E. coli: from intestinal distress cause to biofuel superhero?

Corn-based ethanol is so 2008, but a team of California researchers have found a potential energy source that could put cellulosic and algae-based biofuels on the "Out" list next. The source? E, coli. Yes, that's right, E. coli as in Escherichia coli, the intestinal-based bacterium that's been Public Enemy Number One in countless food poisoning outbreaks. Turns…

ByThe Global ViewJanuary 8, 20090Comments

Smart Cities

US ethanol plans gang agley … again

Robbie Burns would understand the current difficulties facing the well-intended ethanol market, which are aptly described these days as, "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men gang aft agley." Witness the latest situation in the U.S. state of Missouri, where fuel stations once required to sell a petrol-ethanol blend have returned to selling plain old…

ByThe Global ViewNovember 26, 20080Comments

Energy

Shell gets into sugary biofuels with Virent

As a youth, Greenbang and Greenbang's fellow school mates would spend countless minutes (hey, we had short attention spans) turning our calculators upside down and trying to spell out words on the display using the inverted numbers. We managed the greetings 'hi' and 'hello' as well as the biologically puzzling 'boobless'. We also managed 'shell…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 28, 20080Comments

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E. coli: from intestinal distress cause to biofuel superhero?

US ethanol plans gang agley … again

Shell gets into sugary biofuels with Virent

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