Monthly Archives: February 2011

Another new fuel

Joule Unlimited is a biotechnology company based in Cambridge, Massachussetts.  They have engineered a microorganism that uses sunlight and carbon dioxide (which they propose to obtain from power plant exhaust) and excretes diesel or ethanol, with very little refining required … Continue reading

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Speed pollutes

Our drive to and from the train station in Grand Forks last month was our first highway trip with our Prius.  I was looking forward to the chance to learn about how the car performed at different speeds.  The learning … Continue reading

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