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Biofuels News

Biofuels

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

  • U.S. Air Force: We want to use biofuels

    Tue, Jul 19 2011 at 4:46 PM

    The cost of biofuels remains prohibitively high, so the Air Force has partnered with commercial airlines in trying to open up the biofuel market.

  • Climate impact threatens biodiesel future in EU

    Fri, Jul 08 2011 at 9:14 AM

    New findings could undermine the investments of energy giants in alternatives to fossil fuels.

  • Senate deal would axe ethanol tax credit

    Thu, Jul 07 2011 at 1:46 PM

    The deal would repeal the $6 billion per year ethanol tax credit by the end of July if it's passed by Congress.

  • What is switchgrass?

    Thu, Jun 30 2011 at 12:25 PM

    Filling America's future energy needs is a tall order but switchgrass seems to be up for the challenge.

  • E. coli seen spawning biofuel in five years

    Wed, Jun 29 2011 at 8:29 AM

    E. coli already used to produce some plastics.

  • High costs hampering use of algae as biofuel

    Thu, Jun 16 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Scientists say the cost of farming algae must be cut by 90 percent if it is to become commercially viable and reduce pressure on food prices.

  • 6 green things the U.S. military is doing

    Mon, Jun 13 2011 at 11:30 AM

    Here are six things that the U.S. military is doing to prepare for a future without cheap oil.

  • Scrap support of biofuels to curb food costs, report advises

    Fri, Jun 10 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Biofuels have sparked a fierce 'food versus fuel' debate since a spike in food prices in 2007-08 that triggered riots in some developing countries, but biofuel supporters say it's not that simple.

  • Students convert traditional school bus to hydraulic hybrid

    Wed, May 18 2011 at 8:00 AM

    Georgia college and elementary students work together to make Atlanta's school buses green.

  • Fryer grease rustlers on the prowl

    Tue, Apr 26 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Grease thefts are driven by higher prices of gas and ethanol.

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