90 feared dead in NATO air-strike in Kunduz northern Afghanistan

Several News services are reporting a tragic event in Kunduz which is in Northern Afghanistan.  A NATO air strike was targeting Taliban insurgents who stole two fuel tankers.  Early estimates...

I-75 Bridge in Hazel Park, Michigan, Collapses: Tanker Explosion

Over the I-75 a Bridge at Nine Mile Road in Hazel Park, Michigan was the site of a major explosion today and it has collapsed as a tanker explosion caused the bridge to fall on to the freeway. Fire crews are on the...

The NEW GM !

     Allll riiiigght!  America's heavyweight automaker has reentered the fray, "leaner and meaner", we hope!  At least, that's what's been reported by the Associated Press.  So,...

The 4th of July only for those that can tweet.

By, Uwe Paschen. The forgotten people by Tweeter on the fourth of July may be fund in Niger. Wile the USA celebrates ideals such as Liberty and Freedom as well as Equality and Justice, most of the World Citizen...

N Korea 'reprocessing fuel rods'

N Korea is all possible tactics to divert the media attention from the grim reality of Hunger in N Korea.In its latest move it started reprocessing of Nuclear fuel, which will definitely attract world...

Obama's Earth Day traveling burned over 9,000 gallons of fuel

President Obama was in Iowa yesterday for Earth Day, but in an ironic twist, all his traveling on that day actually burned off about 9,000 gallons of fuel. He took two flights on Air Force One and four on Marine One....

Chill out desk: Nuclear fusion & fission

Nuclear energy can provide the world with much of its electricity needs but many people are worried about it. Scientist Joe Kaplinsky explains what nuclear energy is and answers the four major objections to it:...

St. Marys Cement proposes two Alternative Fuels sites in Ontario

The Ministry of the Environment has notified the public about a request from St. Marys Cement for a temporary approval to burn “alternative fuels” at its Bowmanville and St....

31 chemical containers go overboard off Australia

A ship hit by a tropical cycone today off the coast of Australia lost 31 containers off the side and they could be now leaking chemicals into the ocean. The containters were holding ammonium nitrate, which is a toxic chemical used for making fertilizer and explosives, and...

Used cooking oil as an alternative energy source

Farming entrepreneurs in rural Britain are processing and selling motorists used cooking oil, a cheaper alternative to regular diesel fuel. The local U.K. processors get free used cooking oil from local...

Bay Minette company's renewable diesel wows expert

" BAY MINETTE — Cello Energy sprouted quietly here as a truly homegrown industry. But it won't stay that way, said David Bransby, professor of energy crops and bio-energy at Auburn University. The company has been in startup for about two months, making renewable diesel...

Nuts-algae mix, the new bio-fuel in the coming decade

Jatropha nuts, native to Central America and transported to Africa and Asia by Portuguese sailors on their voyages round the world, seems to be the most promising plant source for bio-diesel oil. Continental...

Fuel

Fuel is A new film that documents our oil consumption and what we need to do to preserve our planet. The film is currently only being shown in six theaters and for a limited time. Visit the site below to preview the trailer and see how you can  request/demand it to be...

Danger of a fuel spill after US Airways flight 1549 crash

After US Airways Flight 1549 crashed in the Hudson River today, environmentalists are concerned about the dangers of an oil spill occuring in the river from the fuel that is located on the plane.  Oil spills...

India runs out of fuel, Army may come to rescue

Troubled with disruption in the fuel supply due to strike called by Oil sector employee Indian government is mulling to bring  Army to move petroleum product cargoes from refineries to petrol pumps but did...

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