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Discussions about Energy and Our Future  -  22 Oct 2007
The Oil Drum...this will not last long, we may get through 2008, but things may well get tough by 2009, and will gradually transition to being a transportation fuel.

Making the Dumb Grid Smarter  -  22 Oct 2007
Huffington Post,General Motors and Toyota, can be connected to the grid, electricity, ideally generated by renewables, could replace gasoline as a transportation fuel.

PA Governor Rendell Says Alternative Fuel Industry Growing; Awards ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
Grainnet,Replacing 900 million gallons of petroleum-based transportation fuel with domestically produced biofuels by 2017 will add nearly $1.5.

Bio-fuels using corn may not be the answer  -  Oct 20, 2007
Columbus Telegram,President Bush's call to produce 35 billion gallons of renewable and alternative fuel by 2017, or about 15 percent of all US liquid transportation fuel.

Technology, legislation key in pushing biofuels use  -  Oct 19, 2007
EnergyCurrent,Besides transportation fuel, polymers and plastics demand can serve as a secondary market for butanol and acetone. Algae also is being examined as a

Sasol Orders New Reactor as Part of Synfuels Expansion to Meet SA ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
CNNMoney.comOur scientists have over the past 50 years evolved this synthetic transportation fuel technology to levels where South Africa can significantly reduce its

House passes resolution to increase nation's renewable fuel supply  -  Oct 20, 2007
Grand Island Independent,...to continue developing transportation fuel derived from agricultural products because the country has become dangerously dependent on foreign oil.

Transportation is Moving -- Slowly -- Toward Sustainability  -  Oct 7, 2007
GreenBiz,Faced with rising gasoline costs, consumers are already reducing their transportation-fuel consumption by driving less and buying more fuel-efficient cars.

Carbon Tax Mea Culpa - Why fuel and carbon taxes are not the answer  -  Oct 18, 2007
Energy Tribune,Plus, it’sa pretty good transportation fuel. Solar and nuclear are low- or no-carbon alternatives that can provide significant increments of new electric

Europe wants creative ways to boost biofuels industry  -  Oct 18, 2007
DesMoinesRegister.com,...a combined population of about 500 million, won't likely meet a goal of getting 5.75 percent of its transportation fuel from renewable sources by 2010.

USA. Pennsylvania Governor Rendell says alternative fuel industry ...  -  Oct 17, 2007
BYM News (press release),The study concluded the following: Replacing 900 million gallons of petroleum-based transportation fuel with domestically produced biofuels by 2017 will add

A Green(er) Obama  -  Oct 8, 2007
Washington Post,...and later mystified environmentalists with his vocal support for huge new federal subsidies for converting coal to liquid transportation fuel,

Biodiesel Producer Safe Renewables Fuels New ‘Green’ Power Plant  -  Oct 11, 2007
Business Wire (press release),HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Safe Renewables Corporation (SRC), a leading producer and marketer of biodiesel for transportation fuel and power generation,

Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski and US Congressman Greg Walden to ...  -  Sep 27, 2007
CNNMoney.comStart up complete: Pacific Ethanol announces commercial operation for Oregon's first major transportation fuel refinery. SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept.

This Week's Energy IPOs: CVR Energy, Vanguard Natural Resources  -  Oct 21, 2007
Seeking Alpha,There are two energy IPOs on tap for this week: CVR Energy Inc (CVI), an independant company that refines transportation fuel and produces fertilizer,

Peak Petroleum and Public Health  -  Oct 9, 2007
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription),It is the precursor of nearly all transportation fuel, the source of heating oil, propane, and other fuels, and the starting point for chemical-building

...Fuel shortage, panic buying follow protest action  -  Oct 9, 2007
Trinidad & Tobago Express,...action by NP workers on Sunday had caused a reduction in the distribution of transportation fuel to service stations in north Trinidad on Monday.

President Ray Cross explains how MSC has become a leader in ...  -  Oct 19, 2007
Oneida Dispatch,Under "perfect conditions," Cross said, all of the country's transportation fuel could be provided through a plot of high-yield canola seeds using only a

BlueFire Ethanol Selected for Federal Support of Innovative ...  -  Oct 16, 2007
CNNMoney.comOur goal is to develop and operate high-value carbohydrate-based transportation fuel production facilities worldwide. These "biorefineries" will convert

Discover What the Oil Industry Doesn't Want You To Know in this ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
PR Web (press release),This is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide through all the controversy about ethanol as transportation fuel, showing it as a clear winner in the

Green transportation honours go to Victoria and Vancouver  -  Oct 2, 2007
Journal of Commerce,The private, charitable organization’s report said that one key finding was that current carbon dioxide emissions from transportation fuel use in the 27

Stock Trading Report for Thursday: ELHI! October 18, 2007  -  Oct 18, 2007
Web Services Journal,...of premium biofuels and petroleum blends that dramatically reduce the environmental and economic impacts of world transportation fuel consumption.

Sasol Has An Answer For South Africa's Lack Of Oil  -  Oct 8, 2007
CNNMoney.comIt's also the nation's top supplier of transportation fuel, including diesel, jet fuel and gasoline. Sasol also runs hundreds of retail gas stations,

Environment Minister Baird Opens Ottawa’s First Hydrogen Fuelling ...  -  Oct 18, 2007
WebWire (press release),Natural Resources Canada, through the Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance, and Air Liquide Canada each contributed $800000 toward the $1.6-million

Ex-CIA Chief Wants Energy Independence  -  Oct 18, 2007
The Associated PressOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — It is in the US's national security interest to continue developing transportation fuel derived from agricultural products because the

Sasol offers coal liquefaction tech to India  -  Oct 16, 2007
Livemint,PTI Johannesburg: South Africa’s petrochemicals giant Sasol is keen on promoting its ambitious Coal to Liquid (CTL) transportation fuel technology in India

Virgin Atlantic Unviels Plans To Produce Cleaner Biofuels For Its ...  -  Oct 15, 2007
AHNThe definition used here is narrower: biofuel is defined as liquid or gas transportation fuel derived from biomass. Biomass can also be used directly for

TASK FORCE ACTION PLANS OF ASIA-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP ON CLEAN ...  -  Oct 12, 2007
Press Information Bureau (press release),...infrastructure for bio-diesel distribution, and subsequently to expand the use of bio-diesel as a transportation fuel across the Asia-Pacific region.

