Alternative energy, definition of

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel produced from renewable resources such as plant oils, animal fats, used cooking oil, and new sources such as algae. Biodiesel contains no petroleum, but can be combined in any quantity with petroleum diesel to create a biodiesel blend. Biodiesel blends can be used in most "compression-ignition" (diesel) engines with little or no modifications. Biodiesel is simple to use, biodegradable, nontoxic, and essentially free of sulfur and aromatics (the "diesel" odor). (Biodiesel is not raw vegetable oil.)

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Emissions trading or cap and trade is usually a government-mandated, market-based approach to controlling pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants.

• 10:10 - 10 reasons carbon emissions trading does not work
  Carbon emissions trading does not work, we give you 10 solid reasons why it won't.
• resignation from American Physical Society over global warming scam
  Prof Hal Lewis has just resigned from the American Physical Society after 67 years membership in disgust at the corruption around the 'global warming scam'
• carbon trading does not reduce emissions
  Carbon trading will not do a thing to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment; in fact it could end up doing the exact opposite as businesses use it as a way to create profit.
• 10:10 cut carbon emissions video, the links
  A quick summary posting giving links to the coverage so far online and in the media.
• Landfills May Be Greener Than Recycling, finds study
  Recycling plastic bottles might not always be the most environmentally-friendly option for disposal, according to a study by an independent consultancy based near Zurich, Switzerland.
• 10:10 cut carbon emissions viral video nightmare
  The 10:10 global campaign to cut global carbon emissions has demonstrated in a video they just pulled of their website (but has gone viral, so too late) exactly what they think of those who disagree with them...

• Is Tasmania in an energy crisis?
  The driest year since 1934 in Tasmania's catchments has forced the state-owned hydro-electricity generating company to scale back generation, with the aim of conserving water.
• Household battery scheme to form part of Labor's pre-election plan for low- and middle-income earners
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Labor mulls 'electrify everything' pre-election household plan
  Household batteries could form part of a plan to make electricity cheaper for low- to middle-income earners before the next election.
• Can coal survive the solar spread? Major Australian power plant notches 'extraordinary' first
  A remarkable first for coal power in Australia gave the beleaguered industry hope recently. But news this week might have snuffed it out again.
• 'There's a supply glut': The problem with solar feed-in tariffs
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Calls for federal grants on home batteries as energy retailers slammed for 'un-Australian' solar payment drops
  Soaring power bills and plunging incentives for excess solar power are pushing more Australian households into installing home energy storage. Yet these batteries are still very expensive and don't stack up for many.
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys' looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• Billions are sloshing through the solar industry. It has attracted 'cowboys’ looking to game the system
  Solar businesses across the country are owed millions of dollars for work they have done as part of Australia's flagship green power scheme. But it's not customers owing them money. It's the middlemen, sitting at the heart of the financial plumbing behind...
• In the shadows of the billion-dollar solar industry, 'cowboys' are drawn to huge profits with little oversight
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• Wind turbines are on the horizon, but farmers are divided over whether it's a good thing
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