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

Fast Forward: About the Show By Team Planet Green IN Fast Forward Apr 8 2010 Catch our sneak peek into "Fast Forward," a Planet Green series about thirteen unique visionaries in their quest to build a greener and healthier future for our planet. Whether it's a community advocate finding ways to make organic foods accessible... + 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

From Rock Star to Bio Cars: An Interview with D.I.Y. Biofuels' Jeff Phillips By Blythe Copeland IN Features Mar 19 2010 After growing up on research vessels and fronting a popular band, musician Jeff Phillips turned to his first love: cars. + 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

Fred Mascherino on His Veggie Rabbit, Fire and a New Band Called 'Initials' By Jeff Kart IN Features Oct 28 2009 Taking Back Sunday, The Color Fred, and now, the Initials. Fred Mascherino has sung with several bands. But he hasn't changed. He's the same guy from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, who grew up camping with his dad and drives a Volkswagen Rabbit + 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

COOLFUEL Episode: Food and Veggie Oil By Team Planet Green IN Cool Fuel Sep 29 2009 Got manure? Better yet, can manure-producing-power get Shaun & Sparky 400 miles from Green Bay to Chicago? Their quest for fuel takes them from a dairy farm to an organic bison ranch, but when they run out of cow-power they... + READ MORE

COOLFUEL Episode: Geothermal and Bio-diesel By Team Planet Green IN Cool Fuel Sep 22 2009 The crew head out from Maroon Bells, the most photographed place in America, and they're on the hunt for water to produce their power! Shaun gets his hands on the El Chopper motorbike and powers it with water. The RV... + 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

COOLFUEL Episode: Garbage and Wind Power By Team Planet Green IN Cool Fuel Sep 15 2009 Soybeans make milk. Maybe tofu. But fuel? 800 miles worth of fuel! Shaun, Sparky & the crew try to make it from Oregon to the beautiful San Juan Islands at the Canadian border with crushed soybeans in the tank. Shaun... + READ MORE

COOLFUEL Episode: Ethanol and Micro-Hydro Power By Team Planet Green IN Cool Fuel Sep 8 2009 Shaun, Sparky & the COOLFUEL crew pack their soybean-powered RV, and start off in San Francisco, finding out if they can make it all the way to Oregon using just geothermal power. They try an electric motorcycle and the fastest... + READ MORE

COOLFUEL: The People (And Dog) Who Fuel The Mission By Rachel Cernansky IN Cool Fuel Aug 28 2009 Shaun Murphy is the force behind COOLFUEL, and the man who brought it from idea to reality. Previously a host, producer and writer of the Discovery Channel's Totally Wild series, as well as executive producer, writer, and director of National... + READ MORE

Alternative Fuels for COOLFUEL: Some You Know, And Some You Don't By Rachel Cernansky IN Cool Fuel Aug 28 2009 To make it the 16,000 miles across the country without gasoline, Shaun, Sparky, and the COOLFUEL team get pretty creative at finding fuel alternatives. It takes some serious effort at times, but they end up polluting less, and definitely spending... + READ MORE

COOLFUEL: Hitting the Road Without Gasoline on Planet Green TV By Rachel Cernansky IN Cool Fuel Aug 28 2009 Traveling cross-country isn't usually the most eco-friendly of tasks, but if done without gasoline, it can become one--and that is precisely what Shaun Murphy and the COOLFUEL team have done. They shunned gasoline and turned instead to creative alternatives to... + 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

Focus Earth: May 9, 2009: Ford Focus and The Prince and the Rainforest By Team Planet Green IN Focus Earth May 8 2009 This week, Focus Earth takes a look at a battle raging in Washington over a new climate change bill. Then, reports from the Midwest on the future of the Ford Motor Company, a fledgling biofuel industry, and Wisconsin's plan to... + 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