Tag: Biodiesel
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On the East Coast, a Sailing Regatta with Carbon Neutrality
Using alternative fuels, carbon offsets, and strict on-board rules, the Atlantic Cup aims to be the first carbon-neutral race in the U.S.
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Mobile Greenhouse Runs on Waste Vegetable Oil, Teaches Kids Sustainable Practices (Interview)
A box-truck that has been converted into a mobile greenhouse is traveling across the country teaching kids about sustainable agriculture.
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How to Get 30 MPG in a 2.5 Ton Hacked Biodiesel Truck
An Oakland man doubles the fuel economy of his 1983 full-size pickup. We could all learn a thing or two from his techniques.
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Energy News Recap: Palm Oil Biodiesel Fails US Biofuel Standard; Vermont's Fracking Ban; More
Plus... New global solar photovoltaic stats (good news); Spain's new feed-in tariff response (not so good news); and India again doubling-down on solar (really impressive).
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Neil Young's Electric Car Company Sued for Half-Million Dollars Over 2010 Fire
He was converting a 1959 Lincoln Continental into a gasoline-electric hybrid running on biodiesel.
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Veggie-Fueled Pickup Truck Sets New Land Speed Record at 155 MPH
A pickup built by Boise State University students has set a landspeed record for vegetable oil-powered vehicles.
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Sustainable Living Roadshow Brings Sustainable Ideas to the People
The largest biofuel powered caravan in the country has been on the road all summer, bringing the Sustainable Living Roadshow to cities near you. The tour is a fun way to bring sustainability living
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Recycled-Grease Biodiesel in the United Arab Emirates
From developing Masdar, a much talked about clean-energy city, to lesser initiatives like solar-powered public bathrooms, the United Arab Emirates has made some not-insignificant strides to move into a clean energy future. The BBC reports that one
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Some Michigan Airports Are Growing Their Own Fuel
Airports need lots of room for planes to leave and land. And airplanes spew a lot of greenhouse gases. Idea: Grow crops on airport property to power the planes, and maybe help offset carbon emissions. It's an idea that may be
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Ask Pablo: Could A Hacked Hummer H3 Really Get 60 MPG?
There are plenty of claims out there from people promising amazing fuel economy. Some of these claims
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Nutmobile Travels to Green Spaces
The goofy looking Nutmobile is headed to New Orleans on a 16-city tour through summer to show off its green features, including a wind turbine,
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XBOX Kinect Launch in Times Square Powered by Biofuel
In the middle of Times Square on a cold November evening, XBOX launched its new controller-free gaming system Kinect. In NYC fashion, it was a gigantic party with lights, cameras, hundreds of dancers, performances by Ne-Yo and
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UConn Tests Demonstrate Great Potential of Hemp Biodiesel
Some regular TreeHugger readers (and commenters, you know who you are...) are no doubt exclaiming that they being saying the same thing for years, that hemp makes great biofuel--if only the Feds would get out of the way. Well, researchers
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How To Discuss Getting Off Oil Without Politics: Renewable Energies For Your Home (Book Review)
Much of Russel Gehrke's Renewable Energies for your Home is a useful compendium of information for people who want to build a solar dryer or make biodiesel without killing yourself. There is a neat design for a quick and easy solar heater made out of
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For One Biochemist, Ben Franklin and Butter Inspired Biodiesel
It was an 800-pound butter sculpture of Ben Franklin that led researchers to decide dairy-to-diesel was even a possibility, according to this report in the New York Times.
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Algae Biofuel Grown in Bioreactors Has 3.7x the Carbon Footprint of Petro-Diesel: Study
photo: jurveston via flickr Algae biofuels are probably the most touted future hope to replace large amounts of petroleum-based liquid fuels with a renewable source. However, a new study in Energy and Fuels shows that when you grow that algae in
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The Best Green Cars and Technology From Michelin's 2010 Challenge Bibendum Show (Slideshow)
This year, French tire giant Michelin (yes, the Michelin that made the tires on your car) held its 10th Challenge Bibendum event, this time in Rio de Janeiro. If you've never heard of this thing, don't kick yourself,
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Willie Nelson Chooses Biodiesel and Hard Rock
What? Willie Nelson is going hard rock? Well, he sure as heck isn't going soft, still on tour at age 77. He is sticking to country, despite that one reggae album, and is giving away $500 to someone with a good eye and a great
