Clean Fuels

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Clean Fuels: - Blends or substitutes for gasoline fuels, including compressed natural gas, methanol, ethanol, and liquified petroleum gas.
[Environmental Protection Agency]

News archive for Clean Fuels::

X-Ray Diffraction Looks Inside Aerogels In 3-D  -  04 Aug 2008
Photonics Online (press release),Many porous materials are extraordinary for their properties as insulators, filters, and catalysts; they are used to produce clean fuels, to insulate

Ohio Permits Clean Coal Plant to Impact Streams, Wetlands  -  Jul 31, 2008
Environment News ServiceThe water quality certification to impact wetlands and streams is the first of three major state environmental permits Ohio River Clean Fuels needs to

At least Fairbanks folks are thinking  -  Aug 3, 2008
Anchorage Daily News (subscription),Soot is a carcinogen that helps cause cancer, which is one reason the US Environmental Protection Agency is pushing for use of these clean fuels.

Profiting from the Pickens Plan: FAN, Clean Fuels, Fuel Systems  -  Jul 25, 2008
Seeking Alpha,As many of you probably know, oil speculator extraordinaire T Boone Pickens has a plan, a plan to save the world from itself in the form of clean energy

Bright Future Ahead in Valley  -  Aug 1, 2008
Wheeling Intelligencer,While the technologies employed at each plant may share some similarities, the Ohio River Clean Fuels project and the Benwood project differ in scale.

Uhde wins new contract for a clean fuels production plant  -  Jul 14, 2008
Your Industry News (press release),This clean fuels plant is scheduled to come on-stream in early 2009 with an annual capacity of 700000 tonnes of low-sulphur gasoline.

Kern County Releases Environmental Documents For Clean Fuels  -  Jul 8, 2008
Pollution Online (press release),..."Big West's Clean Fuels Project will have tremendous benefits for our company, Kern County and the state of California," said Big West's Vice President of

General Motors Awards Clean Cities Coalitions  -  Jul 29, 2008
Domestic Fuel,The top award honors went to Clean Fuels Ohio with a $10000 award. Chicago Area Clean Cities received $5000 for the second year in a row and New York City

PENNSLYVANIA INCREASES INVESTMENT IN CLEAN FUELS  -  Jul 9, 2008
Earthtoys (press release)Much is happening in Pennsylvania on the clean energy front. Last week, legislators passed the Alternative Energy Investment Act (AEIA), which provides over

$10m prize to develop jet fuel alternative  -  Jul 17, 2008
guardian.co.uk,..."Clean fuels and technologies are critical to maintaining our productivity as a society and we are thrilled to receive this funding to explore options for

Hybrid show offers hope in a gas-conscious age  -  Jul 21, 2008
Aurora Beacon News,Chicago Area Clean Cities Coalition, an organization dedicated to encouraging the use of clean fuels and clean-vehicle technologies in the Chicago area.

X-Prize to Fuel Aviation Alternatives  -  Jul 10, 2008
AMTOnline.com,..."Clean fuels are critical to maintaining our productivity as a society, and we are thrilled to receive this funding to explore options for alternative

Gore challenges US to produce all electricity with clean fuels ...  -  Jul 17, 2008
International Herald Tribune,AP WASHINGTON: Former Vice President Al Gore is challenging the US to produce every kilowatt of electricity through wind, sun and other Earth-friendly

Ethanol roundtable will seek to dispel myths about the alternative ...  -  Jul 23, 2008
Mooresville Tribune,...“Ethanol has obviously been a hot topic in the news,� said Sarah Niess, co-coordinator for the Centralina Clean Fuels Coalition.

