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Far from being the salvation of an oil-hungry society, biofuels could actually trigger increases in food prices and deforestation, according to a report.

SHINANOMACHI, Japan (Reuters) - Japanese motorists may one day pump their cars full of sake, the fermented rice wine that is Japan's national drink, if a pilot project to create sake fuel is a hit with locals in this mountain resort.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Your mobile phone could soon be prompting you to save energy by unplugging the phone's charger when the battery is full, an initiative Nokia (NOK1V.HE: Quote, Profile, Research said on Thursday it would roll out across its device range.

Switching from gasoline to ethanol may not reduce air pollution and improve health conditions, at least according to a study just conducted by a U.S. atmospheric scientist at Stanford University (California).        

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations unveiled guidelines on Tuesday to tackle the rapidly growing bioenergy industry, which it warned could threaten the availability of adequate food supplies.

MANILA, May 6 (Reuters ) - The Philippines' biofuels law came into effect on Sunday with little fanfare or information and only a partial rollout of the much-vaunted 1 percent coconut blend diesel.

An American academic has published research (pdf) suggesting that bio-ethanol vehicles could be more damaging to human health than ordinary fossil-fuelled ones.

Boeing's European research centre has developed an experimental fuel-cell-powered manned aircraft, which is about to begin testing.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Joining a rising corporate chorus itching to sink money into clean energy projects, big investors will press the U.S. Congress on Monday to pass laws attempting to tackle global warming.

HP on Monday released desktop PCs that will meet new energy ratings from the US Environmental Protection Agency.