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Waste Into Fuel: The Coolest Green Fuels
huffingtonpost.com - 5/19/2009
Waste Into Fuel: The Coolest Green Fuels
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We have an oil dependency. We create too much waste. Wouldn't it be swell if we could kill two birds with one stone here? Here are some of the coolest waste-into-fuel technologies we've seen lately: CHOCOLATE WASTE There's a race car that runs on the byproduct of making chocolate. The makers also incorporated potatoes and carrots into the production of the car. Sounds delicious, looks fast. Check it out: BEER WASTE Are you a chocoholic, but for booze ? Well, ...

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Elsewhere in the Ecosphere
ecofabulous — Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy! Dragonfly vertical farm for a future New York. Beer, chocolate, styrofoam - fuels of the future? Obama wants 35 mpg by 2016, Green scores a huge win. Wal-Mart strives for sustainability through innovation and collaboration. Ultrathin, ultra-tiny solar cells fit for your t-shirt.

Elsewhere in the Ecosphere
Natural Path - — Here are today’s picks for what’s wow in green. Enjoy! Dragonfly vertical farm for a future New York. Beer, chocolate, styrofoam - fuels of the future? Obama wants 35 mpg by 2016, Green scores a huge win. Wal-Mart strives for sustainability through innovation and collaboration. Ultrathin, ultra-tiny solar cells fit for your t-shirt. ...

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