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How Much of Our Planet’s Natural Resources Actually Remain?

Benji Jerew — Fri, 16 May 2014 18:55:51 +0000

For someone born in 2010, perhaps with a life expectancy of one hundred years, how long until some of the world’s most important natural resources remain? Notwithstanding some reports that shocked the world into the realization that the world’s natural resources are finite, such as petroleum and coal, it does one good to ask. For […]

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Algae Biofuel 50% Cleaner Than Petroleum, Study Suggests

Adele Hall — Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:51:20 +0000

There are many alternative fuel options available to us today, one of them being algae-derived biofuel. It has been found to be a viable substitute to petroleum fuel. Algae biofuel surpasses petroleum fuel in environmental quality by reducing CO2 emissions by 50 to 70 percent. It is also on par with petroleum in terms of efficiency, […]

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Big Oil Trying to Stop Gas Retailers From Selling Ethanol Blends (E15)

Benji Jerew — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 16:27:20 +0000

In order to reduce emissions, all gasoline in the US is blended with 5% to 10% ethanol, but with the increasing fuel-economy of the light vehicle fleet, petroleum companies are feeling the pinch. When consumers buy ethanol-blended gasoline, E5 or E10 [5% and 10%, respectively], only 90% to 95% of that ever trickles back […]

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