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Is the solution to severe smog in Houston more time?

Move over Los Angeles, the city of Houston, Texas is now also officially on the "severe smog problem" list. The reclassification was requested by Governor Rick Perry last year and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made the change last Thursday. This move from "moderate" bypasses the level of "serious" and gives the state an additional nine years to meet federal health standards that were originally set in 1997. They were supposed to meet the goal by 2010. Although the 1997 levels are now no longer deemed safe, EPA spokesperson ... Read more →

Green Earth Fuels has produced over two million gallons of biodiesel Jeremy Korzeniewski

Today, many manufacturers are sending their cars and trucks out with a percentage of biodiesel in the tank already, and others are at least certifying that their vehicles or engines are capable of ...

E85 now available in Houston as local Kroger gets ethanol pump Sebastian Blanco

With all those stories about biofuel conferences and production plants in Texas we had last week (see here and here), it's refreshing to read that there's also news about biofuel that people can get ...

Platts Biodiesel Investor Conference set for Houston in June Sebastian Blanco

After last year's sold-out conference in Chicago, Platts is announcing its second annual Biodiesel Investor Conference. The conference will take place in Houston June 28 and 29 at the Marriott West ...

Is the solution to severe smog in Houston more time? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Move over Los Angeles, the city of Houston, Texas is now also officially on the "severe smog problem" list. The reclassification was requested by Governor Rick Perry last year and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made the change last Thursday. This move from "moderate" bypasses the level ...

Green Earth Fuels has produced over two million gallons of biodiesel 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today, many manufacturers are sending their cars and trucks out with a percentage of biodiesel in the tank already, and others are at least certifying that their vehicles or engines are capable of running on the fuel. So, it comes as no surprise that biodiesel plants are sprouting up to fill that ...

E85 now available in Houston as local Kroger gets ethanol pump 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

With all those stories about biofuel conferences and production plants in Texas we had last week (see here and here), it's refreshing to read that there's also news about biofuel that people can get their hands on now. The first E85 pump has opened In Houston at a Kroger store and Kroger says it ...

Platts Biodiesel Investor Conference set for Houston in June 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

After last year's sold-out conference in Chicago, Platts is announcing its second annual Biodiesel Investor Conference. The conference will take place in Houston June 28 and 29 at the Marriott West Loop. Platts says the conference will focus on these main issues in the large-scale biodiesel producer ...


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