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With demand growing for ethanol produced from sources other than corn, researchers at Oklahoma State University said Wednesday that state agriculture producers could someday grow sweet sorghum or switchgrass as cash crops.
Exxon Mobil Corp. said Tuesday it will make its first major investment in greenhouse-gas reducing biofuels in a $600 million partnership with biotech company Synthetic Genomics Inc. to develop transportation fuels from algae.
The U.S. could produce enough ethanol to displace nearly a third of all gasoline use by 2030, but gas would have to cost more than it does today for the plan to work, according to a study released Tuesday by Sandia National Laboratories and General Motors Corp.
In future years we may look back at the Great Mexican Tortilla Crisis of 2006 as the time when ethanol lost its vroom.
It's one of the newest buildings in this small agricultural town. Aligned between two city water towers, the 120-foot long biodiesel plant gleams in the sun. The paint on its sign hasn't even chipped.
A U.N. agency on Tuesday called for an urgent review of agriculture and biofuel subsidies and trade barriers, saying their removal would increase opportunities for developing countries to take advantage of rising biofuel demand.
EU lawmakers voted Thursday to cut in half an ambitious target for using crop-based biofuels for 10 percent of its road transport needs by 2020.
Leaders gathered at a summit on the world's food crisis quickly laid out their disagreements on a key issue: how much the rush for environmentally friendly biofuels is contributing to soaring prices that are causing hunger and unrest worldwide.
The Bush administration is defending its decision to push food-based biofuels as food costs rise at home and abroad, saying the renewable fuels are only a small part of the problem.
The U.S. and European Union should reconsider a shift to biofuels that has helped increase food prices worldwide by turning agricultural land over to energy crops, American economist Jeffrey Sachs said Monday.
Ask an overseas visitor what’s different about the United States, and one of the first things you’ll often hear about is our grocery stores — those endlessly long aisles piled high with all manner of grains, produce, meat and delicacies. For many visitors, it’s a hallmark of America’s largesse; for us, it’s a constant reminder that, whatever problems we may face here, we live in the land of plenty.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made an impassioned defense of biofuels, denying that their production contributes to food scarcity and rising global prices.
The world's rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
When it comes to solving the fossil fuel crisis, it seems like every silver lining comes accompanied by a dark cloud.
A proposed ethanol alliance that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to forge with President Bush later this week poses both opportunities and risks for the environment, a top U.N. environmental official said Monday.
Mining for Algae: Could Abandoned Mines Help Grow Biofuel?Researchers at the Missouri University of Science and Technology are planning to grow algae for fuel in abandoned mines using light-emitting diodes, or LEDs.
Senate panel kicks off climate bill drive - Yahoo! News on Yahoo! NewsChu talks of energy opportunity in the United States Congressional hearings with DOE, but why is he giving all of the research and development obtained in proposals to China, then? He funded only 20 million for US biofuels companies and set up a technology transfer mechanism to C …
Good Way To End Paper Recycling Completely: Make Ethanol Motor Fuel From Waste PaperToday's printing and writing papers commonly have 20-30% recycled content. For fiber packaging materials, 60 to 100% recycle content is typical. It took decades for industry to reach those levels.
Biofuel companies land money, contractsTwo South San Francisco biofuel companies reported significant wins Thursday, one of them hauling in $25 million in its latest financing round, the other landing a contract to supply the U.S.
Scientists: Biofuel Laws May Harm EnvironmentOne key part of the climate bill has to do with fuels made from green plants.
Air Force to test camelina jet fuelTargeted Growthhas landed a key contract that should enable it to clearly show the potential of biofuels. That's my hope, at least.
WWF Urges Public to Patronize Ethanol Fuels [Manila, Philippines] As one of the environmental sector's most experienced solutions-providers, WWF asserts that embracing biofuels such as ethanol can help open up the automotive industry – and the economy in general – towards a cleaner and greener era.
Busses to be powered by cow manureCome next spring, Whatcom County residents could be riding a bus powered by cow manure, thanks to a $500,000 grant for Western Washington University's Vehicle Research Institute. The U.S.
Auburn University: $4.9 million bioenergy grant awardedThe project is one of five projects nationwide funded by the Department of Energy for biomass logistics research and is the only project selected to work in Southern forests - to improve the design of tree-length harvesting machines to increase productivity and minimize their env …
Canola good for bio-fuels, but dangerous for other cropsWith a national push on to develop alternatives to fossil fuels, Oregon may seem well-positioned to benefit. The Willamette Valley in particular has the capacity to grow a significant amount of canola seeds, which can be crushed to yield oil for bio-diesel or for food.
Washington should scrap biofuels mandateTHE city of Seattle and King County have abandoned their crop-based biofuels programs. So must Washington state. The state must rescind its myriad laws requiring public and private use of biofuels.
The environment: BiofoolsMANY people consider the wider use of biofuels a promising way of reducing the amount of surplus carbon dioxide (CO2) being pumped into the air by the world's mechanised transport.
Exxon Makes First Big Investment in BiofuelsExxon-Mobil's reputation as a corporate citizen continually suffers as a result of its funding pseudo-science lobbies as well as its refusal to substantially invest in alternative energy. Hopefully, this move indicates a gradual culture change for the company.
Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From Algae The oil giant Exxon Mobil, whose chief executive once mocked alternative energy by referring to ethanol as "moonshine," is about to venture into biofuels.
Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From AlgaeThe oil giant Exxon Mobil, whose chief executive once mocked alternative energy by referring to ethanol as "moonshine," is about to venture into biofuels.
The Energy Potential of Chicken DroppingsA growing number of environmentally-minded poultry farmers in the United States, Canada and Australia are looking to peck away at their greenhouse gas emissions by transforming chicken dung into biochar fertilizer, as well as biogas and a form of bio-oil that can be used to run f …
Biofuels is BiofuelishnessDr Henry A. Fribourg's article against the manufacture of biofuels in the North, even derived from such weeds as switchgrass.
Ten Superplants fighting for the environmentForget ethanol, President Obama. These ten superplants will do everything from cleansing soil to providing a far better biofuel than ethanol. Iowans, plant duckweed instead of corn!
EPA Reaches a Decision on Corn Ethanol: Yes and NoEPA cut a fine line between the two camps. It decided to take land-use changes into account, but that some methods of producing corn ethanol are clean enough that the improvement over petroleum will make up for indirect land-use changes over time.
Biochar: The Key to Carbon-Negative Biofuels The world is losing its battle against global warming. Even in Europe, where they have valiantly fought to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the imbalance gets worse every day. Biofuels are the biggest disappointment.
Apparently We Can Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Eco-Friendly Biofuels NowSingaporean researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology have devised a way to convert carbon dioxide into clean-burning biofuel methanol, using a safe, non-toxic process. Has mankind defeated the final boss of Global Warming?
Forest watchdog to investigate timber waste in B.C.The watchdog Forest Practices Board has been asked to investigate how much wood is being left behind in B.C.
The Unraveling of the Ethanol Scam14 Studies Have Exposed the High Cost of Ethanol and Biofuels By ROBERT BRYCE
80% of agricultural expansion since 1980 came at expense of forestsMore than half of cropland expansion between 1980 and 2000 occurred at the expense of natural forests, while another 30 percent of occurred in disturbed forests, reported a Stanford University researcher presenting Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Association for th …
Solving the Global Food Crisis: The Case for a "Poverty Czar" This past week, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened an international panel on food security at which FAO chief Jacques Diouf argued that global food production will have to double by 2050 simply to prevent another billion people from starving.
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