In today's world, one can hardly escape the subject of fuel prices and fuel supply. For a number of different reasons people have turned from standard petroleum based fuel sources and looked for a reliable alternative-fuel. Biodiesel is one such fuel that experts and enthusiasts have...

Lakshmi Taru, or Paradise Tree, is not only capable of producing two types of biofuels (bio-diesel and bio-ethanol), but it also has numerous medical uses. In actual fact, just like Hemp or Coconut, every part of the tree can be utilised. In addition to it's potential to provide "wealth a...

The mad rush for alternative fuel sources is leading us to yet another lemming leap as biofuel production increases deaths from hunger. Rising food prices as well as food shortages are causing a sharp rise in starvation rates around the world. While biofuel production is not the only fa...

Why is it that stupid ideas find so many followers? European Governments, the US Federal Government, and an increasing number of US State Governments have issued legislation that requires the use of ethanol in cars. Making ethanol from corn was promoted by the US agricultural lobby as t...