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Geotimes
February 2006 |
Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York...   |
Wired
October 2006 |
My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle. |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Thornton & Aston |
Wall Street's New Love Affair Why some of the world's smartest investors are betting billions on clean energy. |
Inc.
November 2006 |
The Futurists From solar panels to clean coal, betting big on the future of energy. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Rick Zalesky |
Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
March 26, 2008
Robert Bryce |
7 Energy Efficiency Myths Debunked: Guest Analysis From the book "Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence." |
Popular Mechanics
May 2006
Mike Allen |
How far can you drive on a bushel of corn? Before we can debate national energy policy -- or even decide which petroleum substitutes might make sense for our personal vehicles -- we need to know how these things stack up in the real world. So we crunched the numbers on alternative fuels. |
Popular Mechanics
April 2008
Brad Reagan |
America @ $100/Barrel: How Long Will the Oil Last? Major discoveries of oil within our own borders could help reduce foreign imports. |
The Motley Fool
January 31, 2005
Tim Beyers |
Energize Your Portfolio Oil hovers near $50 a barrel. Fossil fuels are becoming scarcer. Do you wonder where fuel will come from in 20 years, or even in 10 years? Ponder the investment possibilities in renewable energy sources. |
BusinessWeek
January 29, 2007
Carey & Javers |
Memo To Congress: First, Do No Harm Capitol Hill's rush to promote alternative fuel could yield some damaging legislation. |
National Defense
January 2011
Grace V. Jean |
Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders. |
Geotimes
August 2005
David Pimentel |
Weighing in on Renewable Energy Efficiency With our supply of fossil fuels running out, the author tells us about alternative energy sources: biomass, biodiesel, hydroelectric, wind, hydrogen and photovoltaics. He ends with comments on the European lifestyle. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2007
Ilana Polyak |
Alternative Energy Can green intentions translate into green? As more investors get hip to alternative energy, financial advisors need to learn about the sector's potentials and pitfalls. |
Fast Company
April 2005
Michael A. Prospero |
Innovation Scorecard Four companies top the list for innovation in the area of alternative and renewable energy. |
The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Harvesting Green Power Farmers are sowing the seeds of an alternative energy future. But how much of the country can we fuel on corn? |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008 |
Inside the Future of Electric Cars, Hydrogen and Next-Gen Biofuels The market has never looked better for alternative fuels and electric vehicles. |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2006
Palmeri & Pressman |
Drunk On Ethanol Producers are riding a boom, but the market may be as tricky as oil. |
Food Processing
January 2008
Marty Weil |
Consider Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources Solar and wind power, biogas and biodiesel may solve your manufacturing company's energy problems as well as its green initiatives. |
Chemistry World
May 2008
Mark Peplow |
Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
John Goff |
Power Source How a fresh crop of CFOs is propelling the alternative-fuels industry. |
Financial Advisor
March 2008
Jeff Schlegel |
The Next Biggest Thing The next gold rush might already be here -- green technologies, a vast sector running the gamut from renewable energy sources to clean technologies that enables businesses to boost performance while minimizing their environmental impact. |
Technology Research News
February 25, 2004
Kimberly Patch |
Ethanol yields hydrogen Researchers have devised a way to extract hydrogen directly from ethanol, which would make for a renewable energy cycle. Ethanol is produced by converting biomass like cornstarch to sugar, then fermenting it. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
Food Processing
January 2007
Mike Pehanich |
Flower Power, Sunshine and Wind First solar energy, then biodiesel fuel and now wind power. Kettle Foods Inc., Salem, Ore., has made alternative energy sources a company commitment. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
Fast Company
September 2006
Jennifer Alsever |
A Mushroom in Your Tank? How to save the world and make a fortune? Come up with an alternative to petroleum. Countless companies, backed by billions in investments, are trying. Here's how some of the more esoteric efforts stack up. |
Popular Mechanics
April 22, 2008
Chris Ladd |
Trees in Your Tank? The Future of Green Gasoline: Earth Day Extra Researchers recently published a new method of refining hydrocarbons from cellulose, paving the way to turn wood scraps into gasoline |
