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- Japan Airlines To Make Biofuel Test Flight
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.treehugger
  photo by François 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...
  
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- Researchers boost yields of rice-waste biofuel
  Posted by Jeff from Environmental News Network
  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).
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- Spaghetti Shock in Italy: Biofuels Boom Results in Pricey Pasta
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  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.
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- Next generation biofuels to turn human waste into diesel
  Posted by Jeff from Guardian UK
  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.
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- Solar Panels, Biofuel and Tidal Turbines in Bloomberg Plans
  Posted by Jeff from New York Times
  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.
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- FirstGroup to Cut CO2 Emissions by 20-25%
  Posted by Jeff from Feeds.treehugger
  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...
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- Brazil eyes ethanol as fast track to power
  Posted by Jeff from Rss.csmonitor
  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.
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Damianmann comments on:
Next generation biofuels to turn human waste into diesel

well, if people are complaining that the current biofuels make their cars smell like french fries….

Do I have to say it?

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