The American Energy Department is answering the President’s call to “Win the Future” through innovation. Watch a video on the Advanced Research Projects Agency and groundbreaking discoveries in science and technology. ARPA-E Director Arun Majundar: “This is the biggest business opportunity the United States has. If we develop those technologies, make them locally, sell them [...]

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  Biodiesel refers to a vegetable oil- or animal fat-based diesel fuel consisting of long-chain alkyl (methyl, propyl or ethyl) esters. Biodiesel is typically made by chemically reacting lipids(e.g., vegetable oil, animal fat (tallow)) with an alcohol. Biodiesel is meant to be used in standard diesel engines and is thus distinct from the vegetable and waste oils used to fuel converted diesel engines. Biodiesel [...]

Maverick investor, Jim Rogers says he thinks oil prices are set to rise “beyond anyone’s expectations” and the US economy will slow down as a result. Aged just five, Rogers was selling peanuts for profit. He became a hedge fund pioneer, a commodities trader and, years ago, he shifted much of his money, and his [...]