Biodiesel

Colorado Company Takes Algae-Based Fuel to the Next Level

Green Inc. | Matthew L. Wald | Posted 11.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Co2, Biofuels, Renewable Energy, Green News, Solix, Algae, Automobiles, Climate Change, Biodiesel, Soy, Alternative Energy, Green News

A Colorado company will break ground early next year on an algae farm that is intended to produce thousands of gallons of substitutes for gasoline and...

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Costa Rica: Still Some of the Greenest Travel Around

Claire Bidwell Smith | Posted 10.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Recycling, La Finca Rosa Blanca Country Inn, San Jose, Lapa Rios, Solar Panels, Costa Rica, Sustainable Travel, Osa Peninsula, Gray Water Recycling, Carbon Neutral Vacations, Nature Vacations, Biodiesel, Green News
Claire Bidwell Smith

In August my husband and I traveled to Costa Rica for what was supposed to be one of the world's first "Carbon Neutral Vacations." Our 7 day, 6 night trip began with a stay in San Jose.

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Greening Hollywood: Liquid Gold

Paige Donner | Posted 10.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Liquid Gold, Peak Water, Alternative Energy, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Waterkeeper Alliance, Plug-in Hybrid, Van Jones, Sundance '08, Greening Hollywood, Scientific American Earth 3.0, Water Energy Nexus, Peak Oil, Black Gold, Veggie Van, Bio-Diesel, Environment, The Green Economy, Lt. Governor John Garamendi, Fuel the Film, Solazyme, T. Boone Pickens, Petrosun, Rebecca Harrell, Josh Tickell, Biodiesel, Green News
Paige Donner

Fuel is definitely a must-see. It's a conversation starter in this all-important crash course our nation must take on issues of alternative fuels and our planet's future.

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Food Worries Scare Europe From Biodiesels

New York Times | James Kanter | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Europe, Biofuels, Europe Energy Policy, Food Crisis, Renewable Energy, Europe Energy Goals, Green Energy, Biodiesel, Food Prices, Green News

PARIS -- European legislators said Thursday that government goals for using biofuels should be pared back, prompting the fledgling industry to fire ba...

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Why Is Renting An Eco-Friendly Car Hard?

Guardian | Clare James | Posted 09.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Fuel Efficiency, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Electric Cars, Phevs, Cars, Car Rental, Eco-Friendly Cars, Fuel Economy, Hybrid Cars, Biodiesel, Green News

I choose not to own a car and usually get about on public transport. I know all about car pooling and ride sharing and I'm familiar with companies lik...

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Greening Hollywood: For Love Of Water

Paige Donner | Posted 08.18.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Downtown Film Festival Los Angeles, Green Collar Jobs, Biodiesel, Gm, Irena Salina, Sustainable Food, Green Films, Electric Vehicles, Tesla, Environmental, Slow Food, Urban Parks, Earth Works, Community Supported Agriculture, Water Cartel, Environment, Moca, Water Politics, Flow, Revolution Green, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Crowning the first-ever Downtown Film Festival - Los Angeles, L.A.'s premier "green" and sustainable film festival - was Sunday night's open air scree...

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Is The Jatropha Seed A Miracle Biodiesel Alternative?

CNN | Posted 08.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Jatropha, Alternative Energy, Alternative Fuels, Green News, Green, Environment, Biodiesel Fuel, Green Living, Jatropha Tree, Green Energy, Jatropha Seed, Biodiesel, Green News

The jatropha tree, a fruit-bearing plant native to South America, may offer the next big fuel alternative. The fruit's seeds produce oil, which can b...

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Greening Hollywood: Teens Choose Green at '08 Awards

Paige Donner | Posted 08.05.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Green Living, Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Biodiesel, Demi Lovato, Compostable Waste, Public Transportation, Greg Finley, Selena Gomez, Kenny Baumann, Fox Broadcasting Company, Teen Choice Awards, Anna Maria Perez De Tagle, Chris Brown, Francia Raisa, B99 Biodiesel, The Secret Life of the American Teen, Entertainment News
Paige Donner

Teen Choice Award nominees relished the idea of a recyclable "blue" carpet; they'd specifically requested to rent a recyclable blue carpet rather than purchasing it outright and throwing it away after the event.

