In his State of the Union Address on Jan. 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative fuels, by setting a ...

What we would like to continue to emphasize is that there are many different types of biofuels, some are more promising than others. Certainly there are things that need to be reevaluated and looked ...

Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, and the question of whether corn is better ...

Microalgae have attracted growing attention as a promising platform for sustainable biofuel production because they can use ...

WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These ...

Biofuels are much spoken about as the next generation energy source for vehicles and many industrial applications. So far, the full realization of that potential has been hampered by discovering the ...

A biofuel is a fuel that is produced through biological processes (such as agriculture) as opposed to geological processes (like fossil fuels). Renewable biofuels either involve carbon fixation, such ...

Two new studies highlight the need for tight environmental standards for biofuels to help us solve global warming, write Kit Batten and Jake Caldwell. Two new studies in the journal Science are a ...

A while back, I covered an article published in the International Journal of Global Energy Issues that examined the "greenness" of alternative energy sources. This study looked not only at the amount ...

When all relevant factors are accounted for, biofuels produce more greenhouse gas emissions than fossil fuels. So conclude two studies published yesterday in Science, adding to a growing body of ...

We usually discard plastic waste as it reaches its end-of-life for common people, but a research team at the University of ...

High-school science teacher Ross McCurdy is planning the first transcontinental flight using aviation biofuel in a certified light aircraft. McCurdy will launch from North Central Airport near ...