Biofuels

U.S. could cut vehicles' fossil fuel use, emissions by 80% by 2050

2013-03-19 11:56:00

A new National Research Council report says the U.S. may be able to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 in light-duty cars and trucks. The highly ambitious goal could be reached, the report says, through a...

If you're waiting for bio-fuels, you'll be waiting a lot longer

2013-02-26 12:01:00

Oh what big plans we had for advanced bio-fuels. In the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, the nation was given the lofty production target of 500 million gallons of so-called cellulosic bio-fuels for 2012. By cellulosic, we mean...

Farmland peaks, crop space to revert back to nature, report finds

2012-12-20 09:48:00

Even with a growing global population, increased meat consumption and government rules mandating biofuels, researchers this week said that the amount of landed needed for agriculture will start to shrink. Humanity has reached what Rockefeller University...

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...

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...

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2012-08-31 00:00:00

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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

Late Night: Stephen Colbert on 'knowledge-free' GOP candidates

2012-03-14 16:37:12

California's low-carbon fuel regulations clear small hurdle

2012-04-23 21:35:32

Federal biofuel mandate flawed, report finds

2011-10-04 16:33:57

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

The Onix is a small, four-door hatchback that has been on sale in Brazil since November 2012. Chevy says it can run on 100% ethanol or a mix of ethanol and gasoline.

2013-01-09 09:45:00