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- Trump Allows For Expanded Ethanol Sales As Chinese Tariffs Squeeze Farmers Sat, 1 Jun 19, 11:00pmFrom The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday it would allow the year-round sale of higher ethanol gasoline...
- Palm oil: Down from the conservation barricades and out of the rhetorical trenches Thu, 30 May 19, 7:00amOil palm is alternatively seen as a gift from god or a crime against humanity; according to science, it is neither Norwegian University of Life Sciences Oil palm is neither the devil’s work, nor a godsend to humanity...
- Indonesia Threatens to Withdraw From Paris Agreement Over Palm Oil Sat, 18 May 19, 11:00amFrom Telesur Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan referenced the U.S. and Brazil’s withdrawal from the agreement. As the European Union proceeds with a plan to ban crude...
- Corporations and private investors are backing new ‘green’ deals as climate worries mount Mon, 22 Apr 19, 11:33pmIn the nine years since private equity and venture capital investments into sustainable technologies last crossed the $6 billion threshold, the problems caused by global carbon emissions have only intensified...
- Burning issue: are waste-to-energy plants a good idea? Thu, 28 Feb 19, 12:12pmVictoria’s first waste-to-energy project is going ahead but these projects threaten recycling and could pose health concerns
- Iowa operatives say ethanol worship is now as corny as The West Wing Mon, 18 Feb 19, 10:00pmSupport for the biofuel and its economic impact used to be key in the caucus state. Then Ted Cruz opposed it and won
- The dirty little secret behind 'clean energy' wood pellets Sat, 30 Jun 18, 8:00pmUS communities near pellet mills complain of fumes while experts say burning wood is a ‘disaster’ for climate change
- The ethanol gravy train rolls on Mon, 14 May 18, 8:30pmOpponents make compelling case but can’t derail or even slow this well-protected industry Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Like most people I’ve spoken with, I have no innate, inflexible antipathy to ethanol in gasoline...
- Biofuels can help solve climate change, especially with a carbon tax | John Abraham Wed, 14 Mar 18, 9:00pmWe’re not yet optimizing biofuel production for both economic and environmental factors
- Qantas uses mustard seeds in first ever biofuel flight between Australia and US Tue, 30 Jan 18, 4:34pmBlended fuel powers 15-hour Boeing Dreamliner 787-9 flight between LA and Melbourne, reducing carbon emissions by 7%
- Claim: sugarcane ethanol can replace 13.7% of global oil supply Thu, 30 Nov 17, 3:00amFrom FUNDAÇÃO DE AMPARO À PESQUISA DO ESTADO DE SÃO PAULO and the “great gasoline famine of 2032” department Brazilian ethanol can replace 13.7 percent of world’s crude oil consumption Expansion of...
- Shell doubles up on green spending and vows to halve carbon footprint Tue, 28 Nov 17, 10:18pmAnglo-Dutch giant to spend $2bn on wind power, biofuels and electric cars as it bows to shareholder pressure by setting new company climate change target
- DC Swamp denizens strike back on biodiesel Mon, 23 Oct 17, 1:46amWhile demand for biodiesel is down, senators and crony corporatists deep-six proposed EPA reductions in biodiesel mandates Guest opinion by Paul Driessen Despite what I thought were persuasive articles over the years (here,...
- New airplane biofuels plan would 'destroy rainforests', warn campaigners Fri, 13 Oct 17, 4:17amPlan to accelerate production of biofuels for passenger planes would lead to clearing of rainforests to produce ‘vast’ amount of necessary crops
- Startup is developing kelp farms in the open ocean to make carbon-neutral biofuel Sat, 2 Sep 17, 1:50amCould a robotic kelp farm offer an alternative fuel for cars or jets? The founders behind Marine BioEnergy hope so. The startup will soon begin testing a prototype of their kelp elevator, a farm that can move up and down...