Can Arizona State University's Polytechnic campus be a world leader in developing an alternate fuel source for transportation?

Gilbert's third annual cooking grease drive started last week, when the town began accepting the material so it can be turned into biodiesel. The town asks residents to recycle grease rather than dump it in a drain, as it can create costly plumbing repairs for homeowners and the town. Gilbert organizes the drive with REV Biodiesel, a Gilbert-based company that recycles the grease.

Because grease is the major culprit for sewer blockages in homes, Mesa is collecting fryer oil over a two-month period so residents can dispose of it without pouring it down the drain. The city will collect grease from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 14 through Jan. 13, and recycle it into biodiesel.

The federal government intends to jump-start the fledgling biofuels industry in the name of national security.

The “Great Recession” cost Arizona 300,000 jobs and cast a shadow long after it was declared over, but the outlook for the East Valley in 2011 is looking gradually, if tentatively, brighter.

The “Great Recession” cost Arizona 300,000 jobs and cast a shadow long after it was declared over, but the outlook for the East Valley in 2011 is looking gradually, if tentatively, brighter.

The outlook for the East Valley in 2011 is looking gradually, if tentatively, brighter.

Gilbert’s entire fleet of diesel vehicles has switched to a soybean-based biodiesel that is expected to support the town’s clean-air programs, maintain engines for longer life spans and also bring future savings.

Christmas trees that have outlived their usefulness in the living room can be returned to the soil from which they came thanks to drop-off points set up by East Valley cities.

Plumbers know they're going to get calls on Thanksgiving. In fact, for most it's the busiest time of the year. While preparing a big family feast, many cooks abuse the garbage disposal.

AZ BioDiesel is collecting turkey fryer grease and other food byproducts at Gilbert fire stations through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend for conversion into environmentallyfriendly fuel at its local factory.

Gov. Jan Brewer on Friday signed legislation that will allow pharmacists who have had special training to administer certain vaccines and immunizations without a doctor's prescription.

Barrels of toxic chemicals and oil led residents of a southwest Phoenix neighborhood to wonder if their neighbor was making methamphetamine in the garage.

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico and the marshes, bayous and bays of Louisiana and Texas, according to an analysis of federal data by The Associated Press.

Valley homeowners are paying more property taxes for the same house in Maricopa County than they did four years ago, and neither candidate for supervisor in the East Valley's District 1 will promise to reverse that trend.

Gilbert is drafting an ordinance governing home manufacturing of biodiesel products - just as one of the town's newest employers is firing up a biodiesel processing plant.

A Queen Creek auto repair business plans to branch into production of biodiesel fuel - an alternative energy source derived from vegetable oil.

Hydrogen may one day replace gasoline as the power source for the world's passenger vehicles. And if it does, the gaswill not only provide cheaper transportation, but it will also clear the air of foul auto emissions, supporters said Friday.

A Chandler family will be the first retailer of biodiesel fuel in Arizona when it opens a service station pump in about three weeks that is expected to offer lower-priced fuel to Valley motorists, truckers and heavy equipment operators.

WASHINGTON - Don't blame us, oil industry chiefs told a skeptical Congress. Top executives of the country's five biggest oil companies said Tuesday they know record fuel prices are hurting people, but they argued it's not their fault and their huge profits are in line with other industries.

WASHINGTON - Don't blame us, oil industry chiefs told a skeptical Congress. Top executives of the country's five biggest oil companies said Tuesday they know record fuel prices are hurting people, but they argued it's not their fault and their huge profits are in line with other industries.