Energy

6 Driving Tactics to Save Gas This Summer: Avoid Ethanol

<1 min read

Avoid Ethanol When Possible Gasoline that has been cut with 10 or 15 percent ethanol, called E10 or E15, is an mpg killer. Why? Gasoline stores more energy t…

Read more →
Energy

One Molecule Could Cure Our Addiction to Oil

<1 min read

On a blackboard, it looks so simple: Take a plant and extract the cellulose. Add some enzymes and convert the cellulose molecules into sugars. Ferment the su…

Read more →
Energy

National Geographic: Green Dreams

1 min read

Producing fuel from corn and other crops could be good for the planet—if only the process didn't take a significant environmental toll. New breakthroughs cou…

Read more →
Energy

Corn Ethanol: Bad for California

<1 min read

Growth of the corn ethanol industry in California is fraught with unintended consequences, none of which are beneficial to the economy or the environment of…

Read more →
Energy

Tell Ford and GM: Ethanol is Not the Answer!

<1 min read

Ford vehicles were responsible for 25 percent of the carbon emissions from cars in the United States in 2004, and GM vehicles were responsible for 31 percent…

Read more →