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Some Michigan Airports Are Growing Their Own Fuel

12:04 pm in agriculture, airplanes, aviation, biodiesel, Cars & Transportation by TreeHugger

photo mustard seeds example dtw airport Photo by Chris Willis/CC Airports need lots of room for planes to leave and land. And airplanes spew a lot of greenhouse gases. Idea: Grow crops on airport property to power the planes, and maybe help offset carbon emissions. It's an idea that may be taking off in Michigan. Yep, taking off. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: Could A Hacked Hummer H3 Really Get 60 MPG?

7:13 am in biodiesel, cars, Cars & Transportation, electric cars, electric vehicles, fuel efficiency, hybrid cars, ultra capacitors by TreeHugger

Yellow Hummer H3 photo Image credit: Anatoli Axelrod, used under Creative Commons license. Dear Pablo: Is it true that a hacked Hummer H3 could achieve 60 miles per gallon? There are plenty of claims out there from people promising amazing fuel economy. Some of these claims are based on technology, while others are based on behavioral changes like "Read the full story on TreeHugger

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