Vehicles powered by diesel contribute significantly to carbon emissions, making the journey toward decarbonization a tough road. According to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, in ...

At many biodiesel plants, soybean oil accounts for as much as 80 percent of the operating cost. Wake Forest's Terrafinity project doesn't depend on soybean oil. It relies on a method that, like making ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. A Belgrade high school student isn't just relying on his science fair project to win him honors, ...

Biodiesel is all around us -- in our ferries, buses, garbage trucks, passenger cars, tractors, Army trucks, sailboats and more -- yet surveys show that only one in four people knows about this ...

(Bloomberg) -- The White House is gearing up to finally announce its new rules on biofuel blending, critical support for the industry that’s underpinned American farming over the past two decades. But ...

In response to the Dec. 3 article "Used vegetable oil powers Birch Run buses," I would like to correct some misstatements regarding biodiesel and to caution the Birch Run School District about the ...

One of the more interesting debates taking place in the environmental arena is the role that biofuels should play. On the surface, as an alternative to fossil fuels, biofuels such as ethanol would ...

WALTERS -- Rest easy, because that chemistry kit in the barn of Thad Doye's farm is not what you might be thinking. Get your mind off the moonshine and into the healthy sunrise of energy independence.