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7 Celebrity Environmentalists in Need of Green 101
Photo: Via Huffington PostOh how we love our green celebrities, but for the most part, they are as fresh and new to this fight against climate change as Brangolina's twin babies Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline are to the world. They can give global
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Ford Introduces 63.6 MPG ECOnetic Diesel Fiesta... Only in Europe
At the British International Motor Show, Ford has introduced the ECOnetic version of its Ford Fiesta. The engine is a 1.6-liter Duratorq TDCi (diesel) that has been tweaked for efficiency. Fuel economy for the ECOnetic Fiesta
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Indonesia Needs Jatropha Subsidies To Boost Market, Say Researchers
Land cleared for an oil palm plantation in Indonesia. While ultimately this land will be planted again, the carbon sequestration potential of the resultant agricultural land is radically reduced in comparison to the forest that was once there. Photo by
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Lowering Energy Consumption Better Than Biofuels for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions, OECD Report Finds
According to a new report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, "Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies", not only is public support of biofuels costly it has little impact on reducing greenhouse
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Algae Biodiesel Facility Plan for Maui Announced, Operation Could Begin 2011
The green/renewable energy initiatives of Hawaii have been coming increasingly into the spotlight lately. Most recently plans for sea-water air conditioning and a mandate for solar water heating in new homes. Though still in the
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Jatropha Production Expanded in India, Hindustan Petroleum to Plant 15,000 Hectares
India is one of the world's leading cultivators of jatropha as a feedstock for biodiesel, with over one million hectares planted to date. That figure is set to rise slightly on the news that Hindustan Petroleum
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Climate Diet book - the Latest Dieting Fad?
While there are books aplenty today about going green, greening your lifestyle and green for dummies, The Climate Diet is the first to offer you greening solutions
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Biodiesel Byproduct Could Yield High-Value Chemicals, New Research Shows
One of the byproducts of the biodiesel refining process is glycerin: For every 10 pounds of biodiesel, about 1 pound of glycerin is also produced. In certain
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Most Huggable: The Lorax, Better Biodiesel, A Flooded London + More
New standards for biodiesel blends could popularize its use.
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Netherlands to Get $1-Billion Biodiesel Plant
The EU and the US may be mobilizing the troops, uh, lawyers for a good old fashioned trade war over biodiesel subsidies but Neste Oil musn't be fazed. The Finland-based company announced plans today to build a $1-billion,
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Biodiesel Dumping Accusations Could Spark US-EU Trade Row
Not too much concrete on this one yet, so file it in the something to watch category: European biodiesel producers are urging the European commission to levy punitive duties on imports of US biodiesel. The claim is that US
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Biodiesel Do It Yourself Video Series
For all the tinkerers and DIYers out there with a bunch of 50 gallon drums to spare and a small warehouse nearby, I came across a series of videos that illustrate the method of making biodiesel on a small scale. Even though the video says it shows how
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Greener Racing at the Jetta TDI Cup
Motorsports aren't green by themselves, but they have the largest spectator base in the world ($43 billion industry) and so to the pragmatic green, they are a good opportunity for both improvement and reaching many people.
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Ludacris and Tommy Lee Rock Out on Battleground Earth
Coming to Planet Green this fall...
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From the Forums: Could a Biodiesel Hybrid Be the Missing Link
While I've stated my dislike and skepticism of biodiesel in the forums before, I am one to keep an open mind and I do wonder if biodiesel and hybrid technologies could be the bridge we need to go from our reliance on gasoline to other cleaner
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Jet Blue Reduces Its Carbon Footprint
When big culprits of CO2 emissions, like the airlines, decide to go green, we at Treehugger take notice. We've reported on airlines eliminating flights to save fuel, and got some really interesting commentson
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Peak Grease: Restaurant Thefts Rise
The Times picks up a story Mike covered earlier: People are stealing fryer grease to make biofuel. This pizza shop owner has been hit seven times and is installing video cameras.
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'Going Green' A Great Primer For, Well, Going Green.
Today green is the new black. Or is it the new blue? Either way you look at it, green is the latest buzzword and everyone these days is coming out with a new book to help you exclusively go green. (including us. Shameless plug: Buy it here). Going
