Biodiesel
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Jan 25, Home Made Biodiesal is Dangerous
The Small Farm Sustainable Living Blog &bull Jan 25, 2012This website should pull its articles and information on biodiesel. What it is recommending is dangerous for people and and the environment (not to mention Full Story »
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- Biodiesel
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Startup seeks to make biodiesel from commercial kitchen grease
SmartPlanet News &bull Jan 13, 2012
A new relationship between cleantech start-up BlackGold Biofuels and SLM Facility Solutions Nationwide gives truth to that old adage: one man's trash is another man's treasure. The partnership, which is aimed at serving commercial kitchens, will encourage hospitality companies to use SLM to recover and recycle the liquid waste… Full Story »
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10 Things to do with your turkey
Green Thing Blog &bull Dec 26, 2011
(Image: giftsoup ) Looking for exciting ways to use up all you turkey bits after your festive feast? If dancing around with a turkey on your head isn't your thing read on for some more ideas. 1. First and foremost, make… Full Story »
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- Biodiesel
- Oil
- Green
- Dining Room
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NH2: New Holland Unveils a 'Farm Ready' Hydrogen Fuel Cell Tractor
TreeHugger &bull Dec 12, 2011Futuristic Farming, But What's the Price Tag? Once upon a time, in the early days of the industrial revolution, around 50% of people worked in agriculture. These days, at least in most of the so-called 'Western' countries, that number is closer to 1%. Because of the need to produce… Full Story »
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Thieves Across the US Create a Black Market for Used Cooking Grease
Inhabitat &bull Nov 11, 2011
There's a new hot commodity on the black market these days and you'd never guess what it is. It seems thieves across the country are cashing in by stealing used cooking oil from the back alleys behind restaurants, and reselling… Full Story »
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Alaska Airlines to Fly 75 Planes on 20% Cooking Oil-Based Fuel Starting Later this Week
TreeHugger &bull Nov 7, 2011Starting this week, Alaska Airlines will fly 75 commercial passenger flights on a fuel blend that consists of 20% biofuels. The fuel was supplied by SkyNRG, an aviation biofuels company, and made by Dynamic Fuels, a producer of 'next-generation' fuels… Full Story »
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Police Confiscate Generators, Occupy Wall Street Switches to Bike Power (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Oct 31, 2011Last Friday, fire fighters confiscated six gas generators and biodiesel that helped protestors at Zuccotti Park in New York City power a great variety of functions - there's a press outlet, full service kitchen, improvisational drum group, library, medic station,… Full Story »
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U.S. Navy successfully flies biodiesel vehicle
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Oct 27, 2011
The Fire Scout, an imposing, futuristic, unmanned craft, is fueled by a combination of JP-5 aviation fuel and plant-based camelina, reducing carbon dioxide output by 75 percent. MEAN GREEN MACHINE: U.S. Navy Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead tours… Full Story »
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What Does Driving Greener Really Mean?
Healthy and Green Living &bull Oct 15, 2011
What does it mean to drive greener? In honor of our featured guest, John Voelcker, Sr. Editor of GreenCarReports.com, we did a poll on our facebook page this week about what folks thought was the greenest type of car available… Full Story »
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Could biodiesel be worse for the environment than diesel?
SmartPlanet News &bull Oct 11, 2011
Such were the findings of a coalition of 150 scientists from around the world, who last week said that the production of biofuels created a significant indirect impact on land. The scientists recommended that the European Union take immediate action.… Full Story »
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Record-setting motorcycle runs on vegetable oil
SmartPlanet News &bull Sep 20, 2011
People have been running their cars on biodiesel fuel - often little more than recycled vegetable oil - for years. But a mechanical engineer named John Petsche recently brought vegetable oil to the next level. He took a second-hand motorcycle,… Full Story »
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Undergrads the Underdogs in a Green-Flight Contest. But They May Win.
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Sep 17, 2011
The engineers participating in the Green Flight Challenge must clear that hurdle for a chance to win a chunk of $1.65 million, the biggest civil-aviation prize ever offered. The contest, created by the Comparative Aircraft Flight Efficiency Foundation and sponsored… Full Story »
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Seven Springs Speaker Spotlight: Andrew Rumbold, Biodiesel Maker
Green Transportation &bull Sep 14, 2011
As a member, you can share your thoughts, advice and inspiration with others, including friends from your social networks. We'll never share your information or post anything to your account without your permission. Our FAIRS bring living wisely to life… Full Story »
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Bogota's Amazing Bus Rapid Transit is Still Getting Better (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Sep 8, 2011Moving 1.7 People Every Single Day! This is how bus rapid transit (BRT) should be! TransMilenio's 104 stations allow the citizens of Bogota (in Colombia) to get to work, move around the city, run errands... All of that very conveniently… Full Story »
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Amazing Airstream Renovation
Re-Nest &bull Sep 7, 2011
Cece and Brenda went all out on their Airstream renovation and the list of upgrades is incredible. Pulled by a biodiesel truck conversion, this Airstream features a composting toilet, cork flooring, flexible solar panels, LED lights, and that's just the… Full Story »
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Movie Review Friday: GasHole
Sierra Club: The Green Life &bull Sep 2, 2011
Escape to the movies with one of our Movie Review Friday selections. Each week we review a film with an environmental theme. Seen a good eco-flick lately? Send us a short review and look for it in the next Movie… Full Story »
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Daryl Hannah Arrested at White House
Healthy and Green Living &bull Aug 31, 2011
Daryl Hannah was arrested with others outside the White House for protesting against construction of the Tar Sands pipeline which would carry oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Part of the pipeline would be built over U.S. land. If… Full Story »
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Growing Biodiesel Crops: Some Good Advice
Cooking Up A Story: &bull Aug 25, 2011
Roger Rainville's biodiesel production system didn't come out of an instruction manual or textbook. As he describes in Energy Independence: On-Farm Biodiesel Fuel Production, it was developed over time through experimentation and creative problem solving. In this short video, Rainville… Full Story »
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Recycled-Grease Biodiesel in the United Arab Emirates
TreeHugger &bull Aug 24, 2011From developing Masdar, a much talked about clean-energy city, to lesser initiatives like solar-powered public bathrooms, the United Arab Emirates has made some not-insignificant strides to move into a clean energy future. The BBC reports that one company in Dubai… Full Story »
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Could alligator fat become a source for biodiesel?
Plenty Magazine - Environmental News and Commentary &bull Aug 21, 2011
Gator-on-a-stick is a scrumptious novelty food you might fill up on in many parts of the American South. Now researchers think the crocodilian's meat could also help fill up your car's gas tank, according to PhysOrg.com, about an article published… Full Story »
