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Could freeze-dried beer be eco-friendly?

We look at any and all press releases which appear on April 1 to be sure that we're no fools when deciding on whether to report on them. We've pasted one after the break issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) in the U.K. which suggests that there is CO2 to be saved in the transportation of beer. One catch: it needs to be freeze-dried. There's not much in the aforementioned press release to make us think that this is a joke, with the exception of this quote, "Freeze drying has successfully delivered excellent coffee for ... Read more →

The Ultimate Driving Under the Influence Machine - a 14-mph Electric Cooler! Shane Addie

If you want to be kind to the environment at your next social, look no further than Hammacher Schlemmer's 14 mph ridable cooler. Able to carry 24 12 oz. cans of cheap beer soda pop and 8 lbs. of ice, ...

University of Abertay Dundee: From beer and whisky to biofuel? Jeremy Korzeniewski

I like beer. Whiskey? Sometimes, but beer is always good. It would be even better if the leftover grains could be turned into biofuels in a cost-effective and efficient manner. Any distilling process ...

Friday Humor: How to get more people to take mass transit - offer free booze Jeremy Korzeniewski

News from Amtrak has us thinking that offering $100 in free alcohol to passengers taking an overnight train ride could not only entice more people to take mass transit but could also get some drunk ...

Colorado brewery turning waste CO2 from beer into biodiesel Sam Abuelsamid

The reason carbonated beverages have their name is the bubbles of carbon dioxide that are emitted. One of the byproducts of the beer brewing process is carbon dioxide gas. Now an environmentally- ...

Old beer plant now brewing ethanol 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Recycling beer bottles just isn’t what it used to be. The New York Time has a story about an old Miller Lite brewing facility in New York state that shut down over ten years ago is getting ready to brew some more alcohol, but this time the fermentation tanks and kettles that used to brew ...

Beer and Biofuel finally come together to great effect 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ray Holan is an accomplished auto mechanic, biofuel advocate, author of the book Sliding Home: A Complete Guide to Driving Your Diesel on Straight Vegetable Oil and regular feature contributor to AutoblogGreen. Compared to a VW Jetta TDI, this truck's a monster. One look at the Great Lakes Brewing ...


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