To Survive, Some Biofuels Companies give up on Biofuels

POSTED BY on Dec 30 under Fuel

Gevo, a prominent advanced-biofuels company that has received millions in U.S. government funding to develop fuels made from cellulosic sources such as grass and wood chips, is finding that it can’t use these materials if it hopes to survive.

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GM busy easing concerns over Volt battery safety

POSTED BY on Nov 29 under Alternative Energy, Transportation

General Motors (GM) on Monday announced several initiatives, including battery safety research and free vehicle loan, to ease ongoing concerns over the battery issue of Chevrolet Volt, a five-star safety car of GM

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Canadian MP says oil sands opponents “treacherouso”

POSTED BY on Nov 17 under Climate Change, Eco-friendly, Fuel, Pollution

In a sign of the strain the Canadian government is feeling over development of the tar sands, Environment Minister Peter Kent said on Wednesday that opposition legislators who campaigned in Washington against the idea were treacherous.

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Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Introduce Transit Connect Electric Wagon

POSTED BY on Nov 16 under Transportation

Ford Motor Company and Azure Dynamics Corporation (TSX: AZD)(OTC: AZDDF) today announced the newest electrified commercial vehicle product on the market, the Ford Transit Connect Electric wagon. The wagon is a logical next step for Azure and Ford which first introduced an electrified Transit Connect in December 2010.

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EU plans probe of US bioethanol subsidies-diplomats

POSTED BY on Nov 16 under Eco-friendly, Fuel

The European Union’s trade authority plans to start an investigation into whether U.S. bioethanol exporters are receiving unfair state subsidies and selling their fuel to Europe at illegally low prices, diplomats said on Tuesday.

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Revenge of the internal combustion engine

POSTED BY on Nov 16 under Eco-friendly, Fuel, Pollution, Transportation

At the Chevrolet dealership here, customers want to see and touch the Volt, the gasoline-electric hybrid hailed by enthusiasts as the kind of innovation that could secure the future of General Motors.

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Chevron suspects drilling caused Brazil oil spill

POSTED BY on Nov 15 under Eco-friendly, Fuel, Pollution

Chevron Corp. said on Monday an appraisal well drilled at the U.S. company’s Frade field last week might be contributing to an oil spill, in line with early assessments by government officials.

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Indonesia’s power utility obtains gas supply addition

POSTED BY on Nov 11 under Alternative Energy, Fuel

A senior official at Indonesia’s oil and gas regulator agency BP Migas said on Friday that the state-run power utility of PLN would get 60 billion British Thermal Unit per day (BBTUD) as of this month.

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Brazil, Chevron to investigate spill near Frade

POSTED BY on Nov 11 under Eco-friendly, Fuel, Garbage and Waste

Brazil’s oil regulator ANP and Chevron’s local subsidiary said on Thursday they would look into a reported oil leak located near Chevron’s Frade field

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Amnesty urges Shell Nigeria to start huge oil clean up

POSTED BY on Nov 10 under Eco-friendly, Fuel, Pollution

Royal Dutch Shell’s failure to mop up two oil spills in the Niger Delta has caused huge suffering to locals whose fisheries and farmland were poisoned, and the firm and its partners must pay $1 billion to start cleaning up the region, Amnesty International said on Thursday.

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