alternative energy

Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot

Filed under: Ethanol , Legislation and Policy , USA Undeterred by the fact that ethanol is the worst type or alternative energy , the federal government is in love with corn ethanol, perhaps a bit too much. Over the years, the American farm lobby has worked and worked to get subsidies for corn growers and, more recently, ethanol producers. The result, as calculated the Environmental Working Group in a new report, is that ethanol (including made-from-corn biofuel) now receives more than three times as many federal dollars ($3 billion in 2007) than solar, wind, geothermal and other biomass combined

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Who wins federal dollars race? Ethanol does, by a long shot

Automotive X-Prize wants major automakers to join the race

Filed under: Automotive X-Prize There’s been plenty of interest in the Automotive X-Prize since it launched a couple of years back after the success of the original Ansari X-Prize. Dozens of start-ups and independent inventors have signed up to compete

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Automotive X-Prize wants major automakers to join the race