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Since We've Made Tortillas Expensive, Let's at Least Use Biofuels Wisely

Rebekah and Stephen Hren | Posted 07.31.2008 | Green

Read More: Sustainable Agriculture, Green Energy, Gulf of Mexico, Biofuels, Fuel Efficiency, Biodiesel, Ethanol, Green News
Rebekah and Stephen Hren

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.

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Biodiesel? Veggie Diesel? Frequently Asked Questions

Planet Green | Posted 07.28.2008 | Green

Read More: Plug-in Cars, Veggie Oil, Green, Environment, Phevs, Cars, Biodiesel Fuel, Green Living, Plug-in Hybrids, Biodiesel, Green News

What is biodiesel, anyway? Biodiesel, the common name for fatty acid alkyl esters, is a biological-based fuel that can substitute petroleum fuels in d...

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

Josh Tickell | Posted 07.21.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Orangutan, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Sugarcane, Logging, Conservation, Malaysia, Ethanol, Deforestation, Biodiesel, Soy, Green News
Josh Tickell

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.

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Energy Crisis Or Transportation Crisis?

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 07.16.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy Crisis, Transportation Crisis, Energy Efficiency, Biofuels, Fuel Efficiency, Global Warming, Biodiesel, Transportation, Cars, Green News

Our favorite graph, which demonstrates that almost all of our petroleum is used for transportation. Benjamin J. Turon writes an op-ed in the Schene...

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Who Ate My Tortillas? -- The Truth About Food vs. Fuel

Josh Tickell | Posted 07.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Gasoline, Biofuels, Alternative Energy, Oil, Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Biodiesel, Global Warming, Green News
Josh Tickell

Corn may be environmentally detrimental, but it is difficult to pin the systemic problems in our international markets solely on biofuels.

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Biofuel Feedstocks Latest Candidate: Kudzu

Treehugger | Posted 06.26.2008 | Green

Read More: Biodiesel, Biotech, Ethanol, Biofuel, Kudzu, Biomass, Green News

yes, all of those vines are kudzu. photo via flickr Our colleagues over at Discovery News have brought attention to a new report that an invasive ...

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What Is The Best Biofuel?

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.12.2008 | Green

Read More: New Energy Company, Congressional Legislation, Ethanol, Biofuels, Biomethanol, Biodiesel, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

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.

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Ethanol Vs. Methanol

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 06.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Marine Algae, Methanol, Ethanol, Sustainable Transportation Fuel, Biofuels, Biodiesel, Green News
Patrick Takahashi

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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Sean Penn Leads Biodiesel Trek Across America

Reuters | Posted 04.27.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Coachella, Sean Penn, Biodiesel, Entertainment News

Sean Penn is fighting the war in Iraq, poverty, homelessness and saving the environment, all from a bus. The actor, who baffled many when his name sh...

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GasHole: Dirty Oil and the Biofuel Myth

Allison Kilkenny | Posted 04.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, Environmentalism, Environmental, Ethanol, Biofuel, Biodiesel, Gashole, Politics News
Allison Kilkenny

Leaders are forever promising a vigorous campaign of alternative fuel initiatives. GasHole recaps a thirty-year history of alternative fuel promises made by U.S. presidents.

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Earth Day Resolution: No Biofuel from Food Crops

Chris McGowan | Posted 04.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: George Soros, Food Riots, Amazon Deforestation, Biofuels, Amazon Rain Forest, Biofuel, Earth Day, Steven Bing, Ethanol, Food Prices, Cerrado, Ron Burkle, Global Warming, Steve Case, Earth Day 2008, Biodiesel, Politics News
Chris McGowan

Biofuel has a positive role to play, but it will come from its production from agricultural and food waste or from renewable native grasses in areas that are not environmentally sensitive.

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