Mar 31 2011

Used Motor Oil Pans Out to Be Reusable

A new technique uses microwaves to cheaply convert used motor oil into fuel.

Mar 28 2011

Liquid Salt Extracts Oil from Sand

An eco-friendly method could extract millions of barrels of oil and tar trapped in sand.

Jan 18 2011

Four Loko Recycled Into Eco-Friendly Fuel

Tag: Energy,Food,Fossil Fuels,Green TechDavid Teeghman @ 2:20 pm
Thousands of cases of Four Loko are being distilled into ethanol and the empty aluminum cans are being sold to a recycler.

Jan 10 2011

Climate Change to Continue to Year 3000

Tag: Antarctica,Climate Change,Fossil Fuels,Glaciers,Global Warming,Oceans,SeasDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:14 pm
Rising CO2 levels will cause unstoppable effects, including a 13-foot rise in sea levels by the year 3000, a study finds.

Dec 07 2010

Human-Powered Gyms Do Double Duty

More gyms are using specially designed equipment to capture the energy you create while pedaling, and turn it into useful electricity.

Nov 24 2010

Hybrid Rockets Ready to Go the Distance

Tag: Aviation,Fossil Fuels,Green Tech,InventionsAlyssa Danigelis @ 1:35 pm
A rocket motor "prints" thin layers of fuel to provide a more efficient burn.

Oct 29 2010

Car To Get 70 MPG, Hybrid-Free

Tag: Cars,Fossil Fuels,Green Tech,Petroleum,Vehicles and EquipmentAlyssa Danigelis @ 1:49 pm
The Japanese version of the Mazda 2 could rival the Prius for fuel economy, and it's not even a hybrid.

Oct 05 2010

New Kind of Uranium Could Power Your Car

Tag: Energy,Fossil Fuels,Nuclear ScienceEric Bland @ 5:45 pm
Nuclear power may go portable with this new form of uranium.

Aug 19 2010

Whiskey Biofuel? Only in Scotland

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Energy,Fossil Fuels,Green TechAlyssa Danigelis @ 8:35 pm
Scientists in Scotland announced this week that they figured out a way to produce biofuel from whiskey. Get that glass ready.

Aug 05 2010

Churning Butter into Biodiesel

Could cows be producing fuel soon instead of food?

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