"There’s no free lunch" is an old axiom that surfaces everytime I think something for nothing is coming my way. This time it’s ethanol, and you’re probably already aware that less corn is going to your table because more of it is going to fuel. So we’re paying for cleaner air everytime we buy products made from corn.
Articles are showing up more and more by writers complaining about rising food
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If a person pays attention, they can turn common situations into a positive energy saving message. That’s what today’s guest does very well with an interesting and informative website called Energy Boomer.
He tells the story of a bat that helped him find areas that would leak heat, and the story of that grasshopper. He shares his views on ethanol and electric automobiles, but you may not agree [...]
Right now, a uniquely modified pickup truck is making its way across the country. Starting from Detroit and heading to San Francisco, the vehicles developers are seeking to draw attention to an overlooked fuel alternative. The truck uses a special fuel, something widely available throughout the country, but until now, not widely considered as a fuel for transportation: the truck is carrying three tanks of ammonia in its bed. In addition
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When I was a kid on the farm, tiptoeing through a barnyard was a way of life. It was something like playing hopscotch with cow pies. When spring came, it was time to clean out the barn, transfer the winter’s supply of manure, one pitchfork at a time, into a “honey wagon” and take it to the fields to be used as fertilizer. It amazed me how much there was, and until
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Switchgrass: Image Credit: USDA
I'm not that much of an automobile enthusiast. Despite my proximity to the Motor City, I don't pay constant attention to the latest twitches in the auto industry. I take the bus to work, and drive a car only occasionally, usually for errands or to shuttle the kids someplace. But I attended the GM ChallengeX event on behalf of EcoGeek.org and Green Options, and
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The Ford Model T and the Chevy Volt: Image Sources: University of Houston, Edmonds.com
I was reflecting over the weekend on just how far we’ve come in the past 100 years or so, and I’d like to do some reminiscing. Old folks are prone to do that since we have so many “miles” stacked up. So humor me.
This was a little before my time, but back in
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James Hunt: Register-Mail PhotoYou pull into the driveway, tired after more than 3000 miles on the road, but what a vacation! You loaded mom and the kids into the SUV, and set off for the ultimate family trip: a tour of America.
First stop, the nation's capital, then to Disney World, Gettysburg, the Black Hills, Yellowstone National Park, and while you’re in the vicinity, a side trip to the Grand Canyon.
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Ethanol Affecting Tortilla MakersInvestors who got on the ethanol bandwagon after LAST year's State of the Union address had a wild ride indeed. The frothiest (no pun intended) of them all was Pacific Ethanol (NASDAQ:PEIX). The Fresno, CA-based marketer and refiner started 2006 in the 11 range. After Bush's State of the Union, it nearly quadrupled to 42 by May. As of Friday, it closed
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Move over silicon valley: biofuels are taking over!
British Petroleum, making good on their Beyond Petroleum campaign, has awarded a $500 million grant to UC Berkeley and the University of Illinois for an alternative fuel research center.
The Energy Biosciences Institute will focus on research into new and clean energy sources. According to a BP press release:
The EBI will also pursue bioscience-based research in three other key areas; the conversion of heavy hydrocarbons
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Forget clean coal technology or nuclear power plants: a report issued by researchers at MIT has concluded that a substantial amount of power lies just below the Earth's crust. The report, titled "The Future of Geothermal Energy", is the first in almost 30 years to take a look at mining heat for energy.
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