Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a study by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO).
EU set to scrap biofuels target amid fears of food crisis
Biofuels under attack as world food prices soar
Biofuels won’t solve energy problem: Shell
Berkeley biofuels expert Farrell dies at 46
A sustainable biofuels consensus
The energy scene in India
Renewable energy not always sustainable (Latin America)
Iceland has power to burn
Renewable energy jobs soar in Germany
Peak oil update in the format of a downloadable presentation with comments. Major themes:
– The US oil story
– The world oil story
– Five myths
Biofuels: Driving in the wrong direction?
The ethanol bust
Cuba to produce ethanol without sacrificing food
Biofuel without tears – but how much? (jatropha)
Ethanol can cost a lot of water
UK’s Kelly orders biofuels review
Global Biopact – benefits for rich and poor nations
Superiority of pragmatists over idealists
Wood makes a comeback
Turning a greenhouse gas into gasoline
Mike Huckabee on biofuels
If we transition to cellulosic ethanol — which utilizes whole plants, not just the seeds, as in conventional ethanol — we’ll need even more phosphorus. And demand for this finite resource, located mainly in geopolitically troublesome places, will grower at an even faster clip than the current 2.3 percent compounded annual rate.
Solution to energy independence is at local level
Record financing for biofuels, not food
Biofuels make little environmental difference
Scientific American: A solar grand plan
Ethanol fuel is not so green
Are ‘green’ fuels really good for the earth?
Vinod Khosla: Biomass I, II and III
Der Spiegel: Critique mounts against biofuels
Australian grain farmer: “Cellulosic ethanol will stretch fertilizer resources and drive farmers even further away from sustainability.”
