Articles tagged “Biofuels”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

England Town Flushes Toilets, Heats Homes By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 5 2010 It takes just over three weeks: flush a toilet in Didcot, England and 23 days later, it has produced biomethane that heats about 200 homes -- through the national gas grid. + READ MORE

Can Three Dollar Cook Stoves Stop Climate Change? By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Mar 31 2010 Cheap biomass cookstoves can be an effective solution to slowing climate change and addressing indoor air pollution at the same time. + READ MORE

9-Year-Old Boy and Family Ride Cross Country to Educate Kids on Sustainability By Jaymi Heimbuch IN Tech & Transport Jan 12 2010 One family is putting the pedal to the metal when it comes to educating people about renewable energy. Called Our Renewable Nation, the project put Colin McCullough, his wife and their two boys in a veggie powered Beetle, and they traveled cross country visiting renewable energy sites and sustainable companies to create a series of eco-videos for kids. + READ MORE

Move Over Corn: Sugarcane Rising Up in the Biofuel World, and Why Hemp Shouldn't Be Far Behind By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 13 2009 Sugarcane, seen as the most successful alternative fuel so far, is fueling Brazil's widely-praised biofuel industry, and is far more efficient than corn. But hemp, which is said to be way more efficient than either one, is illegal to cultivate in most places with growing biofuel economies. + READ MORE

Giving Up Oil, Turning to Cow Poop? By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 29 2009 Dealing with manure is one of our most pressing environmental problems. So is getting off oil. Converting manure into methane for electricity does a little to solve both problems. + READ MORE

Can Soybeans Power Your Next Road Trip? By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 17 2009 Soybean oil is one of the best vegetable-based materials to use for making biodiesel. + READ MORE

How to Find an Alternative Fuel Station Anywhere in the US. By Josh Peterson IN Tech & Transport May 19 2009 Perhaps you drive an alternative fuel vehicle. When you tool around your city, you look fly and confident behind the wheel of your eco-friendly car. And you feel secure while driving, because you know exactly where to find more alternative fuel. + READ MORE

Stock Up on Biodiesel: Now Hundreds of Fueling Stations Across the US By Brian Merchant IN Tech & Transport May 7 2009 So you converted your car to run on biodiesel. You're ready to take your newly greened beauty on a road trip across the country on its virgin run. Problem is, you're not so sure where exactly you can buy biodiesel. + READ MORE

How Much Ethanol Fuel Can Your Vehicle Handle? By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Apr 22 2009 This is a question which is currently in debate between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the automotive industry. Currently the standard for ethanol blend gasoline is 10 percent. This is the percentage that vehicles currently in production today are being manufactured to run in their fuel line, and are being warranted as such. So if you ask an automotive manufacturer just how much ethanol a regular gasoline engine can handle, they will tell you 10 percent and no more. + READ MORE

Guide to Obama's High-Speed Rail Plans, Bad Biofuel Policy Put Half a Million Virtual Cars on the Road, and Celebrate World Oceans Day By David DeFranza IN Tech & Transport Apr 16 2009 Today on TreeHugger: Guide to Obama's high-speed rail plans, bad biofuel policy put half a million virtual cars on the road, and celebrate World Oceans Day. + READ MORE

Check Out Ben Harper's Relentless 7 Tour By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 13 2009 Especially with summer almost here, I can't help that I like to rock. A cold beer, an outdoor festival, I can't really think of anything I'd rather do. Well, luckily some of my favorite artists happen to be the greenest including Ben Harper. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Grain-Burning Stove By Mickey Z. IN Home & Garden Apr 1 2009 As defined by the Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy and Sustainable Living, a grain-burning stove is "similar to an ordinary wood stove in appearance (but) is designed to burn grain. Grain is a good, renewable fuel ...Typically, a grain-burning stove can use all grades of hulled wheat, rye, triticale, peas, faba beans, and corn, as well as other biomass fuels, such as cherry pits and wood pellets. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Ethanol By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Apr 1 2009 Ethanol according to Collin Dunn at TreeHugger.com is "also known as ethyl alcohol, the same kind of alcohol you shake with vermouth and serve with some olives. Used as a fuel, it is often added to gasoline (notated much the same as biodiesel: E10 means 10% ethanol; E85 means 85% ethanol, and so on)." + READ MORE

Should You Fly or Drive? By Josh Peterson IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 24 2009 Which is greener: Flying or driving? That's a no-brainer. Individually speaking, airplanes produce scads more CO2 emissions that cars. Are there any cases where flying is better than driving? Yes, there are. Let?s look at some of these instances. + READ MORE

Innovation By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Feb 9 2009 Garage inventors are always tinkering away trying to find the next efficiency innovation. One has developed a biofuel powered skycar that offers a better way to fly. + READ MORE

Top DIY Fuel Efficiency Hacks from Real Life People By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Feb 9 2009 Amazing vehicle gas mileage doesn't always come out of a large manufacturing plant. In fact, sometimes it comes right out of a small garage or workshop in the suburbs! + READ MORE

What's Wrong with Biofuels? By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Jan 26 2009 While biofuels are great, I'd be offering only one side to the story if we did not admit to its weaknesses. Here are the potentially negative facts of biodiesel that you will need to know in order to make an educated decision on whether it's right for you. + READ MORE

25 Things You Need To Know about Biodiesel By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Jan 26 2009 Biodiesel is a pretty decent alternative fuel most would say. It may not always be the most popular idea among the crowd who feels that we should not be using individual gas vehicles at all, but it certainly does not have too many bad points against it either. + READ MORE

White House Energy Policy, Green-themed Films, Air Routes to Avoid, and Advice on Landing a Green Job By David DeFranza IN Work & Connect Jan 20 2009 Today on TreeHugger: White House energy policy, green-themed films, air routes to avoid, and advice on landing a green job. + READ MORE

Green Glossary: Landfill Gas By Mickey Z. IN Tech & Transport Jan 15 2009 According to the US Energy Information Administration, ?Municipal solid waste contains significant portions of organic materials that produce a variety of gaseous products when dumped, compacted, and covered in landfills. + READ MORE