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Posted January 28, 2011:

• Bugs Might Convert Biodiesel Waste Into New Fuel

Posted January 26, 2011:

• Alternative Energy Use at Forward Operating Bases Can Save Dollars, Lives, Say US Military Researchers

Posted January 25, 2011:

• No Direct Military Benefit from Use of Alternative Fuels by Armed Forces, Study Suggests

Posted January 23, 2011:

• World's Biggest Extinction Event: Massive Volcanic Eruption, Burning Coal and Accelerated Greenhouse Gas Choked out Life

Posted January 21, 2011:

• How to Tame Hammering Water Droplets

Posted January 19, 2011:

• Speeding Up Mother Nature's Very Own CO₂ Mitigation Process
• New Reactor Paves the Way for Efficiently Producing Fuel from Sunlight

Posted January 4, 2011:

• US Does Not Have Infrastructure to Consume More Ethanol, Study Finds
• Wake Up and Smell the Willow: 'Pre-Roasted' Plant Matter Could Be Burned in Coal-Fired Power Stations

Posted December 27, 2010:

• Enzyme Cocktail Could Eliminate a Step in Biofuel Process

Posted December 22, 2010:

• Discovery of New Molecule Could Lead to More Efficient Rocket Fuel

Posted December 15, 2010:

• New Method for Making Tiny Catalysts Holds Promise for Air Quality

Posted December 14, 2010:

• Champion Hydrogen-Producing Microbe

Posted December 13, 2010:

• Which Methods of Heating Are Most Efficient?

Posted November 30, 2010:

• Declining Energy Quality Could Be Root Cause of Current Recession, Expert Suggests
• Novel Metal Catalysts May Be Able to Turn Greenhouse Gases Into Liquid Fuels
• Study Assesses Nuclear Power Assumptions

Posted November 29, 2010:

• 'Green' Way to Generate Heat and Electricity With Use of Fuel Cells

Posted November 23, 2010:

• Methane-Powered Laptops? Materials Scientists Unveil Tiny, Low-Temperature Methane Fuel Cells
• Novel Fuel Cell Catalyst Lowers Need for Precious Metal
• California's Controlled Fires Boost Biodiversity

Posted November 21, 2010:

• Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions May Reach Record Levels in 2010
• Should Airplanes Look Like Birds?

Posted November 16, 2010:

• Getting Bubbles out of Fuel Pumps

Posted November 4, 2010:

• Pennycress Could Go from Nuisance Weed to New Source of Biofuel

Posted November 3, 2010:

• On the Way to CO₂-Free Power Plants

Posted November 1, 2010:

• Scarcity of New Energy Minerals May Trigger Trade Wars, Expert Suggests

Posted October 26, 2010:

• Eggshells Could Help Combat Climate Change, Research Suggests

Posted October 22, 2010:

• Green Carbon Center Takes All-Inclusive View of Energy

Posted October 19, 2010:

• Disease in Rural China Linked to Polluted Coal

Posted October 11, 2010:

• Future of Electric Cars? Running Fuel Cells on Biodiesel

Posted October 4, 2010:

• A Step Toward Lead-Free Electronics

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Electric Cars Hold Greater Promise for Reducing Emissions and Lowering US Oil Imports, Study Finds

Posted September 24, 2010:

• How Heating Our Homes Could Help Reduce Climate Change

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Less Expensive Low-Temperature Catalyst for Hydrogen Purification Discovered

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Swedish Biofuels Do Have Major Benefits for the Climate

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Commercial-Scale Test of New Technology to Recover Coal from Sludge Successful
• Synthetic Fuels Research Aims to Reduce Oil Dependence

Posted September 14, 2010:

• Hybrids as City Runabouts, Natural Gas Fueled Cars for the Country

Posted September 9, 2010:

• Energy Technologies Not Enough to Sufficiently Reduce Carbon Emissions, Expert Concludes
• Main Climate Threat from Carbon Dioxide Sources Yet to Be Built
• Emission Reductions Slowed Down by Heavier and More Powerful Cars

Posted September 3, 2010:

• E. Coli Engineered to Produce Biodiesel

Posted August 31, 2010:

• Fuel-Efficiency Formula Needs Cars Wired With Better Brainpower, Less Vroom

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Fuel Treatments Reduce Wildfire Severity, Tree Mortality in Washington Forests
• Juicing Up Laptops and Cell Phones With Soda Pop or Vegetable Oil?

Posted August 24, 2010:

• Americans Using Less Energy, More Renewables

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Hydrogen Causes Metal to Break

Posted August 12, 2010:

• Scientists Outline a 20-Year Master Plan for the Global Renaissance of Nuclear Energy

Posted August 11, 2010:

• Energy Storage System Deals With Sudden Draws on the Grid

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