Bangchak to sell only alternative fuels at stations (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
Bangchak Petroleum Plc, the majority state-owned oil refinery, will gradually phase out mainstream petrol products in its service stations by the end of this year to strengthen its position as a market leader in alternative fuels.
Saudi minister doubts 'politically popular' alternative fuels (The Economic Times)
Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali al-Nuaimi on Thursday defended crude against "politically popular" alternative energy sources, saying these are not replacements for carbon-based fuels.
Alternative fuels hit legal snags (The Tennessean)
With fuel prices soaring, Mark Nagurney thought he had figured out a clever way to drive free, and save the Earth at the same time. The 49-year-old Laurel, Md., physicist is one of thousands of people nationally who have converted diesel cars and trucks to run on vegetable oil.
NADBank signs off on $20 million biodiesel project loan in El Paso (BizJournals)
The North American Development Bank (NADBank) has approved a $20 million loan with Global Alternative Fuels LLC that will lead to the development of a new biodiesel project in El Paso, Texas.
Who can afford corn? Almost no one, Purdue economist said (Rushville Republican)
WEST LAFAYETTE — Inexpensive and abundant corn helped move the ethanol industry onto the alternative fuels fast lane.
In Bucks, McCain touts alternative fuels (The Morning Call)
GOP presidential candidate flies to LVIA on new campaign plane. Promising ''reform, prosperity and peace,'' John McCain stressed energy independence Monday before an overflow audience of about 1,000 at a Bucks County construction services company.
Deere spent $460,000 lobbying in first quarter on alternative fuels, emissions, other issues (Canadian Business)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Deere & Co., one of the world's largest farm equipment companies, spent $460,000 lobbying the federal government in the first quarter, according to a recent disclosure form.
Dresser Wayne and Zarco 66 open Green Gateway fuel station in Kansas (Energy Business Review)
Fuel dispenser maker Dresser Wayne and alternative fuels company Zarco 66 have announced the opening of the Zarco 66 Environmental Protection Agency-designated Green Gateway fuel station in Lawrence, Kansas.
Iran and Brazil Can Do It. So Can We. (Washington Post)
When the founding fathers declared our independence, they could not have imagined that, 232 years later, the United States would be so spectacularly dependent on foreign countries. It would be roughly eight more decades before oil gushed from a well in Titusville, Pa., marking the beginning of the global oil economy; it took eight decades more for the United States to become a net oil importer. ...
Use alternative fuels, companies urged (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR: Companies should look into the use of alternative fuels to lower their fuel costs, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
