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There has been a slew of media surrounding the production of BioFuel from algae lately, and we’ve been excited about the the probability of seeing it happen. Turns out, that probability is a reality!
Petrosun just announced that tomorrow, April 1st (no, this isn’t an April Fool’s prank), their algae-to-biofuel facility in Rio Hondo, Texas will […]
Yesterday we posted about a vertical algae growing system that promises to revolutionize algae-grown biodiesel production. Today we found a video by the creators of the system. It’s one thing to explain the process, it’s another entirely to see the process in action. The low budget, but information rich video explains how it works and […]
A study conducted by the American Lung Association of California and TIAX LLC, a consulting firm specializing in alternative fuels and transportation research is suggesting that in the state of California alone, zero emission vehicles (ZEVs) could save $142 billion in health care costs by the year 2030.
Good news, but is this seriously just […]
We’ve been following the recently refueled research (pun intended) into algae as an biodiesel creator for a while here at Swye, and it’s looking more and more like a plausible source. The idea is anything but new however. Green Fuels Forecast has a great article on the history of algae as a biofuel producer over […]
Consider it the Inconvenient Truth of food and health, a wake up call about how our food is grown and processed and the effect of pharmaceuticals. We’ve been told that certain foods are ‘complete nutrition’ when they’re really empty calories with no real ingredients. We’ve been told that if you have a certain disease or […]
Kelly has been writing for Swye for some time now and it’s a shame I haven’t introduced her until now. Photographer, passionate organic and natural food eater and self-admitted hippie, Kelly brings a wealth of knowledge and great writing to Swye and we’re happy to have her.
Read a few of her posts here and […]
As a photographer, something that always crosses my mind is how to have the least impact on the environment while practicing my craft. From the chemicals in the darkroom to the tons of paper I go through to get the that one, perfect print, to all of those empty ink cartridges that people so freely […]
It’s definitely not new news that cow farming produces a ton of methane, a greenhouse gas worse than carbon dioxide, but until recently there wasn’t anything hugely beneficial to do with the decomposing manure. Sure, it makes great fertilizer, but most Americans cringe at the thought of anything they put in their mouths growing in […]
We’ve been on a search for writers for Swye, and one has joined us. Introducing Julie Frieswyk.
She will be a Columbia University Certified Health Counselor come June and is currently studying at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in NYC. She also has a BSBA from Drexel.
A few more things about her: […]
It’s definitely no secret that despite the global growth of American brands like McDonalds and Coca-Cola, Europeans place more value in the quality of their food than most of the American public. It should be no surprise then to see graphic representation of just how much of their farmland is dedicated to organic farming rather […]
