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Galva gets Iowa's first gas blender pump
Customers at the Galva Holstein Ag station now have more ethanol to choose from. The business has the state's first blender pump, which offers the common 10 percent blend, the E-85 blend for flex-fuel vehicles, and a new 30 percent ethanol blend....Tags: Electrical Appliance, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Environmental Politics
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Ethanol myth
According to my gasoline retailer, the selling of fuel blended with (up to) 10 percent ethanol was mandated by the state of Florida in order to save fossil fuel. Ethanol burns with a lower efficiency than does gasoline. In other words, the British...Tags: William Hurt, Leesburg
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Eli Schwartz: Stick to economic realities to develop energy policy
There are a number of items on the drawing board that could increase the overall supply of energy, thus easing the market for petroleum and eventually lowering its price. Some have argued that these energy additions would take considerable time to get...Tags: Coal, Petroleum Industry, Nuclear Power, Energy Resources, Heavy Engineering
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Risk-reward options
Of The Morning CallAt his Heidelberg Township farm that hugs the southern edge of the Blue Mountain, Larry Turner has stuck with his traditional mix of crops, despite last year's record surge in corn prices. Like Turner, few Lehigh Valley farmers have jumped to cash in...Tags: Forks Township, Larry Turner, Farms, Lehigh County, Fertilizer
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No speedy exits
I travel fairly often out of Orlando International Airport. On each of my last three trips, returning in the evening, the E-Pass lanes were not working for the parking lots on the Terminal A side. This resulted in a long line of confused, frustrated and...Tags: Elections, Riots, Hillary Clinton, Kissimmee, Orlando International Airport
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Be wary of the ''green'' label on renewable energy
There's an old journalism adage that goes: ''If your mother says she loves you, check it out.'' Aside from the fact this statement is greatly offensive to mothers everywhere, it is a wonderful reminder that reporters should approach each subject with a...Tags: Aquaculture, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Energy Resources, Fertilizer, Renewable Energy
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AutoblogGreen for 08.19.08
Autoblog.comFiled under: Hybrids/Alternative, Greenclick to visit AutoblogGreen A legal loophole lies behind the current generation of three-wheeled vehicles and has led to a few important questions: Are they legal? Should they be? Answers to these questions will... -
Suit alleges gas stations sold E85 as unleaded
State investigators claim a company spiked unleaded gasoline and 10-percent ethanol-blended fuel with cheaper E85 at stations in Sumner and Fairbank. The Iowa attorney general's office filed a consumer-protection lawsuit in Black Hawk County District...Tags: Consumers, Agricultural Research and Technology, Engineering
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Flex-fuel pumps for the rest of us
It's very nice that Gov. Martin O'Malley wants to set up E-85 (ethanol) pumps so that the state's fleet of 1,200 flex-fuel vehicles can use them instead of gasoline ("State to increase ethanol pumps," Aug. 6). I have a flex-fuel vehicle that can use E-...Tags: Government, Martin O'Malley, Pikesville, Executive Branch
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My biodiesel Bug
IT SEEMED, AT THE TIME, like such a good thing for the planet. In the winter of 2005, I turned in my red, gas-hungry Jeep Wrangler for a near-new, diesel-burning Volkswagen Beetle. Inspired by a number of pioneering friends, I would fill my little green...Tags: Somerville, Passenger Cars, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Forestry and Timber, Energy Resources
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Cellulosic ethanol beats corn-based
ISSUE: Another energy promise gone awry. The good news is that the corn crop estimates have surpassed expectations. With a record forecast of 12.3 billion bushels of corn coming, some are saying the supply could reduce food costs, particularly in meat...Tags: The White House, Charlie Crist, Environmental Politics
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Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Poop Diesel Fuel
KickingTiresFor centuries, humans have used bacteria to make beer, ethanol and a host of other substances, but now scientists have figured out how to engineer bacteria that excretes a substance that is essentially diesel fuel. A biotech company called LS9......Tags: Diesel Fuel, Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Engineering
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|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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