Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
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Scientists have pioneered a new process for converting pig manure into crude oil.
Chemists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have completed the first full chemical analysis of the processing needed to transform pig manure into fuel for vehicles or heating. The feasibility of large scale production remains riddled ...
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Monday, April 28th, 2008
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Sunday, April 27th, 2008
**Graphic Provided Courtesy of Dep't of Energy, EERE Office
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008
As tensions escalate over ethanol's impact on food prices, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has published sobering projections on how the biofuels boom will affect crop prices in the near-term future. Ironically, as grim as it might seem, the agency's projections of oil prices seems to suggest its the ...
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Saturday, April 19th, 2008
Cellulosic ethanol took another step -- three steps actually -- toward commercial viability yesterday when the Department of Energy announced it would spend $86 million in funding on three cellulosic ethanol biorefineries.
Over the next four years, the DOE will invest $86 million in three new biorefineries in separate joint ventures ...
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