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Biofuels

 
Biofuels are fuels produced from renewable organic material. Biofuel has the potential to reduce some undesirable aspects of fossil fuel production and use, including conventional and greenhouse gas pollutant emissions, exhaustible resource depletion and dependence on unstable foreign suppliers. Demand for biofuels could also increase farm income.
 
Unfortunately, biofuels have drawbacks as well, including land and water resource requirements, air and ground water pollution, and increased food costs, but even considering these negatives, they are generally favored by environmentalists. (Source: EPA, Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Biofuels


Finnish company to make biodiesel from wood pulp

Wed, Feb 01 2012 at 3:18 PM EST
The plant will refine crude tall oil, which is a byproduct of processing wood pulp, into the alternative fuel source.
 

From grass to gas: Biofuel breakthrough shows promise

Tue, Jan 03 2012 at 9:39 AM EST
Video: Biofuel breakthrough transforms organic matter into fuel.
 

U.S. approves Canada crops for biodiesel use

Thu, Sep 29 2011 at 2:50 PM EST
Allowance of Canadian corn and canola seen as a 'gradual increase' of imported products for biofuels.
 

U.S. gives $136 million for advanced biofuels research

Wed, Sep 28 2011 at 12:48 PM EST
Most of the money will go to developing biofuel alternatives for jets.
 

New biofuel touted as diesel replacement

Tue, Sep 27 2011 at 3:30 PM EST
Researchers engineered strains of E. coli with yeast to produce a promising alternative to Number 2 diesel.
 

British adventurer returns from global biofuel bus trip

Fri, Sep 09 2011 at 1:39 PM EST
Jail time, breakdowns and romance marked Andy Pag's journey around the world in a 22-year-old bus without the use of any fossil fuels.
 

Panda poop may solve biofuel woes

Mon, Aug 29 2011 at 2:09 PM EST
Cellulose-digesting bacteria found in panda feces could break down woody, inedible plants into biofuels.
 

Could alligator fat become a source for biodiesel?

Sun, Aug 21 2011 at 12:20 AM EST
Lipids derived from gator fat meet nearly all the official standards for high-quality biodiesel.
 

Biomass is key to low-carbon energy strategy, but drives food prices higher

Thu, Aug 18 2011 at 11:40 AM EST
Wood-based biofuels would use carbon capture and storage technologies to achieve negative carbon emissions, study finds.
 

Obama administration to stimulate biofuel industry

Tue, Aug 16 2011 at 2:51 PM EST
New projects include using wood chips and inedible plant products to create biofuels.
 
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