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Four Days a Week

What would you think of working four days instead of the more common five days per week? The concept of a four-day, 32-hour work week has been around a while. Recently, it was back in the news courtesy of the BBC’s The Climate Benefits of a Four-Day Workweek. Less Petroleum Much like our use of biofuels, an argument can be made that getting creative with the traditional American work week offers yet another tool for reducing petroleum use and the associated tailpipe and greenhouse gas emissions. Cutting one day off the schedule would mean a 20% reduction in the twice-a-day, […]

Emerald Isle getting greener: E10 biofuel coming to Ireland

Minnesota isn’t the only place where lower-cost, lower-carbon biofuels are increasing in popularity. The Emerald Isle is joining other nations around the globe in replacing petroleum with greener, renewable, low-carbon biofuel. On February 24, the Ireland Department of Transport announced the move as part of its Climate Action Plan 2023, designed to halve the nation’s transportation emissions by 2030. Beginning in April, the volume of bioethanol in gasoline sold in Ireland will double. Doubling Doubling sounds dramatic, and on a country level, it is. However for Irish motorists and their gasoline engines, it simply means moving from the current 5% […]

Wow! What a Year for Minnesota E15!

The Minnesota Department of Commerce has published Unleaded 88 E15 sales for 2022 — and impressive it is! Setting all-time records, 272 stations reported sales totaling more than 105 million gallons last year. The state is now home to more than 420 E15 outlets, the largest fueling network in the nation! Proof is in the Pudding The proof is in the pudding is that old idiom that perfectly describes Minnesota’s growth in E15 use. Sales grew by at least 20% last year! Unfortunately, whenever we write about ethanol-blended fuels, a detractor or two comments with negative opinion. Regardless of how […]

How biofuels can reduce the costs of the traffic jam

Two hours and a day. Twenty-six hours. On average, that’s how long Twin Cities residents spent stuck in traffic last year, according to the Global Traffic Scorecard by INRIX. Nationwide, road congestion costs the average U.S. commuter an extra $869 — a sign we are returning to pre-pandemic driving habits. Getting stuck in traffic is more than costly to your work, personal life, and wallet. Spending time idling in traffic in your car or living and working near high-traffic roadways exposes us to harmful air pollutants. Medical research has tied air pollution to a multitude of negative health effects including […]