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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: biofuel

biofuel stories: 66 news summaries

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Castro Says He's on the Mend

Recovered from
'very grave' condition, he's busy 'reflecting and writing'

May 24, 07 7:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fidel Castro says he's on a steady road to recovery, finally off IVs and holding his weight, almost a year after a series of operations on his digestive system. In a statement emailed to reporters today, the 80-year-old Cuban president didn't mention if or when he might return to office. More »

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Fidel Castro • Cuba • biofuel • recovery

Livestock Pigging Out
on Junk Food

Farmers are turning to leftover sweets
as biofuel drives up the price of corn

May 21, 07 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biofuel craze has doubled the price of corn in just a few years, forcing farmers from Pennsylvania to California find alternatives to feed their livestock. What they're coming up with is cookies, candy bars, cheese curls, breakfast cereal and french fries, reports the Wall Street Journal. More »

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food • cattle • farming • ethanol • livestock • corn • biofuel • pig • farmers markets • animal

Coconut Oil Powers Papua New Guinea

On one island, mini-refineries are
turning coconut oil into diesel

May 8, 07 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's the ultimate in energy independence. On Papua New Guinea's Bougainvillea island, residents are battling expensive and unreliable oil imports by making their own perfumed alternafuel—from local coconuts. The refined coconut oil functions as diesel, residents say, and has already generated inquiries from as far away as Iran. More »

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energy • global warming • alternative energy • Papua New Guinea • biofuel • Bougainvillea • coconut oil

Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

Tyson, ConocoPhillips team up to produce biofuels

Apr 17, 07 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two corporate giants are teaming up to produce biofuels and boost their bottom lines. Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, and third-largest U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips will be using about half of Tyson's animal fat to make a renewable diesel fuel, which will account for about 3% of... More »

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oil • environmentalism • ConocoPhillips • Tyson Foods • biofuel • diesel • animal fat • biodiesel

Ethanol Could Fuel Recession

Demand for grain triggers shortage

Apr 9, 07 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Demand for grain for biofuels like ethanol is spurring global food shortages and sending prices soaring—and could trigger a recession, warns the Wall Street Journal. Food prices are already skyrocketing in economies as diverse as India, China, Germany, the U.K., and South Africa. American consumers are likely... More »

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food • environment • ethanol • biofuel • recession • US economy

Hold the Fries; Just Some Grease Please

Two kayakers drive from Alaska to Chile on local biofuels and fast-food grease

Apr 9, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Mexican pig lard, Alaskan fish oil, and lots o' fast food grease powered what two professional kayakers are calling the longest road trip ever made without gasoline. The 21,000-mile trek from Alaska to the tip of South America—in a converted Japanese firetruck—took nine months, with the duo... More »

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climate change • environment • global warming • biofuel • Seth Warren • Tyler Bradt

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