It's a problem that he’s been fighting since he started selling ethanol last summer. Exxon-Mobil won't let him put his E-85 price on the sign because, according to King, “every gallon of E-85 we sell is a gallon of Mobil they don’t sell.”
*This should really be under crime. picked by dollyllama 7 months ago

A company banking on drivers' weariness of skyrocketing gasoline prices unveiled a home refinery device on Thursday offering another option: ethanol. E-Fuel Corporation says its EFuel100 MicroFueler can produce up to 35 gallons (132 liters) of ethanol a week that consumers can pump directly into their cars and trucks. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

A biofuel startup in Illinois can make ethanol from just about anything organic for less than $1 per gallon, and it wouldn't interfere with food supplies, company officials said. picked by muppetmaker 7 months ago

The state Assembly on Thursday approved legislation that would allow farmers to grow hemp, narrowly overcoming objections that it violates federal drug laws and could put growers behind bars. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

Industrial hemp, as most of us are aware, has a large number of wonderful uses. Sadly because it is a type of cannabis (hemp has little thc and isn't good for getting high) the federal government refuses to allow its cultivation despite the benefits.
Farmers in North Dakota are suing the feds for the right to grow this harmless and useful plant. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

Discusses the uses of hemp including the manufacture of bows, ropes, textiles, housing, fuel, food, unsaturated oil, paper in addition to its medicinal uses and as a tool in creating inspirational thinking. ;) picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Industrial hemp that is, not the fun stuff. picked by suebe 2 years ago

The tyres are made of potatoes and the brake pads from ground cashew shells. The body was created from hemp and rapeseed oil, and it runs on fuel made from fermented wheat and sugar beet. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A newly created microbe produces cellulose that can be turned into ethanol and other biofuels, report scientists from The University of Texas at Austin who say the microbe could provide a significant portion of the nation's transportation fuel if production can be scaled up. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Using concentrated solar energy to reverse combustion, a research team from Sandia National Laboratories is building a prototype device intended to chemically “reenergize” carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using concentrated solar power. The carbon monoxide could then be used to make hydrogen or serve as a building block to synthesize a liquid combustible fuel, such as methanol or ev... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A 90 ft high grain bin collapsed and sent a tidal wave of corn into a home, sweeping it off its foundation, trapping a family of four and shaking the ground for miles around. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Houses built from hempcrete have been found to create less waste and need less fuel to heat than conventionally constructed homes, both saving carbon dioxide emissions associated with a building. picked by suebe 1 year ago

An innovative methodology developed by U.S. government scientists might help speed reformulated diesel fuels to market. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

please let us grow in peace picked by hoimaha 10 months ago

The grain required to fill the gas tank of a Range Rover with ethanol, just once, is enough to feed one person for a year. picked by Galoot 2 years ago

Following up on Galoot's pick below re: biofuels. NPR broadcast with Economist Lester Brown of the Earth Policy Institute. Approx. 17 mins. (Windows Media or Real Player) picked by capriccio 2 years ago

The head of the UN World Food Programme has warned that the rise in basic food costs could continue until 2010. It blamed soaring energy and grain prices, the effects of climate change and demand for biofuels. picked by mahler87 6 months ago

"She began spending time in dimly lit, pot paraphernalia shops, and she spoke with other hemp growers. This could be a huge business, Elfriede B. thought to herself." picked by suckersklub 2 months ago

Critics call biofuels a "crime against humanity" - pitting the 800 million people with cars against the 800 million people with hunger. Every acre used to generate fuel is an acre that can't be used to generate the food needed to feed us or the carbon storage needed to save us. picked by cb__ 5 months ago