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Researchers Turning Plants Into Non-Polluting Crude Oil Replacement

Some researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. To achieve this, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block for plastics and fuels cheaply and efficiently

20 May 2009

Global Consumption of Ethanol Being Led By USA

Global demand for ethanol is predicted to increase annually by 9.3% over next 5 years. The United States is the largest consumer using 50% of the world’s supply, largely due to mandated production levels specified by legislation

19 May 2009

Biodiesel Terminal to be Opened by Baystate Biofuels in Mass.

Baystate Biofuels is taking the final steps necessary to officially open its doors and start delivering a green energy, petroleum alternative to the region. Construction of the biodiesel terminal in North Andover, MA will begin by end of May 2009 with product ready to sell by summer’s end

18 May 2009

E85 Fuels Becoming Increasingly Popular in Minnesota

Minnesota's fleet of vehicles is using more E85 than ever, according to a new quarterly report from the Minnesota SmartFleet Committee, a group tasked with helping to reduce the state's use of petroleum fuels in favor of cleaner-burning fuels such as E85 and biodiesel

18 May 2009

Gas Grills Found to be More Environmentally Friendly Than Charcoal Fired Barbecues

Do biofuels always create smaller carbon footprints than their fossil-fuel competitors? Not necessarily, a new report shows the carbon footprint for charcoal grilling is almost three times as large as that for LPG grilling

12 May 2009

Corporate America to Benefit From New Degree Delivering Skilled Green Collar Job Prospects

The University of Wisconsin-Extension is charging into the green collar job field with a bold new degree: the nation’s first online Sustainable Management bachelor's degree

12 May 2009

RFA Responds to TIME Magazine Article Against Biofuels

In the Renewable Fuels Association’s ongoing effort to let no unsubstantiated claim about ethanol and America’s renewable fuels industry go unanswered, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen sent the following letter to the editors of Time Magazine, once again objecting to the unbalanced and factually inaccurate reporting/editorializing on biofuels by Michael Grunwald

12 May 2009

Rentech to Make Renewable Synthetic Diesel and Green Electric Power Using Urban Waste

Rentech, Inc. (NYSE AMEX: RTK) announced today a plan to build a plant in Rialto, California for the production of ultra-clean synthetic fuels and electric power from renewable waste biomass feedstocks

12 May 2009

Caltech To Get Energy Frontier Research Center

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science has announced that it will fund the creation of 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) over the next five years, including one that will be housed at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech)

11 May 2009

Maximum Efficiency Comes From Bioelectricity Not Ethanol For Powering Vehicles

How can we maximize our "miles per acre" from biomass? Researchers writing in the online edition of the May 7 Science magazine say the best bet is to convert the biomass to electricity, rather than ethanol

10 May 2009