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U-boat sightings European biodiesel industry being bankrupted by loophole |
biodiversivist |
02 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, business, economy, energy, fossil fuels, international politics, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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WSJ: Biodiesel's advocates smarter than corn ethanol's Subsidies contribute to muddying of biodiesel instead of boosting the industry |
Joseph Romm |
01 Apr 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, energy, shenanigans (all these topics) |
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NRDC vs. me Blogger Nathanael Greene takes on Philpott re: biofuels |
Tom Philpott |
31 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: cellulosic ethanol, NRDC, biofuels, energy (all these topics) |
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'The Clean Energy Scam' Biofuel boom leveling rainforest, Time reports |
Tom Philpott |
30 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, Brazil, deforestation, energy, ethanol, rainforests (all these topics) |
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Don't look now, but clean tech is contributing to climate progress New report on massive growth of renewables last year |
Joseph Romm |
27 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, energy, renewable energy, wind power (all these topics) |
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Biodiesel in the dumps To survive, producers wanly import feedstock and export fuel |
Tom Philpott |
21 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, business, energy, international politics (all these topics) |
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Kitchen-Table Issues As the feds bail out Wall Street, here's a food-related fix for Main Street |
Tom Philpott |
21 Mar 2008 |
Victual Reality |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, economy, food, Victual Reality (all these topics) |
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Hurtling down a bridge to nowhere Another study says cellulosic ethanol ain't happening |
Tom Philpott |
20 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, energy (all these topics) |
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Misplaced priorities Thoughts from a cellulosic ethanol agnostic |
biodiversivist |
17 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: energy, cellulosic ethanol, biofuels (all these topics) |
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Crop, Stop, and Roll E.U. likely to cut subsidies for farmers |
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13 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:11 PM on 13 Mar 2008 With crop prices through the roof and scientific concerns being raised about the greenness of biofuels, various European countries have cut back tax breaks and subsidies for farmers -- and now the European Union as a whole is planning to follow suit. source: The Wall Street Journal see also, in Grist: E.U. says it will be mindful of sustainability in boosting biofuels From ... |
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| Topics: ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, energy, European Union, news, politics (all these topics) |
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Biodiesel: coming soon to a stream near you? Another black eye for the 'green fuel' |
Tom Philpott |
12 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: animal welfare, biofuels, energy, water pollution (all these topics) |
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That's Chilliwack Biodiesel company convinces B.C. restaurants to switch oils |
Katharine Wroth |
10 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, British Columbia, Canada, food (all these topics) |
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Small-scale, community-owned biodiesel goes global An honest, interesting statement from Piedmont Biofuels of North Carolina |
Tom Philpott |
06 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, industrial ag, North Carolina, waste (all these topics) |
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Everything Old, and Nukes Again Bush talks up nukes, ethanol, and technology at renewable-energy meeting |
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06 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 6:58 AM on 06 Mar 2008 President Bush addressed a renewable-energy conference in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, repeating earlier declarations that the United States is dependent on oil and that investment in technology will solve the country's energy problems. "[W]e've got to reduce our dependence on oil and fossil fuels, and replace them with alternative energy sources to powe ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, George Bush, news, nuclear power, renewable energy, United States (all these topics) |
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Bush: Not a Gristmill reader President hails cellulosic ethanol as a panacea |
Tom Philpott |
06 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, energy, ethanol, George Bush, politics (all these topics) |
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On the Ball: The three R's Readying for the Olympics, revisiting artificial turf, and racing with Formula One |
Sarah K. Burkhalter |
05 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: air pollution, biofuels, cars, China, energy, sports (all these topics) |
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Wildlife, Shmildlife USDA head suggests harvesting switchgrass on conservation land |
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04 Mar 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:25 PM on 04 Mar 2008 Department of Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer said Tuesday that it would be a "great idea" to allow farmers to grow and harvest biofuel-bound switchgrass on land currently set aside as wildlife habitat. More than 34 million acres in the U.S. are in the Conservation Reserve Program, which pays landowners to convert cropland to native grasses and keep it largely untouche ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, Department of Agriculture, energy, habitat loss, habitat protection, news (all these topics) |
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Cellulosic ethanol: not likely to be viable New study from mainstream ag economists at Iowa State |
Tom Philpott |
03 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: ag policy, agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, energy, ethanol, politics (all these topics) |
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Biofuel blight: tastes great, less filling Alcohol refinery may enhance tourist industry |
biodiversivist |
03 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, energy, ethanol, Richard Branson (all these topics) |
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It's bloomin' idiotic Can words describe how bad corn ethanol is? |
Joseph Romm |
02 Mar 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, ethanol (all these topics) |
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There will be ethanol Archer Daniels Midland will squeeze out competition, says Fortune |
Tom Philpott |
29 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, business, ethanol, industrial ag (all these topics) |
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Meat Wagon: Cow-feed misdeeds More trouble with ethanol waste as cow chow |
Tom Philpott |
25 Feb 2008 |
Gristmill |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, ethanol, food, waste (all these topics) |
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Welcome to the Mile-High Club Virgin Airlines flies first biofuel-powered plane, enviros unimpressed |
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25 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 1:12 PM on 25 Feb 2008 Like a virgin, the world's first biofuel-powered plane flew for the very first time from London to Amsterdam on Sunday. (Well, it was a little bit biofueled: One of the plane's four main tanks was filled 20 percent with coconut and babassu palm nut oil.) Virgin mogul Richard Branson celebrated his conquest, and deflected concerns about biofuels' bad rep by pointi ... |
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| Topics: air travel, biofuels, energy, news, Richard Branson (all these topics) |
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No More Required Why are biofuels losing steam in Europe -- and barreling ahead in the U.S.? |
Tom Philpott |
21 Feb 2008 |
Victual Reality |
| The signs are cropping up -- we just need to heed them. Photo: iStockphoto "Biodiesel: No War Required," reads a bumper sticker I see more often than you might expect in North Carolina. As in other states across the nation, a lot of activist energy here has gone into creating a market for diesel fuel made from vegetable oil. Of course, it's an uphill ride, given that ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, European Union, progress, United States (all these topics) |
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Maybe They Can Use Cigars as Fuel Fidel Castro's resignation may boost biofuels in Cuba |
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20 Feb 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 3:16 PM on 20 Feb 2008 Fidel Castro's step down after 49 years as Cuba's leader may have implications for biofuels in the country. Castro was outspokenly critical of U.S. biofuel policy, and blocked a proposed expansion by ag giant Archer Daniels Midland into Cuba in the 1990s. But Fidel's brother Raul, who will assume leadership of Cuba, is a biofuels supporter. Industry analysts have projected th ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, business, Cuba, energy, news, politics (all these topics) |
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