Answers About New York City’s Waterfront, Part 3  -  Aug 1, 2008
New York Times Blogs,MWA urges the use of use clean fuels on the water. The City of New York has gotten the ball rolling by mandating the use of lower sulfur diesel fuel on the

LA Times Knocks Off T. Boone’s Green Halo  -  Jul 29, 2008
Earth2Tech,The Los Angeles Times does an eloquent body slam on the green halo floating over T. Boone Pickens’ head. Pickens’ plan to use natural gas-powered vehicles

Gasoline takes bigger share of incomes  -  Jul 24, 2008
Louisville Courier-Journal,...requiring greater fuel efficiency for state vehicle fleets and for state-sponsored grants for research and development on clean fuels and automobiles.

A Boone for California?  -  Jul 23, 2008
Los Angeles Times,What do you get the Texas oilman who has everything? Why, a $5 billion ballot measure, of course. Perhaps that’s unfair. Knowing that it’s better to give

Big West Off the Radar  -  Jul 17, 2008
KGET 17,17 News has learned Big West has shut down its "Clean Fuels" campaign, and has stopped buying ad space on local TV stations. Spokesman Bill Chadick says Big

Patrick signs biofuels bill  -  Jul 28, 2008
Politicker MA,By Jeremy P. Jacobs Gov. Deval Patrick (D-Milton) completed an environmental legislation trifecta Monday, signing his biofuels bill into law. Gov.

Oxford Catalysts signs MoU for small scale Fischer-Tropsch development  -  Jul 8, 2008
Hemscott,LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Catalyst innovator for clean fuels Oxford Catalysts Group Plc. said it signed an agreement with a specialist technology

Subsidy to auto owners for clean fuel  -  Jul 22, 2008
Business Standard,Rs 10000 and arrange bank finance for autorickshaw operators to encourage them to switch over to LPG or other clean fuels to run their three-wheelers.

Warming to global warming solutions  -  Jul 24, 2008
San Francisco Chronicle,Plug-in hybrids, running mostly on electricity and a little bit of gasoline, clean fuels and zero-emission electric vehicles offer us the near-term

Six Tips for Fast Relief of Corporate Gas Pain  -  Jul 24, 2008
Business Lexington,For more information on biodiesel availability in central Kentucky, contact the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition (www.kentuckycleanfuels.org).

Ohio drivers cut miles, pollution  -  Jul 21, 2008
Columbus Dispatch,...emissions into our environment, so there are local and regional air-quality benefits," said Sam Spofforth, executive director of Clean Fuels Ohio.

Clean Energy Fuels (CLNE) Awarded $3.6M MSRC Grant  -  Jul 17, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE) was awarded $3.6 million in Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee (MSRC) grants to help defray the

Green teens: You don't have to go crazy to make a difference  -  Jul 14, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Jonathan Overly, executive director of the East Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition, said teens should take charge in the effort to save the planet.

Today on the presidential campaign trail  -  Jul 17, 2008
The Associated PressGore challenges nation to produce all electricity with clean fuels within 10 years ___ Obama campaign raised $52 million in June WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat

$1.85 Gallon Fuel Makes Brief Debut In Broward County  -  Jul 9, 2008
Local10.com,...“An important component of Enterprise’s environmental stewardship program is to embrace new, clean fuels and automotive technologies,� said Alan Levine,

California Leads in Gas Alternatives  -  Jul 22, 2008
KPBS,The NRDC's Devon Lovaas says California is a pioneer in the use of efficient vehicles and clean fuels. But he says the state isn't doing as well in two

Shell Launches LA's First Hydrogen/Gas Station  -  Jul 20, 2008
CSNews Online,..."California is leading the way with clean fuels, as it moves one step closer to realizing its hydrogen program. FCVs powered by hydrogen will provide a

Enterprise designates E85 FlexFuel branch in south Florida  -  Jul 16, 2008
Car Rentals,The branch at Hallandale Beach in Broward County is part of Enterprise’s nation-wide effort to expand its commitment to the use of clean fuels and

PM's carbon plan a $60bn threat to LNG  -  Jul 17, 2008
NEWS.com.au,...which will mean all the worst emitters will be given a free ride, and clean fuels like LNG will have to bear the whole burden," Mr Voelte said.

