Read more biodiesel stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4461/biodiesel.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:03:27 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/67925/biofuel-boom-runs-out-of-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOnce considered a win-win for the environment and energy independence, America’s biofuel industry is sputtering to a halt, the Wall Street Journal reports. Thanks to the recession, lower oil prices, and government delays, two-thirds of American biodiesel refineries—dozens of plants—are idle, and companies across the country are shutting...http://www.newser.com/story/67925/biofuel-boom-runs-out-of-gas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 12:49:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/49898/americas-greenest-ski-resorts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDespite their reputation for being unfriendly to the environment, several ski resorts have become more sustainable, says Treehugger, which lists seven of the nation’s greenest mountain getaways. The Aspen Skiing Company, Colorado: This four-mountain resort said to be at the center of the green movement began eco-friendly initiatives in 1997...http://www.newser.com/story/49898/americas-greenest-ski-resorts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Feb 2009 8:07:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47523/e-coli-biofuel-can-go-right-in-the-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagScientists have genetically engineered the E. coli bacteria to produce a carbon-rich alcohol molecule equivalent in energy to gasoline, Popular Mechanics reports. The “long-chain” alcohol does not occur in nature, but with six to eight atoms of carbon, it is far more efficient than ethanol, which has only two. “Long-chain...http://www.newser.com/story/47523/e-coli-biofuel-can-go-right-in-the-tank.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 13:19:41 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46314/winter-chills-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWinter weather is cooling newfound enthusiasm for renewable energy, the New York Times reports. Solar panels get snowed up or suffer from lack of sunlight on short winter days, and biodiesel sometimes congeals in cold weather. Wintry weather is a plus for wind power, but turbines can get iced up...http://www.newser.com/story/46314/winter-chills-green-energy.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Dec 2008 7:03:22 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46228/doc-used-patients-blubber-to-fuel-cars-fat-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Beverly Hills plastic surgeon who claimed to have turned excess fat taken from patients into “lipodiesel” that could power his girlfriend’s Lincoln Navigator is apparently on the run after California health officials raided his practice, the Times of London reports. A message on Alan Bittner’s site says he’s “going...http://www.newser.com/story/46228/doc-used-patients-blubber-to-fuel-cars-fat-chance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 24 Dec 2008 16:05:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/45459/one-mans-coffee-grounds-are-anothers-biodiesel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIf lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple...http://www.newser.com/story/45459/one-mans-coffee-grounds-are-anothers-biodiesel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Dec 2008 11:25:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39376/biofuels-not-worth-upward-push-on-food-prices-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhile use of biofuels is supposed to combat climate change, the effects of its production on food prices is not worth the emissions they offset, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said today. The FAO called for countries to review production quotas and subsidies that encourage biofuel use in...http://www.newser.com/story/39376/biofuels-not-worth-upward-push-on-food-prices-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 07 Oct 2008 16:33:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37897/indias-effort-to-boost-biofuel-encounters-growing-pains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust months after India’s finance minister called converting food crops to biofuels “a crime against humanity,” the government has launched a program that aims to get 20% of India’s diesel from plants by 2017, relying heavily on hardy plants that won’t keep rob needed land. But the biofuel crops take...http://www.newser.com/story/37897/indias-effort-to-boost-biofuel-encounters-growing-pains.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 22 Sep 2008 12:36:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/37496/biodiesel-gains-converts-on-home-front.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHalf a billion gallons of it were brewed at home last year, and we're not talking beer. Homemade biodiesel is expanding from the days of hippies converting old electric water heaters to mainstream retailers offering safer, reliable processors, Wired reports. Anyone with the equipment, ranging from $3,000 to $13,...http://www.newser.com/story/37496/biodiesel-gains-converts-on-home-front.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Sep 2008 13:03:01 CDT