Stories tagged "biofuels"

Biofuels made from corn have serious drawbacks -- land conversion from forest to agriculture creates a huge carbon debt. But any diesel vehicle can be made to run on waste vegetable oil (WVO), a recycled waste product that produces lower emissions.

Just back from the 21st Ethanol Conference and Trade Show, here are some comments I heard that are good reasons to be optimistic about the future of the ethanol industry. 1. “America must become energy independent and ethanol is one step in that process

Officials in India are encouraging people to eat rats instead of rice to alleviate some food shortage concerns. Officials say almost 50 percent of India’s food grains stocks are eaten away by rodents in fields or warehouses.

EPA says, "slashing ethanol production, as requested by the state of Texas in its request for a Waiver of the Clean Air Act Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), would increase gasoline prices substantially."

Remember a few weeks ago, when The Guardian leaked word of a "secret" World Bank report that essentially blames U.S. and (to a lesser extent) E.U. biofuel policies for causing the global food crisis?

The U.S. Department of Energy and Agriculture announced 10 grants of $10 million for basic research in cellulosic biofuel production.

Researchers in the United States are buoyed by the results of a study which has determined that a giant grass could help the country to meet its steep biofuel targets.

There is so much focus on the need for the US to reduce it's dependence on foreign oil, biofuels are a great alternative! In addition, this article describes 7 ways you can conserve gasoline in the car you currently have.

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Former regulators and agricultural leaders debate whether agriculture can be green and still produce both enough food and fuel.