MASON CITY | Lincoln Intermediate fifth-graders had the chance to make their very own fuel source Thursday afternoon during an Agriculture in the Classroom presentation. Each of Julie Goll's students ...

Ethanol has become a major part of America's energy landscape. It was first used in cars, and is now mixed into most gasoline sold in the U.S. This rise has been driven by environmental concerns, ...

JAMESTOWN, N.D.-A group of developers has plans to make ethanol from the stalks and leaves of North Dakota corn plants and wheat straw. New Energy Investors is looking to develop a 13-million gallon, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A primary ingredient in tires is butadiene, a chemical compound derived from fossil fuels. But if Bridgestone Americas is successful with a pilot project, the company will make ...

AMES (AP) -- Now that ethanol has become common in gas tanks, two Iowa State University professors are working to get it into martini glasses. The professors are researching how to easily, and cheaply ...

Locally-produced ethanol will flow for the first time beginning Jan. 18 from a facility nearing completion east of Rensselaer. The $66 million Iroquois Bio-Energy plant is 95 percent built, general ...

Here's a little math problem for you: How many calories go into the ethanol that's in your tank of gas? Enough to feed 22 people, if you're talking the bare minimum calories needed in a single day, ...