Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
biofuels, Tag
- The dirty little secret behind 'clean energy' wood pellets Sat, 30 Jun 18, 8:00pmUS communities near pellet mills complain of fumes while experts say burning wood is a ‘disaster’ for climate change
- The ethanol gravy train rolls on Mon, 14 May 18, 8:30pmOpponents make compelling case but can’t derail or even slow this well-protected industry Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Like most people I’ve spoken with, I have no innate, inflexible antipathy to ethanol in gasoline...
- Biofuels can help solve climate change, especially with a carbon tax | John Abraham Wed, 14 Mar 18, 9:00pmWe’re not yet optimizing biofuel production for both economic and environmental factors
- Qantas uses mustard seeds in first ever biofuel flight between Australia and US Tue, 30 Jan 18, 4:34pmBlended fuel powers 15-hour Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 flight between LA and Melbourne, reducing carbon emissions by 7%
- Claim: sugarcane ethanol can replace 13.7% of global oil supply Thu, 30 Nov 17, 3:00amFrom FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO and the “great gasoline famine of 2032” department Brazilian ethanol can replace 13.7 percent of world’s crude oil consumption Expansion of...
- Shell doubles up on green spending and vows to halve carbon footprint Tue, 28 Nov 17, 10:18pmAnglo-Dutch giant to spend $2bn on wind power, biofuels and electric cars as it bows to shareholder pressure by setting new company climate change target
- DC Swamp denizens strike back on biodiesel Mon, 23 Oct 17, 1:46amWhile demand for biodiesel is down, senators and crony corporatists deep-six proposed EPA reductions in biodiesel mandates Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Despite what I thought were persuasive articles over the years (here,...
- New airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners Fri, 13 Oct 17, 4:17amPlan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce ‘vast’ amount of necessary crops
- Startup is developing kelp farms in the open ocean to make carbon-neutral biofuel Sat, 2 Sep 17, 1:50amCould a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope so. The startup will soon begin testing a prototype of their kelp elevator, a farm that can move up and down...
- Biofuels from bacteria Fri, 25 Aug 17, 3:00amSandia Labs News Releases August 21, 2017 From Sandia National Labs Sandia helps HelioBioSys understand new clean energy source LIVERMORE, Calif.—You might not cook with this sugar, but from a biofuels standpoint, it’s...
- The good, the bad and the algae Thu, 10 Aug 17, 9:00amFrom Eurekalert Public Release: 7-Aug-2017 Sandia tests Salton Sea-grown algae as new fuel source and pollution solution DOE/Sandia National Laboratories BRAWLEY, California — Sandia National Laboratories is testing...
- Researchers turn recycled aluminum foil into cheaper, eco-friendlier biofuels Tue, 1 Aug 17, 9:50pmDon't toss your bagel wrapper in the trash just yet; scientists at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland say they have discovered a way to turn used aluminum foil into a catalyst to create cheaper, eco-friendlier...
- Switch to electric vehicles will not be enough to give us clean air | Letters Fri, 28 Jul 17, 3:35amReaders respond to Britain’s latest clean air plan and the ban on all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040So, the government is committed to banning all diesel and petrol cars by 2040 (Report, 26 July)...
- Biofuels needed but some more polluting than fossil fuels, report warns Fri, 14 Jul 17, 9:01amRoyal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but says more should come from waste rather than food crops
- Biofuels need 'to be improved for battle against climate change' Fri, 14 Jul 17, 9:01amRoyal Academy of Engineering report backs increased use of biofuels but warns that some have been as polluting as fossil fuels