A Wine So Bad if it was used as Biofuel my Car might Refuse to Start

A week or so ago, I had the misfortune to be offered a sip of a white wine that tasted worse and worse as it lingered.All I wanted is to clean my mouth of this unpleasant experience.If this one was used as a biofuel would my car refuse to start I wondered.How could anyone...

Indonesia, Brazil agree to cooperate on biofuel

"The leaders of Indonesia and Brazil agreed Saturday that their developing nations, home t o much of the world's remaining tropical forest, would cooperate on biofuels after talks covering climate change and food. The two nations signed an agreement for Indonesia to send...

Biofuel use 'increasing poverty'

The replacement of traditional fuels with biofuels has dragged more than 30 million people worldwide into poverty, an aid agency report says. Oxfam says so-called green policies in developed countries are contributing to the world's soaring food prices, which hit the poor...

Biofuel Increasingly important amid expensive oils

""We are encouraging researchers to continue studying alternative energy sources that could replace expensive fuel oils," the rector of West Sumatra-based University of Andalas (Unand), Prof. Dr Musliar Kasim. said over the weekend.The Unand rector`s appeal is relevant given...

Three foreign investors ready to build biofuel plants in Gorontalo

"Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Three foreign investors from the United States, Australia and South Korea have expressed interest in building a biofuel plant with a capacity of two million kiloliters worth US$500 million in Gorontalo province, Gorontalo Governor Fadel Muhammad...

Sweet sorghum promoted as `smart` biofuel

"A corn-like plant that can grow as high as an elephant`s eye on some of Earth`s driest farmland shows promise as a "smart" biofuel that won`t cut into world food supplies, an agriculture expert said on Monday.Sweet sorghum, used in the United States mostly as animal feed,...

Malunggay oil tapped as biofuel in US

Okay, really, which one is top priority?  News of escalating food crisis is all over the media... and then comes this.  It may be good news at one respect but looking at the flipside, it does not address the rising cost of food not only in the Philippines but also...

Greenedia.com: Will Cuba Lead the World in Biofuel Industry?

WILL CUBA BECOME ETHANOL LEADER WITH FIDEL CASTRO GONE? Environmental bloggers have been speculating about how Castro’s exit will affect the Cuba’s biofuel industry. Castro has been outspoken against the fuel, although some claim his criticism was simply a slap at...