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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. energy future hazy on Japan, environment fears

    Wed, Mar 30 2011 at 11:36 PM

    Natural gas is gaining the inside track as the favored short-term energy source although coal, biofuels and renewables are also generating interest.

  • Biofuel from algae could compete with oil, according to report

    Wed, Mar 16 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Biotech company says it can make algal biofuel at significantly lower costs by increasing the lipid content of algae.

  • Climate change, biofuels threaten food security, UN says

    Mon, Mar 07 2011 at 7:49 AM

    High and volatile food prices are a growing global concern, partly fueling the protests that toppled the rulers of Tunisia and Egypt this year.

  • The high cost of climate change, and what you can do about it

    Fri, Mar 04 2011 at 4:08 PM

    Repairing the damage we've done could get pricey, especially since it's predicted to cost us $8 trillion by 2030.

  • Is the ethanol dream about to end?

    Thu, Feb 24 2011 at 4:33 PM

    In these budget-cutting times, biofuels may be on the chopping block. And with a presidential election looming, politics will play role.

  • U.N. biodiversity panel could serve as guide on trade, farm issues

    Thu, Feb 17 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Panel could help governments craft regulations that preserve the environment and curb global warming, experts say.

  • BMW's 'Wherever You Want to Go' film captures our moving spirit

    Fri, Jan 28 2011 at 12:43 PM

    We can all dream big when it comes to the car of the future.

  • Bovine bellies yield clues for new biofuels

    Thu, Jan 27 2011 at 2:44 PM

    Researchers studied cattle — experts at breaking down grass — and found new compounds in their guts that might help create cheap energy sources.

  • Obama's State of the Union is powered by alternative fuels

    Thu, Jan 27 2011 at 10:22 AM

    It sounded great, but have we heard this all before?

  • Understanding the complicated biofuels fight

    Mon, Jan 24 2011 at 3:38 PM

    Could this get any more confusing?

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