Articles tagged “Biofuels”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) By Team Planet Green IN Features Mar 13 2009 Volunteering for the Green Apple Festival? Here are some answers to frequently asked questions. + 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

How to Further Improve the Efficiency of Your Classic By Eric Leech IN Tech & Transport Dec 15 2008 As you can see, modern vehicles have in some cases not come quite as far as some manufacturers would like you to think they have. While the classics featured above may not all be quite as high tech as today's vehicle, or produce the lowest carbon numbers, but many of them can still make great fuel efficient vehicles if properly maintained. Here are a few tips to make these older vehicles run even more efficiently. + READ MORE

G Word Episode: Eco Friendly Fish By Team Planet Green IN G Word Oct 6 2008 Many people don't realize how rewarding the green life can be. We'll show you... from fishing the eco-friendly way, to unlocking the genetic secrets of better biofuel, to turning water towers into furniture. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to... + READ MORE

G Word Video: DIY Biodiesel Fuel By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 29 2008 The diesel engine was invented in 1898 by Rudolph Diesel. His original goal was to create an engine capable of running on biofuels. He even advertised early models to American farmers, telling explaining that the diesel engine would allow them to grow their own fuel. Of course, petrol-based fuels quickly became more popular. + READ MORE

GM Next Videos: E-85 Ethanol By Team Planet Green IN Tech & Transport Sep 4 2008 E85 may sound like an exotic chemical or the name of a new generation of moon rockets but, in fact, it describes something made up of some very mundane materials. The "E" of E85 stands for "ethanol," a biofuel most commonly manufactured from corn or sugar cane, and the "85" represents the percentage, 85%, of ethanol contained in E85 fuel. + READ MORE

Support Cutting Edge Biofuels By Megan Cohen IN Tech & Transport Aug 27 2008 In a stunningly futuristic move, scientists are developing a new generation of bio-fuel that could actually clean the air of carbon, leave the earth greener than consumers found it. You can pitch in to help their research see the light of day, and reach the consumer market. By becoming educated and then spreading the word about fourth-generation biofuels, you'll help raise awareness of this new technology. By making your voice heard to legislators and other funding sources, and letting the powers that be know that citizens feel this research is a priority, you'll help keep a steady stream of funding coming in to the labs where this green solution is being developed. + READ MORE

David Says: What Makes a Good Green Idea? By Team Planet Green IN G Word Aug 18 2008 I know, I know, this will shock most of you, but I don't claim to be an expert on much of what I cover on G Word. In fact, the best part of my job on G Word is meeting... + READ MORE

Top 5 Green Musicians By Brian Merchant IN Fashion & Beauty Aug 4 2008 While Ludacris and Tommy Lee duke it out in the name of green on Battleground Earth, we thought it'd be a good time to round up some of the other musical artists out there who're fighting to aid the environment. + READ MORE

Oil Crisis Update: Why Drill Now? By Eric Leech IN Work & Connect Jul 19 2008 Recently on Focus Earth Round Table, ABC News Host, Bob Woodruff, welcomed Jeffrey Kupper, the acting deputy secretary of the Department of Energy, and Fadel Gheit, an oil analyst from Oppenheimer & Company to discuss the recent appeal to congress to lift the ban on offshore drilling. + READ MORE