Tag: biofuel
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Apr 25, 2014
Big Oil vs. Big Ethanol: A PR Battle Royal
The EPA is proposing a big cut in the Renewable Fuel Standard, but ethanol producers say it's all political and the regulators are bowing to oil company pressure.

Dec 06, 2012
The Battle Over Biofuels
It's war! Big Oil is bringing out the big guns, lawsuits are flying, and biofuels are under attack as never before. Not all the charges stick.

Apr 26, 2012
The Great Ethanol Debate: Food vs. Fuel?
Yes, but it’s complicated—climate change and high gas prices also figure into the skyrocketing cost of corn.

Jun 30, 2011
Big Oil Meets Big Corn in Battle of Titan Hypocrites
Comrade Motavalli has it right -- corn ethanol is not the way forward, especially when it's made by the big corn-glomerates; grown on big, corporate farms, knee deep in petrochemical fertilizers and genetically modified seeds. And he is correct, too, in pointing out that ethanol doesn't need to be made from corn.

Dec 01, 2006
Can Paul run Willie Nelson's "Bio Willie" biofuel in his diesel? Find out.
I heard an interview recently on NPR's Fresh Air. Terry Gross was interviewing Willie Nelson, who was talking about how his wife bought a diesel car a few years back and started using biofuel in it (recycled grease and oil...

Jul 01, 2006
Could ethanol be the way to go? Tom and Ray investigate the energy pros and cons.
I've always wondered about ethanol. Seems too good to be true -- you just plant some corn, harvest it, and in no time you have fuel for your car. So I Googled ethanol on the Web. There are tons of...
