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Renewable Fuel Standards Waiver Request by Texas Governor Denied by Feds

photo by Joe Lencioni A few months ago, citing rising corn prices hurting his state s livestock industry and which he linked to Federal ethanol-blending requirements, Texas governor Rick Perry filed a waiver request with the EPA to reduce the Renewable Fuel Standards requirement by half. Next Years Biofuel Requirement Stays at 11.1 Billion Gallons Today the EPA has announced that is has denied this request. The total volume of biofuels (both ethanol and biodiesel) which are ma...

Renewable Fuel Standards Waiver Request by Texas Governor Denied by Feds

Japan Airlines To Make Biofuel Test Flight

photo by Fran ois Roche We ve documented pretty well the nexus of climate change pressure and rising fuel costs which are driving an increasing number of airlines to search for alternatives to petroleum-based fuels. Japan Airlines will join Air New Zealand, Continental Airlines, Lufthansa, and Virgin Atlantic on the list of airlines investigating biofu...

Researchers boost yields of rice-waste biofuel

Chinese scientists have developed a new method that dramatically increases the yield of a clean biogas fuel from rice straw. China is the world's largest rice producer and the industry results in 230 million tonnes a year of surplus rice 'straw' — the stem and leaves left behind after harvesting. Farmers often burn the straw, increasing pollution and carbon dioxide emissions (see Stalk burning fuels China pollution woes).

Spaghetti Shock in Italy: Biofuels Boom Results in Pricey Pasta

Italian pasta makers say bad harvests and competition from biofuel manufacturers have led to a durum disaster. Consumers will be paying for it by summer's end.

Next generation biofuels to turn human waste into diesel

June 21: Britain could meet much of its future energy demand by turning waste products such as wood, plastic bags and even human sewage into transport fuels, scientists said yesterday.

Solar Panels, Biofuel and Tidal Turbines in Bloomberg Plans

On Monday, the mayor made the latest in a series of proposals intended to help the city cope in an environmentally sound way with the one million new residents expected by 2030.

FirstGroup to Cut CO2 Emissions by 20-25%

FirstGroup, a rail and bus service operator, have announced a plan to reduce emissions by 20-25%. This is significant, as the company makes 2 billion passenger journeys per year. The plan involves training drivers in energy-efficient driving styles, and also switching some vehicles to biofuel. By the end of the decade the company want to reduce bus CO2 emissions by 25% and rail emissions by 20%. If they manage it, then they will have saved a quarter of a million tonnes of CO2 emissions by 2020...

Brazil eyes ethanol as fast track to power

Brazil aims to double its production of ethanol in 10 years as the high price of oil and growing concerns over climate change spark a demand for biofuels.

Willie Nelson Launches His Own Brand of Biodiesel

Biowillie?