BusinessWeek
June 18, 2007
Joshua Schneyer |
The Money Flying Down To Brazil Big-name investors sniff hefty ethanol profits in the country's vast cane fields. |
Geotimes
February 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Bush addresses alternative energy Tucked between talk of U.S. heathcare reform and American economic competitiveness, the president rolled out his new Advanced Energy Initiative, which he said will help the United States can "move beyond a petroleum-based economy." |
BusinessWeek
August 14, 2006
Heather Green |
The Great Corn Rush Of 2006 Ethanol profits are drawing in investors, but can the heyday last? |
Popular Mechanics
January 16, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Ethanol Makes Mini Comeback: Live at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show The sun may be setting on corn-based ethanol as Detroit revs up with cellulosic ethanol concept cars and tech investments. |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2007
John Carey |
Ethanol Is Not The Only Green In Town Memo to Feds: Make subsidies available to the whole field of biofuel innovation. |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Otis Port |
Not Your Father's Ethanol A new fuel -- "ethanol with a twist" -- could soon be coming to the rescue of motorists fed up with roller-coaster gasoline prices, and it should get a warm welcome from environmentalists and farmers, too. |
The Motley Fool
September 18, 2007
Toby Shute |
Ethanol Is Not the Answer If you're looking beyond petroleum, you're overlooking some of today's smartest energy investments. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2005
Jill Jusko |
Power Hungry No doubt about it, manufacturing is a powerfully hungry energy consumer. But the energy landscape is changing, and manufacturers must be ready to adapt to an uncertain future. |
Parameters
Spring 2006
Nader Elhefnawy |
Toward a Long-Range Energy Security Policy An overview of US and international energy policy, including the prospects for an economy based on renewable energy, the security problems likely to result from tightening oil supplies, and a possible basis for making the transition to alternatives. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Time to End the Ethanol Insanity The food vs. fuel debate is tipping our way; don't let the momentum die. |
Chemistry World
April 2009 |
The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies |
BusinessWeek
May 22, 2006
Welch & Aston |
Fill 'Er Up -- But With What? An alternative to gasoline is inevitable, but it won't come anytime soon for Americans. Here's why. |
Financial Planning
March 1, 2006
Donald Jay Korn |
Power Plays As alternative energy becomes more cost competitive with fossil fuels, investors are taking notice of the sector. Planners with clients who are environmentally conscious, want to cash in on an alluring growth industry or both, may want to evaluate some promising power plays. |
National Defense
January 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Mileage Mandates and Biofuels Aren't Silver Bullets The United States cannot ignore the many serious unintended consequences on the food supply, dwindling habitats for endangered species, and the reduction of carbon sinks for the atmosphere, when bio-ethanol is not providing more energy security or energy independence. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006 |
What Good Are Biofuels? Crops that double as energy sources are cheap, abundant, and homegrown. Yet as farmers rush to transform food crops into fuel, some environmentalists have begun to fret. |
Salon.com
June 8, 2000
Ken Silverstein |
Politics and the gas pump A meaningless environmental provision leads to an ecological nightmare -- not to mention an extra charge when fueling up. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
Headwaters Converges With Coal and Corn If Headwaters can crack the clean coal nut, the convergence of ethanol and an environmentally friendly energy source could prove to be a powerful combination. |
CFO
July 1, 2006
Julia Homer |
Blowing in the Wind If more-frequent and more-intense cycles of oppressive oil pricing become the norm, there will be plenty of incentive to make alternative energy work. |
Food Processing
September 2008
Diane Toops |
Food and Beverage Companies Go Green Consumers are making choices based on sustainability efforts; here's what the top food and beverage companies are doing. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2009
Toby Shute |
Stick That in Your Fuel Tank and Burn It Animal fats are increasingly making their way into renewable fuels. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008 |
Venture Capital Eyes Biomass Gasification to Make Ethanol Samir Kaul, the Khosla Ventures general partner responsible for the firm's renewable portfolio, talks about the emerging technology of gasifying biomass into ethanol. |
