Biofuels – May 15
Tough bacteria may hold promise for biofuel
Algal biodiesel: fact or fiction?
Chomsky on ethanol
Renewable Energy
Renewables – May 14
Amish in Ohio embracing solar power
Wind farms’ deadly reputation hard to shift
Has the algae cavalry arrived?
Food & agriculture – May 14
Terra Preta in Nature: A handful of carbon
New York barges into sustainable urban farming
Milk production peaking
Corn ethanol – May 13
Hershey mired in chocolate mess (corn prices)
Ethanol seen chomping into corn crops
USDA economist projects 58% growth in ethanol
Energy policy – May 10
World Bank: A world of difference in energy access
IEA:
Outlining the options for our energy future
Castro on energy and biofuels
Biofuels – May 9
Former weed may fill world’s fuel tanks (jatropha)
Rising fears of an ethanol bust
Global rush to energy crops threatens to bring food shortages and increase poverty, says UN
Ethanol has a smoggy side
Energy Charter Secretariat report on biofuels
…and he built a carbon house
Renewables – May 8
Jet stream could fill global energy needs, say researchers
How a market for sustainable bio-energy is being developed
Farmer: Renewable is not a synonym for sustainable
Renewables – May 6
Power station harnesses Sun’s rays
Wind farms may not lower air pollution
Libertarian Stossel:
Sacrificing our children to the ‘Corn God’
The book that oil companies don’t want you to know about: Alcohol Can Be A Gas
Birth of a new wedge: agrichar (terra preta)
The first meeting of the International Agrichar Initiative convened about 100 scientists, policymakers, farmers and investors with the goal of birthing an entire new industry to produce a biofuel that goes beyond carbon neutral and is actually carbon negative. The industry could provide a “wedge” of carbon reduction amounting to a minimum of ten percent of world emissions and possibly much more.
De-Fossilizing Ethanol
Discussions of the net energy balance of grain ethanol tend to overlook the quantities of natural gas and electricity consumed at ethanol refineries, which are substantial.
Addicted to Oil: U.S. Oil Policy Simulation
Fascinating account of a simulation game that allows the user to try out various policy options to see the effect on oil consumption and oil imports.
Biofuels – Apr 27
MIT: The case for burying charcoal
Reduce corn stover for ethanol to preserve soil quality?
