Higher-sulfur diesel/gasoil would virtually disappear in the U.S. market by 2011 under a proposal from the major heating-oil trade associations to the association representing U.S. Northeast state air pollution regulators.

Big diesel engine and equipment maker Caterpillar could benefit from pending carbon dioxide cap-and-trade legislation, according to a free-market advocacy group.

A Teamsters Union scheme to force unionization of major U.S. port truck drivers is being painted with a false “green” veneer, according to the American Trucking Associations.

While a number of companies and advocacy groups are pushing carbon dioxide cap-and-trade legislation, that won’t be nearly enough to achieve greenhouse limits goals, according to one of the U.S.’s leading public policy analysts.

Some types of ultra-low sulfur diesel have been linked to fuel-injector sticking problems; sodium salts as often found in crude tanker bottoms and refinery or pipeline units are seen as a likely source.

Turning byproduct carbon dioxide (CO2) into biofuels would seem an ideal solution to global warming problems from coal-fired power plants, but CO2 capture and storage still remains cheaper.

At first glance, gasoline hybrid-electric technology may seem an odd choice for the harsh duty cycles of diesel transit buses.

Syngas cleanup is the latest portion of an expanding Rentech-UOP alliance on syngas-to-fuels.