ALT FUEL NEWS

Chocolate fuels a carbon-negative voyage from England to Timbuktu (Dec 21, 2007)

Google Expands Into Alternative Energy (Nov 27, 2007)

Company aims to turn diapers into diesel fuel (Nov 19, 2007)

Iceland phasing out fossil fuels for clean energy (Sept 20, 2007)

Fruit could make powerful fuel. (June 21, 2007)
...that's fruit the food, not a person described as a fruit.

Prince Charles Converts Jags to B100 Biodiesel

California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2010 (Jan 31, 2007)

GM Goes Electric With New Concept Car (Jan 7, 2007)

Alt Fuel Vehicles at the 100th Annual LA Auto Show (Nov 30, 2006)

Prepare to Plug In For 100-MPG Hybrids (Nov 1, 2006)

Top 100 Cars By Green Rating (Nov 1, 2006)

Driving GM's New Hydrogen Car (Sept 20, 2006)

BMW Announces Hydrogen Powered Cars in 2007 (Sep 12, 2006)

Calif. Unveils Anti-global Warming Plan (Aug 31, 2006)

Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Complete Million Solar Roofs Plan (Aug 21, 2006)

BP: Pipeline shutdown could take weeks (Aug 7, 2006)
A BP pipeline shutdown in Alaska will likely affect gas prices.

Vegetable Juice (Aug 5, 2006)
LA Times article on Lovecraft Biofuels, the shop that converted my car.

Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies
If you can't wait to own your first hydrogen powered car, here is your chance. Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is now selling a toy car, the "H-racer," powered by hydrogen. It comes with a solar powered fueling station to refill the car. The H-racer is a working miniature version of what is being developed in real-size cars of the future. (No batteries required!)

Bill Would Penalize Manufacture, Import of Non-Flex Fuel Cars (Aug 1, 2006)
A bill in the House that is designed to encourage auto manufacturers to produce flex-fuel vehicles.

Texas Tops In Wind Energy Production (July 25, 2006)
Texas just pulled ahead of California in producing wind energy.

Julia Roberts, Green Queen (July 20, 2006)
Dallas based biodiesel producer Earth Biofuels announced Julia Roberts as the spokeswoman and chair of the company's advisory board, aiding the organization's quest to promote environmentally friendly alternative fuel.

Tax Credits For Some Hybrid Cars Halved (July 20, 2006)
Toyot Motor Corp has hit the production limit -- 60,000 -- on vehicles eligible for a special tax credit designed to encourage more buyers to choose gas-electric hybrids.

Green Energy, Part Two: Ethanol and Biodiesel (July 20, 2006)
The Tech News World followup, an article on the development of biofuels.

Los Angeles Cars Going Green (July 13, 2006)
An article on vegetable oil conversions and biodiesel stations in Los Angeles.

Green Energy: A Second Coming (July 12, 2006)
An E-Commerce Times article about the push for changes in energy policies and alternative fuel vehicles, featuring Veg Powered Systems in Ojai, CA

The Crisco Kid (July 12, 2006)
An LA Weekly article on converting diesel cars to vegetable oil, featuring Brian Friedman from Lovecraft Biofuels in Silverlake, CA

Pump It Up (July 12, 2006)
An LA Weekly article on biodiesel fuel in Los Angeles

Who's Resurrecting the Electric Car (July 12, 2006)
An LA Weekly article featuring "Reverend Gadget," from Left Coast Conversions in Culver City, CA.
Check this article out for the details on Tommy Chong's electric muscle car -- an Oldsmobile lowrider conversion to an electric engine that is powerful enough to do burnouts.

Alternative Star Power: L.A. Gets In On Veggie Cars (July 6, 2006)
All Things Considered: NPR's Amy Walters reports on vegetable oil conversions at Lovecraft Biofuels.