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IEEE Spectrum
September 2006
Stephen Barlas |
Stricter U.S. Gas Standards Stalled In the U.S., bipartisan opposition defeats bipartisan efforts to strengthen Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations.   |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Good News for Ethanol GM and Ford's ethanol enthusiasm is better for the fuel's producers than the automakers themselves. With Detroit on board, firms like Archer-Daniels-Midland and MGP can rest assured that the future of their ethanol business is bright. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2008
Peter Fairley |
Dark Clouds Over Clean Diesels Soot's health impacts and global warming potential dilute diesel's fuel-efficiency benefit. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Switchgrass in the Spotlight Successful production of cellulosic ethanol has not yet been achieved on a commercial scale. While the president has set the goal of bringing this technology to market in the next six years, there are no guarantees that it will occur. Investors, take note. |
Popular Mechanics
March 2008
Mike Allen |
How to Run Your Car on E85 Ethanol: Auto Clinic How to convert your vehicle to a flex-fuel system. |
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. |
Entrepreneur
June 2006
Jill Amadio |
Grow, Car, Grow The green car market is branching out. |
PC Magazine
July 12, 2006 |
Can Gasoline Be Replaced? Alternative fuels may not be the perfect way to reduce our dependence on gasoline. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
Erico Guizzo |
The Omnivorous Engine A Brazilian fuel control system lets cars run on gasoline, ethanol, and natural gas. |
Geotimes
November 2006
Jennifer Yauck |
Sustainable Mobility: Hybrid Vehicles Compete An interview with a Virginia Tech graduate student in mechanical engineering about his team's accomplishments, the place of alternative fuels and new technology in the future, and what he's gained from the Challenge X experience. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Robert Aronen |
The Politics of Ethanol The political tailwind behind ethanol is unstoppable. Still, even with the tailwind, investors need to pay attention to value in this area. With the ethanol hype bubbling over, most of the companies mentioned here are priced for excellent performance. |
BusinessWeek
October 1, 2007
David Kiley |
Big Oil's Big Stall On Ethanol Even as it pockets billions in subsidies, oil companies are trying to keep E85 out of drivers' tanks. |
BusinessWeek
September 22, 2010
Bjerga & Parker |
Deficit Hawks Threaten Ethanol's Future The $27 billion ethanol industry's future is threatened as it loses some of the political support that has sustained it for decades. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006
Bill Howard |
Why Buy a Hybrid? Make a hybrid out of the diesel car and you'd likely cut emissions further. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2006
Palmeri & Pressman |
Drunk On Ethanol Producers are riding a boom, but the market may be as tricky as oil. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Cassandra Willyard |
Bush Renews Call for Renewable Fuels In addition to highlighting ethanol, President George W. Bush's State of the Union address also called for more research on hybrid and electric cars and for new fuel economy standards to help reduce gasoline consumption. |
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
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. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2009
Willie D. Jones |
Burning Biomass to Charge Electric Vehicles Beats Fueling Cars with Ethanol Researchers say bioelectricity delivers more kilometers per cornstalk than ethanol |
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." |
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. |
Geotimes
July 2007
Megan Sever et al. |
News Notes - Energy & Resources A blight on ethanol... Finding diamonds in your backyard?... Mineral Resource of the Month: Talc... |
Popular Mechanics
April 23, 2009
Mile Allen |
Ethanol, Biodiesel, CNG and Propane Reality Check: Live from the Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Conference On the horizon: Cellulosic ethanol... Compressed Natural Gas is a serious option... Propane is here now... True biodiesel, for the most part, can be used in any diesel engine... |
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. |
The Motley Fool
October 6, 2009
Toby Shute |
Peak Gasoline Is Here Here's how the refiners are responding to news that U.S. gasoline consumption peaked in 2007 and continues to trend downward. |
The Motley Fool
February 24, 2011
Travis Hoium |
6 Stocks to Combat Rising Oil Prices As oil prices rise it's time to look at ways to profit off alternative fuels. |
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
August 23, 2006
Brian Gorman |
Ford's Latest Wrong Turn The decision to pull back on hybrids represents a serious blunder. |
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 |
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. |
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. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Hybrid Autos: Will the Big Three Catch up with Toyota and Honda? The news that Toyota outsold Chrysler in August to take the No.3 position in U.S. car sales for the first time focuses attention on a growth area where all three U.S. manufacturers are lagging several years behind -- the market for gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. |
Popular Mechanics
May 2007 |
GM's Chevy Volt Plug-in Concept: How It Works 1. Gasoline Engine... 2. Generator... 3. Electric Motor... etc. |
The Motley Fool
August 10, 2006
Billy Fisher |
VeraSun Battles Back The large ethanol producer is increasing at a torrid pace. Investors should do their own additional research and carefully consider their risk tolerance before diving in. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
National Defense
February 2009
Sohbet Karbuz |
Defense Department Should Rethink Energy-Saving Tactics It is a pity that most of the Defense Department's efforts are concentrated on electricity, which accounts for less than 12 percent of military energy consumption, and not on oil, which comprises 78 percent. |
The Motley Fool
August 23, 2010
Michael Kanellos |
Ethanol or Electric Cars? The Debate Isn't Over, Says GM General Motors makes the Volt, but ethanol will be a big part of the strategy, too. |
Reason
June 2001
Diane Katz & Henry Payne |
Electric Go-Karts The perverse consequences of California's sales quotas... |
Entrepreneur
April 2008
Jill Amadio |
Road Less Traveled Lessen your fleet's environmental tracks by opting for greener vehicles and fuels. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2008
Toby Shute |
More Ethanol in the Pipeline Pipeline limitations as one problem faced by the present ethanol crop. Which companies are doing what to remedy this? |
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. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Cassandra Willyard |
Bush Renews Call for Renewable Fuels Although healthcare and the Iraq strategy were hot topics of discussion following President George W. Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday, energy was front and center in the domestic portion of this year's address. |
IndustryWeek
July 20, 2011
Frank Andorka |
With Ethanol Getting Clipped, What's Next? As the battle over ethanol heats up, the next generation of biofuels waits for its moment in the spotlight. |
IndustryWeek
May 21, 2010 |
Washington's Latest Regulatory Target: The Gas Gauge Congress is exploring ideas on how to improve the fuel efficiency of over-the-road trucks and other transportation vehicles. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
The Motley Fool
April 5, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Demand's Role in Obama's Energy Plan Obama's plan to reduce imports isn't the pipe dream some people think it is. |