Analyzing the Biofuels Market in Canada: An Economic, Competitive ...  -  Jul 10, 2008
StreetInsider.com (subscription),Bifrost Bio-Diesel - BIOX Corporation - Bunge Canada - Canada Clean Fuels Inc. - Canadian Bioenergy Corporation - Degussa Canada Ltd - Ensask Biofuels

Offshore drilling is a false promise  -  Jul 21, 2008
Christian Science Monitor,We need to promote conservation and develop clean technologies and clean fuels – like cellulosic ethanol. We need to continue to raise fuel economy

EMPOWERING AMERICANS FOR ENERGY INDEPENDENCE  -  Jul 26, 2008
NewsWithViews.com,Two of the many companies working on this effort include Texas Clean Fuels (Dallas) and Bell BioFuels (Tifton, Georgia). During the Climate Change Control

Krystallon welcomes US MARPOL ratification  -  Jul 28, 2008
bunkerworld (subscription),...oxide (SOx) and 80% particulate matter (PM), better than the 97% SOx and 10% PM emission reduction achieved by using 'clean fuels', such as diesel.

Irvine firm to convert green waste to ethanol  -  Jul 24, 2008
OCRegister,...of gasoline consumed each year in California, said Paul Wuebben, clean fuels officer at the South Coast Air Quality Management District in Diamond Bar.

NGA receives DOE funds to enact energy policies  -  Jul 17, 2008
Ethanol Producer Magazine,...“[We will look at] what states can do to perpetuate clean fuels like ethanol and biodiesel in the future,� Cashman said. Although Pawlenty’s term as chair

Downing MARSHALS Advancement of  -  Jul 18, 2008
iBerkshires.com,BOSTON – The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved a landmark biofuels initiative that will promote clean-fuel production, create thousands of new jobs

USA. Letter from Axial Vector Chairman  -  Jul 16, 2008
BYM News (press release),Our ability to produce clean mobile power platforms, use clean fuels and in case of shortages run on an alternative, more readily available source.

A simple regulatory fix to the coming power crisis  -  Jul 18, 2008
Grist Magazine,It compares the variable costs of dirty fuels to the all-in costs of clean fuels and deludes itself into thinking that the dirty, expensive power is

State ranks third in nation with energy policies  -  Jul 24, 2008
New Haven Register (subscription),...“To curb this perilous addiction, we need effective government policies that will increase the availability and use of efficient vehicles and clean fuels,

Missouri gas use hits four-year low  -  Jul 23, 2008
Southeast Missourian,...in four categories from clean and efficient vehicles to research effort and incentives for clean fuels to support for efficient growth and mass transit.

W.Va. doing little about gas prices, report says  -  Jul 22, 2008
Charleston Gazette,The state also does not sponsor grants for research on vehicle fuels, and has no low-carbon fuel standard or incentives for clean fuels fueling stations.

DOE Awards Flambeau River BioFuels US $30 Million Grant  -  Jul 16, 2008
RenewableEnergyWorld.com,...and, most importantly, producing clean fuels from renewable resources abundantly found in the US," said Bob Byrne, President, Flambeau River BioFuels.

Nicodemus, Meyer say it's time for change  -  Jul 15, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Meyer said she's been active with the Tennessee Clean Fuels Coalition, and stressed the need to support small businesses, which are driving the growth in

Giant steelworks' leap lets Beijing breathe in time for the Olympics  -  Jul 18, 2008
Times Online,It has converted almost all its 16300 coal-fired boilers to clean fuels. It has planted literally millions of trees and created a huge Olympic Green Forest

Arias’s Meeting with Brazilian President Lula will Bring Biofuels ...  -  Jul 31, 2008
Costa Rica Travel News,Ricans in certain farming and agricultural processes to increase cassava and mamĂłn fruit production, which in turn will be used to produce clean fuels.

Seminar on Balochistan crisis on 4th  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Post,...working on various issues related to environment, population and health, gender, people's empowerment, agriculture, trade, energy and clean fuels.




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