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The process to create Chevron's "biofuels" from plastic waste would be so toxic, it could quite literally cause cancer — and the EPA approved it knowingly.

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Chevron’s Jet Fuel Made From Plastic Very Likely to Cause Cancer, EPA Documents Say

By Noor Al-Sibai

Georgia Tech scientists believe that microbes could be the key to producing the rocket fuel needed to take humans from Mars back to Earth.

Microbes Could Help Produce Rocket Fuel for Return Trips from Mars

By Tony Ho Tran

Scientists found a way to turn food scraps into viable jet fuel that burns cleaner than traditional petroleum fuels and works with the planes we have today.

Food Waste Could Power the Jet Engines We’re Currently Flying With, Scientists Say

By Dan Robitzski

A rocket startup called bluShift successfully test-launched a rocket that runs on a proprietary kind of farm-grown biofuel.

Startup Tests Spacecraft That Runs on Farm-Grown Rocket Fuel

By Dan Robitzski

Research on the gut of a tiny invertebrate called the gribble reveals how a certain protein could help lower the energy cost of creating biofuel from wood.

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A Tiny Crustacean Could Help Us Create Biofuel From Wood

By Kristin Houser

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The World’s First US-to-Australia Biofuel Flight Was Powered by Mustard Seeds

By Chelsea Gohd

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One of the World’s Largest Oil Companies is Spending $1 Billion a Year on Green Energy Research

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The Energy of Tomorrow May Not Be Solar, but Seaweed

By Patrick Caughill

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Two New Department of Energy Projects Want to Fuel Cars With Seaweed

By Patrick Caughill

Plant-Based Biofuels Are Completely Transforming Energy

Plant-Based Biofuels Are Completely Transforming Energy

The Newest Wearable Uses Energy From Your Sweat to Power a Radio

The Newest Wearable Uses Energy From Your Sweat to Power a Radio

By Patrick Caughill

Stanford Scientists Discover a Way to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Clean Burning Ethanol

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Stanford Scientists Discover a Way to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Clean Burning Ethanol

By Patrick Caughill

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This Nanoseconds-Long Movie Could Hold the Key to Free, Unlimited Energy

By June Javelosa

Powering the World With Refuse: Waste Product Can Be Converted Into Jet Biofuel

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Powering the World With Refuse: Waste Product Can Be Converted Into Jet Biofuel

World First: Canadian City Turns Trash Into Biofuel

Robots and Machines

World First: Canadian City Turns Trash Into Biofuel

By June Javelosa