in West Virginia.
But a souring economy has tightened state budgets and forced spending cuts that could temporarily short circuit renewable […]
Dead Wood To Fuel Cars?
Friday, February 22nd, 2008ReporterHerald:
The dead wood left behind from bark beetles could replace some of the gasoline that fuels our cars — at a lower cost — said John Scahill, an engineer with the U.S. Department of Energy.
“This gasoline and diesel is indistinguishable from what you put in your gas tank,”
Scahill said at a biomass conference Thursday at […]
Getting Better At Making Corn Ethanol
Monday, February 18th, 2008Washington Post:
When it comes to increasing biofuels production, analyzing its impact on land use is a new and complicated field. We discourage the scientific community from rushing to judgment simply to satisfy political timetables. The research covered in this story, for example, has been criticized by experts for using outdated or limited data.
The fact is, […]
Organic Fuel Alternatives Explored
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008BCLocalNews:
Not long ago, the question at the pump was always, “regular or unleaded?” Today, leaded gasoline isn’t even an option in most developed countries.
And with the need to drastically reduce our consumption of fossil fuels, the question of the future just might be “switchgrass or algae?”
Of course, I’m being somewhat facetious. In their raw […]
US Energy Bill: Subsidizing China
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008A push in the U.S. for more biofuels won’t significantly impact oil demand. In fact, any consumption decrease may simply act as a subsidy for Chinese drivers.
Energy Tribune:
In this era of political polarization, particularly on matters involving energy and the environment, if Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree on a bill and the president signs […]
Ethanol And Biodiesel Are The Best Fuels On The Road Today
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008Agri News:
“Ethanol and biodiesel are the best fuels on the road today, and we’re just getting started.”
That is Monte Shaw’s, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, take on the ethanol and biofuels industry
Shaw talked about the state of the renewable fuels industry and his group’s legislative wish list at last week’s Iowa […]
Agri-Business 2100 Speaker Series
Friday, February 1st, 2008Huron Daily Tribune:
The Thumb Area Agri-Business 2100 Project is nearing its first anniversary of service to agricultural-related producers in Huron, Lapeer, Sanilac and Tuscola Counties. Agriculture is Michigan’s largest industry next to the auto industry and adds more than $4 billion annually to Michigan’s economy. It is a high-tech business in today’s vastly competitive markets, […]
Alternative Energy From Waste Sugars Produced By New Modular Ethanol Plant
Friday, February 1st, 2008PR Web:
Greenbelt Resources Corporation, a leading innovator in the development of effective and economical alternative energy technologies, announced today that Master Recycling Center, Inc., has increased its earlier order of 2 million gallons, to 5 million gallons of ethanol per year. Diversified Ethanol Corporation(TM), a subsidiary of Greenbelt Resources Corporation will begin construction of the […]
Detroit Auto Show Parades Environmental Future
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Georgia Straight:
The flavour of the month at the North American International Auto Show was clean and green transportation. No surprise there. Among the usual 500-horsepower sports cars, extravagant luxury sedans, ground-shaking pickup trucks, and glitzy SUVs gathered on the floor at Detroit’s Cobo Center, there were more environmentally correct vehicles than ever, with virtually all […]
Should Energy Independence Be A High Priority In The US?
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008Helium:
YES
by W Thomas Payne
Energy independence should be the top priority on the personal and political landscape of the United States today.
Current policy and practice leaves us as individuals the slaves of big business, and politically captive to the whims of nations which harbor within their borders those who wish we were dead and our way […]
Enzymes To Ethanol
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Checkbiotech:
The first ethanol plant in the U.S. using enzymes to make ethanol from plant scraps should be built here by March 31, company officials said Friday during a site tour. expecting construction on plant to be complete by March 31.
Verenium, a Massachusetts based company, built a small plant in Jennings in 2006 to test new […]
Bio-Diesel Film Not To Everyone’s Tastes At Sundance
Thursday, January 24th, 2008AFP:
Activist Josh Tickell has been using and promoting bio-diesel for about 10 years as an alternative to fossil fuels, helping America lessen its dependence on foreign oil.
In his documentary film “Fields of Fuel,” premiering at the Sundance Film Festival this week, he outlines the historical origins of and the political constructs that support petroleum use.
As […]
Xethanol Refines Strategy To Focus On Renewable Energy And Clean Technology
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Business Wire:
Xethanol Corporation, a renewable energy company, has announced it has refined its strategy to pursue opportunities in clean technology. Xethanol has engaged a leading intellectual property law firm, Fish & Richardson P.C., to help it assess the company’s intellectual property portfolio.
David Ames, President and CEO of Xethanol, commented, “We are refining our strategic plan […]
Bush Signs Broad Energy Bill
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007New York Times:
Legislation that will slowly but fundamentally change the cars Americans drive, the fuel they burn, the way they light their homes and the price they pay for food was signed by President Bush Wednesday after having been adopted by the House on Tuesday by a large margin.
“Today, we make a major step with […]
Energy Bill Hikes Vehicle Mileage
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007Cincinnati Post:
A year of rhetoric, lobbying, veto threats and negotiations ended Tuesday as the House of Representatives approved a sweeping energy bill that President Bush will sign this morning. The bill:
Will raise fuel-efficiency standards for motor vehicles to 35 miles per gallon by 2020.
Order a massive increase in the use of biofuels.
Phase out sales of […]
Energy Bill Is Filled With Surprising Details
Monday, December 17th, 2007The Daily Advertiser:
On Thursday, the United States Senate passed the 2007 energy bill, H.R. 6 by a vote of 86-8. The energy bill will most probably be on the floor of the House this week and is expected to pass and be signed by President Bush.
Like most things that go on in our U.S. Congress, […]
‘Forbes’ Gets It Wrong On Nuclear Energy
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007Hawaii Reporter:
In the November 26, 2007 issue of Forbes, authors Jerry Taylor and Peter Van Doren turned the U.S. nuclear energy situation into a superficial mishmash (http://tinyurl.com/223nl2).
Their thesis is that what they perceive as heavy subsidies of the U.S. nuclear energy system should be an impetus for conservatives to join leftists such as Bonnie […]
Bush Threatens Veto Of Spending Bill
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007Smartmoney:
While scolding Congress for its meager accomplishments, President George W. Bush on Monday threatened to veto any spending bill not to his liking.
“If they send me an irresponsible spending bill, I will veto it,” Bush said.
Bush insisted that Congress pass his war-funding request; he is expected to devote much of December to attacking Democrats for […]
Failed Nevada Experimental Energy Plant Costs Millions
Monday, December 3rd, 2007Arizona Daily Star:
A major Nevada utility got more than $200 million in taxpayer and ratepayer dollars for an experimental clean-coal generating plant that wouldn’t run reliably and was mothballed. Now, Sierra Pacific Power Co. wants $42 million more from its customers.
More than half of the funding targeted for the Pinon Pine gasified coal project came […]