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 Stories About: scientific research AND agriculture AND biofuels AND ethanol
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Wheat and ethanol: They just don't mix
New research shows that ethanol will continue to increase the cost of wheat |
Meredith Niles |
19 Sep 2008 |
Gristmill |
| I, like most Americans, love bread. Crusty, warm, and fresh-baked bread is a carb overload I am willing to indulge in even if it means a few extra minutes of running. But the American love affair with all things baked might be at jeopardy. We all know that oil and water don't mix, but it's becoming increasingly clear that wheat and ethanol are a bad combination as well. New research from the University of Illinois indicates that the high prices for wheat, as well as ... |
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| Topics: ethanol, biofuels, scientific research, food, agriculture (all these topics) |
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Top of the crops
USDA scientist: Some crop residues may be too valuable for biofuels |
Ron Steenblik |
17 Jul 2008 |
Gristmill |
| Converting crop residues into cellulosic ethanol sounds to many people like a good idea -- certainly better than using food crops themselves. Yet according to respected USDA soil scientist Ann Kennedy, the stems and leaves left over after crops are harvested may have more value if they are left on the ground, especially in areas receiving less than 25 inches of precipitation annually. That includes most of the United States (click on link to see map) west of the 100th ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, ethanol, scientific research (all these topics) |
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We'll Worry About This Later
Boosting crops for fuel will hurt water supplies, says report |
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10 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 3:02 PM on 10 Oct 2007 Increased production of corn and other crops to fulfill America's biofuel gluttony could threaten both availability and quality of water supplies, according to a report released today by the National Research Council. Fulfilling President Bush's stated goal of producing 35 billion gallons of renewable fuels by 2017 "would mean a lot more fertilizers and pesticides&quo ... |
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| Topics: agriculture, biofuels, energy, ethanol, news, scientific research, water conflicts, water pollution (all these topics) |
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Are We There Yet?
Not quite, but cellulosic ethanol may be coming sooner than you think |
Jennifer Weeks |
11 Dec 2006 |
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| Even as organizations ranging from Consumers Union to the Cato Institute cast doubt on the environmental value of corn-based ethanol, facilities designed to make it are popping up by the dozen throughout the Midwest. Meanwhile, cellulosic ethanol -- which can be derived from just about any plant matter -- draws near-unanimous environmental raves. Trouble is, the technology requir ... |
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| Topics: ag policy, ag subsidies, agriculture, biofuels, cellulosic ethanol, ethanol, politics, scientific research (all these topics) |
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