In a multitude of ways, the past year has drawn into sharp focus the important interrelationships between public health, the environment, and the economy. Yet…
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Micro Bird Brings CARB-Certified Propane Bus to Market
Micro Bird says it is the first company to bring a Type A propane autogas school bus with low nitrogen oxides to market. The company’s G5 Type…
Calumet to bring on equity investor for renewable diesel project
Representatives of Calumet Specialty Products Partners L.P. discussed the company’s plan to produce renewable diesel at its existing petroleum refinery in Great Falls, Montana, during…
EIA: Ethanol production up 29%, stocks down 2%
U.S. ethanol production rebounded significantly the week ending Feb. 26, reaching 849,000 barrels per day following a substantial downturn the previous week related to disruptions caused by…
Livonia Public Schools adds 22 Blue Bird propane buses
Livonia Public Schools added 22 Blue Bird propane autogas-fueled buses to its fleet with funding received from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy…
Seawater-splitting system could scale-up renewable hydrogen production
Saltwater could be used to produce green hydrogen using a system that combines electrochemical water splitting with forward osmosis. The approach could allow up-scaling of…
FedEx pledges to be carbon neutral by 2040
Global logistics giant FedEx on Wednesday announced a goal to be carbon neutral by 2040. The plan includes a $2 billion investment across electric vehicles, clean energy…
RNG: Drive Clean in 2021 or Drive Clean (Maybe) Later?
Last week in a television interview, former U.S. Senator and Secretary of State John Kerry, and President Biden’s U.S. special envoy for climate, definitively told CBS…
Carbon Capture Coalition releases policy blueprint
The Carbon Capture Coalition on Feb. 24 released a national policy blueprint that includes near-term recommendations the group says policymakers should adopt in order to…
REG produces record 519 million gallons of biofuel in 2020
Renewable Energy Group Inc. released fourth quarter financial results on Feb. 25, reporting the company produced a record volume of biofuel in 2020. Company officials…