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MALAYSIAN crude palm oil futures tumbled 5.6 per cent today following a sharp sell-off in US crude oil, traders said. The benchmark February contract on the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell as much as RM82 to RM1,386 (US$382.8) per tonne by 10:33 am.
With the domestic auto industry collapsing around us (and keeping bloggers typing away madly), I've had little time to report on the host of mechanical changes I've been making to the 1982 Mercedes 300TD Wagon I'll be driving to L.A. in December. I've been underneath the oily old diesel every weekend making mechanical updates and preparing for ..
Ready or not, biodiesel may be coming to a fuel station near you.
OIL is the lifeblood of the transport sector the world over. Malaysia’s transport sector too is heavily dependent on oil as 95% of the fuel used is petrol and diesel.
The 2008 election may be history but some firefighters in Vermilion County were hoping for a miracle. Voters said no to a tax hike to pay for a new fire station in the Rossville Fire District by just 13 votes. But now the absentee votes have been counted.
PETALING JAYA: The current large discount in the crude palm oil (CPO) price of US$300 to US$330 per tonne against soybean oil will further boost local palm oil exports in the next six months, but CPO price will remain depressed due to high stockpiles, analysts said.
A Moment with Josh Tickell, filmmaker and energy activist.
The winning Jetta. Courtesy: CBS Interactive It is a VW diesel that won the award. Specifically: VW Jetta TDI. The LA Award winner was chosen by "Green Car Journal." There was a Ford Fusion in the competition. The little VW diesel sells for about $22,000. Diesel is more efficient than burning gasoline and creates less pollution using modern diesel tech. In some European countries diesel cars are ...
"Shades of Green," a new television documentary on The Discovery Channel, will showcase the cutting edge technology and on-site laboratories at Lake Erie Biofuels, LLC. (PRWeb Nov 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Lake_Erie_Biofuels/Discovery_Channel/prweb1647324.htm
Joshua Tickell's documentary "Fuel," detailing the real cost of petrochemical dependence and the alternatives within reach today, is inspirational and practical.
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