ConocoPhillips CEO supports tax on gas guzzlers  -  Oct 3, 2007
Houston Chronicle,In wide-ranging energy-policy speech before the Detroit Economic Club, Mulva said the nation must cut down on its demand for transportation fuel,

Campbell's vision collides with Falcon's freeway plans  -  Oct 4, 2007
Vancouver Sun,In fact, if the BC government plans to achieve the premier's carbon-emissions target, transportation fuel consumption in BC will need to decrease by a third

Public Transportation Use Substantially Reduces Greenhouse Gases ...  -  Sep 26, 2007
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)...efficient automobiles, increasing the use of transit can have a more immediate impact on our nation’s transportation fuel consumption,� said Millar.

Air Liquide Canada Unveils Initial Hydrogen Fueling Station  -  Oct 14, 2007
Fuel Cell Works (press release)In addition to Air Liquide Canada, the project consists of Industry Canada, Natural Resources Canada's Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance,

Report says plane that crashed was out of fuel  -  Oct 9, 2007
Kentucky.com,A preliminary report released by the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday says a plane that crashed in Chattanooga last month was out of fuel.

Plug-In Hybrids Could Reduce Greenhouse Gas, Improve Air  -  Oct 1, 2007
Chief Engineer,Several benefits result from the use of grid electricity as a transportation fuel. PHEVs can reduce direct emissions at the vehicle tailpipe and indirect

Conoco and ADM To Collaborate Over Biofuel  -  Sep 27, 2007
Forbes,...the conversion of biomass from crops, wood or switchgrass into biocrude, in addition to the refining of biocrude to produce transportation fuel.

ADM, ConocoPhillips plan new 'biocrude' venture  -  Sep 27, 2007
AFP...or switchgrass into "biocrude," a non-petroleum substance that can be processed into fuel, as well as the refining of biocrude for transportation fuel.

Consumers may catch a break on heating bills  -  Sep 26, 2007
MSNBC...which is similar to the grade of fuel used to heat homes, to make big cuts in the sulfur content of diesel transportation fuel.

China teapots setting up shop in Asia oil hub  -  Sep 26, 2007
Reuters...larger markets of crude oil and transportation fuel such as gasoline and diesel, which are still tightly controlled by state giants Sinopec Corp (0386.

Ottawa's first hydrogen fueling station opens  -  Oct 15, 2007
EnergyCurrent,Natural Resources Canada, through the Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance, and Air Liquide Canada each contributed about US$819000 towards the

Sasol offers coal liquefaction technology to India  -  Oct 17, 2007
domain-B,Mumbai: South African petrochemicals giant Sasol is keen to promote its coal-to-liquid (CTL) transportation fuel technology in India and is seeking firm

BUYINS.NET: PHII, VRNM Have Also Been Added To Naked Short List Today  -  Oct 11, 2007
Trading Markets (press release),...an environmentally-friendly and renewable transportation fuel, as well as high-performance specialty enzymes for applications within the biofuels,

Conoco CEO supports tax on gas guzzlers, rebate for fuel sippers  -  Oct 3, 2007
WLNS,He says the nation must cut down on its demand for transportation fuel. Mulva says that over time efficiency levels on which "feebates" are based could be

ConocoPhillips and Archer Daniels Midland in biofuel development ...  -  Sep 27, 2007
CNNMoney.com...wood or switchgrass into biocrude, a non-fossil substance that can be processed into fuel; and the refining of biocrude to produce transportation fuel.

Author, aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin to visit  -  Oct 16, 2007
Skidmore College News,...able to run on any combination of gasoline or alcohol fuels—the oil cartel’s monopoly on the globe’s transportation fuel supply would be destroyed.

Toro Aluminum & Hybrid Pallets  -  Oct 4, 2007
DC Velocity,The pallets' ultralight weight can help companies reduce transportation fuel usage. According to the Environmental Protection Agency's Smartway

Air Force Sees Promise in Coal-Based Fuel for Aircraft  -  Sep 27, 2007
State Journal,Coal could be an important source of transportation fuel for the US Air Force if Congress enables the Air Force to sign contracts that would help jump-start

Report notes no engine malfunction in interstate plane crash  -  Oct 11, 2007
Sarasota Herald-Tribune,AP FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A cargo plane that crashed along Interstate 95 shortly after taking off showed no evidence of engine malfunction before the

NCGA Pushes For An Expanded Renewable Fuels Standard  -  Oct 19, 2007
CattleNetwork.com,...“If we are to end the trend of unsustainable dependence on imported oil, we must act decisively to diversify our transportation fuel system and support an

Foreign oil dependence discouraged [1 hr ago]  -  Oct 17, 2007
NewsOK.com (subscription),There is no single solution to break oil's monopoly as a transportation fuel, Woolsey said. Possibilities include cellulosic ethanol, plug-in hybrids and

Ethanol Report  -  Oct 15, 2007
Alternative Energy Stocks,Can ethanol replace gasoline as the transportation fuel of choice in the US? Or is it more of a contributory element in reducing dependence on oil?

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