Liberal leader Tony Abbott last week released the opposition coalition’s new climate change policy, pledging to establish a multi-billion dollar public fund to be placed at the disposal of the largest corporate polluters and agribusiness interests ... Read More

hat is the most appropriate way to deal with a non-existent problem? Say, for example, that we are concerned about an invasion by Little Green Men from Mars. Would it be more appropriate to stage a preemptive strike on the Red Planet, devote more ... Read More

A party worker remains inside the campaign office of Sarath Fonseka in Colombo shortly after he was arrested by the military police on Monday night. General Sarath Fonseka, the defeated candidate in Sri Lanka's recent presidential election, was ... Read More

Biofuel production in the US has met with fairly mixed success, as the cost and fossil fuel use of corn-based ethanol has severely cut into the benefits provided by avoiding the use of fossil fuels. It's been a somewhat different story in Brazil ... Read More

As Indonesia is today the world’s largest producer of crude palm oil (CPO) — a desirable feedstock for biodiesel production — it has the potential to grow into a world biodiesel leader and a model for plantation sustainability. Biodiesel has ... Read More

Little noticed outside a small policy community, an issue has quietly arisen in recent years that, while seemingly technical, has the potential to derail the nation's attempts to address the issues of energy security and the environment. The issue is ... Read More

In an effort to off-set his carbon footprint, Drake plans to use bio-diesel fuel in his tour bus, as well as biodegradable and recycled products backstage. Environmental and other socially-conscious groups will be allowed to setup booths in the tour ... Read More

An armed forces study has shown that children are susceptible to jatropha poisoning if they ingest the seeds of the plant. Specialists from the Department of Paediatrics and Neonatology at Command Hospital Pune and Military Hospital at Ahmednagar ... Read More

View full size Plain Dealer file Center Alternative Energy, a division of the St. Louis-based Center Oil Co., shut down production at its plant in the Flats on Dec. 31. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Green jobs in the biodiesel industry are disappearing because ... Read More

... President Obama’s comprehensive energy plan—the EPA’s new Renewable Fuel Standard will act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reinforce a predictable price signal that will drive innovation and investment ... term investments in the ... Read More