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The Motley Fool
March 5, 2008
Toby Shute |
Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel.   |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Vaughan Scully |
The ETF Advisor: Energy Edge While there are no exchange-traded funds tracking the biodiesel market exclusively, these ETFs invest in many different alternative energy sources. |
BusinessWeek
December 18, 2006
Carey & Aston |
Put A Termite In Your Tank Bio breakthroughs are promising much better ways to make ethanol. |
The Motley Fool
June 27, 2007
Toby Shute |
Biofuels Buzz: Buyouts, Bovines, and Brits A roundup of the latest developments in biofuel. |
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
Heather Green |
The Great Corn Rush Of 2006 Ethanol profits are drawing in investors, but can the heyday last? |
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. |
Fast Company
February 1, 2008 |
Is Bacteria Fuel the Next Big Thing? While LS9's research seems promising, bacteria fuel will have some competition to become the fuel of the future. Here's a look at how it compares with three other major players among alternative fuels. |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2011
Travis Hoium |
Ethanol Steps to the Ledge A Senate vote to cut support to ethanol may mean the end for the fuel in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
The Motley Fool
December 5, 2007
David Lee Smith |
Ethanol Is Running Out of Gas Ethanol, the corn-based petroleum substitute, has gone from panacea to pariah in the U.S. in just one growing season. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2006
Robert Aronen |
Big Oil Buys Into Biodiesel Big Oil is now selling biodiesel. Is this the first step on the road to freedom from imported oil? Investors may want to take a look at Archer Daniels Midland, soybean king Bunge, or farm machinery king Deere. |
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. |
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 |
Science News
July 22, 2006
Ben Harder |
Demand for Ethanol May Drive Up Food Prices The production of ethanol from corn and other crops for fuel could drive up food prices. |
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. |
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. |
Popular Mechanics
June 24, 2008
Chris Ladd |
For Future of Biofuel, Secret of MPG Ooze Lies in Mutant Bacteria Scientists are looking way beyond ethanol to a new generation of power -- one that's designed on a computer, produced by bacteria and acts just like good old gasoline. |
The Motley Fool
November 6, 2006
Jack Uldrich |
VeraSun's Corn Utopia There's ethanol. And the company's move into biodiesel could pay off in three other ways. This is good news for investors. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
May 16, 2008
Christopher Barker |
DuPont Dives Into Cellulosic Ethanol DuPont teams up with Genencor to develop non-food-source biofuels. |
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. |
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. |
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
February 2008
James B. Meigs |
The Ethanol Fallacy: Op-Ed America needs smart alternative to oil, but the just-passed energy bill puts too much emphasis on the wrong alternative |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Coskata's $1/Gallon 'Trash-to-Gas' Tech Starts Up Ethanol 2.0: How It Works New startup company says it can make ethanol from almost any carbon-rich source for less than $1 a gallon. |
The Motley Fool
August 12, 2008
Toby Shute |
A Busy Week for Biofuels While falling oil and gas prices may have stolen the show lately, there's been a feast of alternative fuel news this week as well. |
IDB America
February 2007
Luis Alberto Moreno |
A Hemispheric Opportunity Most biofuel advocates in the United States have portrayed ethanol as a domestic opportunity. Ethanol won't solve the world's energy problems, but it could be a catalyst for trade and rural development throughout the Americas. |
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. |
Smithsonian
September 2005
Frances Cerra Whittelsey |
Phenomena and Curiosities: Fuel For Thought Cars that run on vegetable oil? Do-it-yourselfers and entrepreneurs alike fill 'er up with the nation's fastest-growing propellant. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
New Kid on the Farm: Cellulosic Ethanol The technology may not be ready until 2009, but investors should take note today. |
Fast Company
October 1, 2007
Cora Daniels |
Fats Talk: A Shining Biofuel Success Patricia Woertz, a veteran of Chevron and Gulf Oil, plans to increase ADM's focus on ethanol and other biodiesel fuels. |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Eric Jaffe |
The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough. |
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. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
Dana Blankenhorn |
Throwing Corn off the Green Bus Is the best way to accelerate the move to truly renewable ethanol, to cellulosic alcohol, for the rest of the renewables industry to let corn go? |
Popular Mechanics
September 2008
Chris Ladd |
7 Next-Gen Biofuels to Drive Beyond Gasoline Forget food crops. Future fuels will come from more practical feedstocks. Plus, each generation will use fewer resources and pack more energy than the last. |
IndustryWeek
December 1, 2004
Tonya Vinas |
Building For Biofuels Uncertainty in oil prices is just one reason ethanol producers are building more plants in the U.S. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek
May 15, 2006
Palmeri & Pressman |
Drunk On Ethanol Producers are riding a boom, but the market may be as tricky as oil. |
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... |
The Motley Fool
April 12, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Conoco Changes Its Color ConocoPhillips is the first oil company to call for a federal cap on emissions. |
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. |
The Motley Fool
March 20, 2009
Christopher Barker |
Valero Plunges Into Ethanol Valero Energy proves you can teach this old dog a new trick, by delving into the ethanol business in a major way. |
