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A pile of corn cobs dumped around your house is sure to irritate you. So as I! But, with the booming alternative energy sector, it may not be the same for many. Yes, it is sure to be one of the best raw materials for producing ethanol from!
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AP, Washington
The Environmental Protection Agency is putting off a decision on Texas’ request to waive ethanol requirements for gasoline.
made popular Jul 22 2008
Gasoline prices have skyrocketed over the past few months. Economically, the escalation in gasoline prices is because it takes oil to make gasoline. The cost of...
made popular Jul 21 2008
AP, Washington
The Energy Department frowned on relaxing federal requirements to boost the use of ethanol in gasoline.
made popular Jul 10 2008
I know whet you are thing and this is not the same ‘weed’ that you are thinking about. This is clean, still unwanted but nothing that will intoxicate and kill you....
made popular Jul 3 2008
AP, Washington
More than four dozen House Republicans asked the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday to reduce required ethanol production this year, saying renewable fuel...
made popular Jun 30 2008
U.S. may reduce tariffs on Brazilian ethanol, however this type of Brazilian industry still suffers discrimination.
made popular Jun 27 2008
There is a lot in the news lately about the prospect of Brazilian ethanol being used in the American market. It is about time. For me, there is no question that it...
made popular Jun 27 2008
AP, Columbia
South Carolina fuel distributors must have access to pure gasoline needed to make their own ethanol blends under a law that supporters say is first in the nation and...
made popular Jun 26 2008
AP, Mexico City
Mexico’s agriculture secretary says ethanol production is bankrupting cattle and poultry farmers and causing food prices to hit record highs around the world.
made popular Jun 26 2008
AP, Washington
Texas Gov. Rick Perry, supported by livestock producers concerned about rising feed prices, stepped up his effort Tuesday to pressure the federal government to cut...
made popular Jun 24 2008
With so many non-polluting cars hitting the highways in the near future, I wonder what the road scenario would be like then. Cause most the pocket friendly yet...
made popular Jun 23 2008
Normally, the U.S. Republican presidents are better for Brazil, as defending the free trade. Regardless of their conservative domestic policies and the support to...
made popular Jun 23 2008
If you go car-free, will it help our environment? Can one person really make a difference to global warming? Well I believe it can, but disowning a car doesn’t seem...
made popular Jun 20 2008
A fireplace without a chimney? Surprised! Wait till you hear about the Digifire clean-burning fireplaces. A chimney is important in a conventional fireplace because it...
made popular May 23 2008
Ethanol fuel is more energy-efficient and many of us haven’t realized it yet. But to compete in international competition “Shell Ecco-Marathon”, a dozen...
made popular May 22 2008
AP, Lubbock
Sweet sorghum is grown in the U.S. for cooking and livestock feed. But the tall plant also might help at the gas pump.
made popular May 14 2008
A cleanliness freak that I am, I just couldn’t miss this conceptual futuristic eco-friendly vacuum cleaner christened as BacVac. I love to keep my den spotless clean...
made popular May 13 2008
The Jatropha plant is one of the most environment friendly sources of bio fuel
The X-Prize foundation is mostly known for its often eye catching and headline grabbing...
made popular May 12 2008
The antidote to escalating price of gasoline lies in a fuel that can be made from the amber waves of grain growing in America’s heartland. Called ethanol, it is...
made popular May 9 2008
Contradicting his own brand standing, Cadillac boss Jim Taylor, has plans to take the wraps off a chopper that doesn’t get its juice from gas but from ethanol. A...
made popular May 8 2008
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According to a Brazilian newspaper, termites now come to challenge corn and sugar cane-based technology in ethanol-production, a top United Nations environment official...
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It is a known fact that yeast catalyses the ethanol production processes. But, to assist in its more efficient production, MIT scientists have altered yeast...
made popular Dec 9 2006
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