Energy

Diesel fuel and heating oil emit high levels of sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, nitrous oxides, hydrocarbons, particulates, and -- like all fossil fuels -- carbon dioxide. We can do better -- with biodiesel. By Alex Wilson Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has opened a new, environmentally friendly cafeteria at the agency's Washington D.C. headquarters. Read More

Penn State engineers have shown they can add specially treated cooking oils to low-sulfur diesel fuel to reduce friction and wear. Read More

Shell Oil Products has announced that it has purchased an equity stake in Iogen Energy Corporation, a Canadian bioethanol technology company. Read More

State officials have announced an award of $776,900 to cover design costs for seven new or renovated “green” schools in Massachusetts. Read More

British Petroleum is set to install solar-panel canopies at its 40 new BP Connect convenience stores in Orlando during the coming months to power the stores' gasoline pumps and lighting. Read More

Government and private-sector programs help facilities generate on-site power "off-the-grid." By Loren M. Snyder. Read More

The second industrial revolution requires technological and economic transformation on an unprecedented scale. And we must begin now. Read More

Conoco Energy Solutions has announced the startup of a 420-megawatt cogeneration power plant at a DuPont chemical plant in Orange County, Texas. Read More

Turning a liability into an asset, Shell Chemicals has announced it has begun selling to soft drink manufacturers more than 60% of the excess carbon dioxide produced at one of its plants. Read More