Ethanol

California's dairy dilemma

2013-04-09 00:00:00

Although the recession drove many businesses into bankruptcy, times have been particularly hard for the state's dairy farmers. Almost 400 California dairies have closed in the last five years — 105 in 2012 alone — plagued by soaring prices for...

Lowering emissions, raising red flags

2013-01-18 00:00:00

We've all seen the movie: Some small, seemingly unrelated actions lead to dire and unintended consequences. It happens in real life too, especially in government. The Low Carbon Fuel Standard, a regulatory program established under Gov. Arnold...

Chevy puts on international face at Detroit Auto Show

2013-01-09 09:57:00

Chevy will be using the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 14 to release two quintessentially American products: an all-new Corvette and Silverado pickup truck. But the automaker's booth will have an international flavor as well, as five vehicles from Chevy's...

Super Bowl chicken wings getting pricier, less plentiful

2013-01-22 11:12:00

Americans are going to chow down on 1.23 billion chicken wings during Super Bowl weekend this year. But there will be fewer wings available and they’ll cost more, according to an annual report. The NFL championship game, this year between the...

Iran urged to halt executions for alcohol consumption

2012-06-29 16:40:40

Getting Off Gas

2012-06-19 16:37:00

It wasn’t that long ago that everything seemed so simple: pump gas into your car, get behind the wheel and go. But as the internal combustion engine slowly but surely yields ground to alternative energy sources, sorting out the various...

Illinois sequestration project is first in U.S. for man-made CO2

2011-11-30 21:34:05

Before and after: 1950s Venice bungalow remodel

2012-01-09 16:34:44

California's low-carbon fuel regulations clear small hurdle

2012-04-23 21:35:32

Urban dwellers, far from fields, harvest millions in federal farm subsidies

2011-06-24 16:34:48

Twitter Town Hall: The complete transcript of Barack Obama and Jack Dorsey

2011-07-06 16:36:20

Warrant lead singer died of alcohol poisoning in Valley motel

2011-10-05 16:34:47

E85 ethanol fuels a Chevy Corvette C6.R in the American Le Mans Series race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.

2013-05-11 00:00:00

U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, left, talks with Jeff Broin, chief executive officer of Broin Companies, center and Kelly Kjelden, general manager of the James Valley Ethanol Plant, right, during a tour of the facility near Groton Tuesday.

2013-02-15 12:42:00

Large storage bins and the grinder are seen on the west side of the Glacial Lakes Energy LLC ethanol facility near Mina. Glacial Lakes and other area ethanol plants are operating at or above capacity, while others across the nation are shutting down.

2013-01-26 23:10:00