Biofuel push may keep gas prices high
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WASHINGTON -- A push from Congress and the White House for huge increases in biofuels, such as ethanol, is prompting the oil industry to scale back its plans for refinery expansions. That could keep gasoline prices high, possibly for years to come.
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England's BioTruck team aims to promote greener alternatives to fuels like ethanol.
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Because of rising demand for ethanol, American farmers are growing more corn than at any time since the Depression. And sea life in the Gulf of Mexico is paying the price.
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Hydrogen is good, but biofuel is now, says biofuel exec.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than producing conventional fuels, scientists said.
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The record price of gasoline in the US has prompted a flurry of ideas about how to make a tank of gas last longer.
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Washington state legislators are considering a bill to promote a biofuels industry in the state and require state-owned fleet vehicles to reduce use of fossil fuels.
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US tycoon Ted Turner says a focus on biofuels could break the current deadlock stalling world trade talks.
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LOS ANGELES -- Gasoline prices have climbed nearly 8 cents a gallon in the past two weeks because of record-high crude oil prices, and they are likely to continue rising, an industry analyst said yesterday.
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By CHRIS YOUNG OUTDOORS EDITOR  The push to produce more renewable fuels such as ethanol has to be about the best news for corn growers since Henry Wallace introduced hybrid varieties in the 1920s.
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Science & environment: Using biofuels could have a greater environmental impact than fossil fuels, according to experts
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Biofuel may be the future of energy consumption but the rush to embrace it is driving up the price of corn, causing water shortages and driving poor farmers from their land, a U.N. official warns.
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FRANKFURT -- A car that can go 80 miles on a gallon of renewable fuel such as soy and canola would seem like an ideal solution to oil prices bumping around historic highs of $50 a barrel.
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DaimlerChrysler and General Motors help biodiesel -- fuel that can be made from soybeans -- gain some traction in the United States and Europe. By John Gartner.
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Sustained consumer interest in cars  that use alternative energy sources, such as hybrid and diesel  engines, will largely depend on U.S. gasoline prices remaining  high, auto industry executives said this week.
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U.S. consumers will see higher grocery bills this year thanks to a surge in wholesale corn prices, pushed higher by an ethanol fuel boom, that will be passed on by food manufacturers, the industry said on Wednesday.
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The full emissions costs of producing biofuels are higher than those of producing of conventional fuels, scientists said.