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List of The Best 10 Alternative Fuels for Cars that Could Replace Gasoline

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It takes really long to form fossil fuels They are air pollutants – Combustion of fossil fuels emits greenhouse gases causes air pollution Global warming – as a result of greenhouse gas emission, atmospheric temperature increases ( how? ). 2 Methanol Methanol is another alternative fuel that can be used in vehicles.

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Study Concludes That Large-Scale Transport of Ethanol Could Negate Its Economic and Environmental Benefits Compared to Gasoline

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Some 95% of greenhouse gas emissions from distribution result from fuel combustion, with the distribution of the ethanol from production facilities, whether by truck or rail, contributing the largest amount of emissions. The analysis emphasizes the importance of regional alternative fuel strategies. Wakeley et al.

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Researchers Propose New Method for Life Cycle Impact Assessment; Transportation Fuels as a Case Study

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Argonne’s GREET model (Greenhouse gas Regulated Emissions and Energy Use in Transportation) is, for example, an inventory tool. Seager (2009) Environmental Decision-Making Using Life Cycle Impact Assessment and Stochastic Multiattribute Decision Analysis: A Case Study on Alternative Transportation Fuels.

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What about the Pickens Plan?

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Hundreds of articles were published asking if the Volt can save GM. Boone Pickens is spending tens of millions of dollars promoting CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) as the bridge fuel to get the U.S. While less polluting than petroleum, burning natural gas emits significant carbon. Natural gas, like petroleum, is not forever.

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