Solar-powered plane to make Texas stop during historic journey
The world’s first plane powered purely by solar energy will stop in Dallas during an historic cross-country journey this spring, the plane’s creators announced Thursday. More »
Report casts doubt on E15 use in cars & trucks
Automakers and the oil industry released a report today that casts doubt on the safety of gasoline containing 15 percent ethanol and shows that at least some engines running the fuel suffered damage during recent testing. More »
Industry group challenges cellulosic biofuel quota
The American Petroleum Institute filed a legal challenge to a U.S. cellulosic biofuel mandate on Monday, alleging a “complete commercial supply” doesn’t exist for fuel makers to meet the program’s minimum quota for 2012. More »
Obama has no regrets about Solyndra loan
President Barack Obama said he does not regret a $528 million loan to a solar energy company that later collapsed, saying officials always knew a clean energy loan program would not back winners 100 percent of the time. More »
Ethanol tax credit survives Senate vote *updated*
Ethanol supporters prevailed today in a heated Senate contest over whether to ax billions of dollars in annual tax incentives for the corn-based fuel. More »
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