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A Less-Polluting Alternative to Gasoline

As oil and gasoline prices reach ever higher levels, the price of fuel at one North Dakota service station is going down -- at least for a couple of hours.

22 May 2008

New Legislation Includes a Significant Clean Energy Development Component

The new legislation includes a significant clean energy development component -- improved and new programs for wind power, advanced biofuels, energy efficiency, solar power and new energy crops for cleaner energy from America's farmers, ranchers and rural businesses.

22 May 2008

Report Detailing Strategy and Actions to Reduce Environmental Footprint

The Boeing Company today released its 2008 Environment Report, detailing its performance, strategy and actions to reduce its environmental footprint and lead the aerospace industry with environmentally progressive products and services.

22 May 2008

Challenge X to Design the Green Cars of the Future

Clean diesel technology powered the top three winning vehicles and 12 of 17 entries overall in a national engineering competition known as Challenge X to design the green cars of the future.

21 May 2008

Energy Plan that Meets Growing World's Demand for Food and Fuel

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), the largest grassroots farm organization in Iowa, brought farmers to Capitol Hill to urge support of a comprehensive energy plan -- one that meets a growing world's demand for food and fuel.

21 May 2008

The First and Only 24-Hour Eco-Lifestyle Network Coming to 50 Million Homes

General Motors and Discovery Communications today unveiled a multifaceted GM advertising sponsorship of Planet Green, the first and only 24-hour eco-lifestyle network coming to 50 million homes beginning June 4.

21 May 2008

Second Generation Biofuels from Plant Waste

The fungus Trichoderma reesei optimally breaks down plants into simple sugars, the basic components of ethanol.

21 May 2008

First Vice President of Sustainability Announced at National Postal Forum

The U.S. Postal Service chose the state with the most progressive environmental record in the nation as the place to announce the creation of a corporate vice president of sustainability.

21 May 2008

Biofuels versus Food

The European Union's recent attempt to salve the wounds of rising food prices and social unrest caused by its rush to promote biofuels once again unveils the dangers of using traditional thinking to resolve global warming.

20 May 2008

Malaysian Palm Oil Industry and Government Join Forces to Protect Environment

The American Palm Oil Council (APOC) today announced that the Malaysian palm oil industry, together with the Malaysian government, has launched the Malaysian Palm Oil Wildlife Conservation Fund (MPOWCF). APOC is a U.S. association representing the Malaysian palm oil industry.

16 May 2008