Entries from The Big Biofuels Blog tagged with 'environment'
Scoping out biofuels
The Scientifc Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) has produced a report looking at the enviromental impacts of biofuels,. The group makes a number of recomendations for second generation feedstocks, and favours woody or grassy plants. As with the...
The right cellulosic biofuels might help protect the environment
Biofuels from cellulosic feedstock could help to protect the environment by reducing the amount of nitrogen that runs off into rivers and by providing coverage that helps protect the land against wind and rain erosion. That is one of the...
A biofuels polemic from Huffington Post
If you are interested in the environmental impact of biofuels in the US check this polemic on the Huffington Post. Makes some good points about the end to end efficiency of biofuels in the automotive sector. You can't comment on...
Abengoa irritates European Federation for Transport and Environment
Abengoa irritates European Federation for Transport and Environment. The is the response from the EFTE, good points about fuel efficiency.I particularly like this statement from EFTERunning Europe's fleet of heavy, gas-guzzling cars on biofuels rather than petrol is no cure....
Drying of the West
You might not want to build an ethanol plant west of the Mississippi after you've read this article in National Geographic Magazine about the Drying of the West. It looks like the Western states of the US have been enjoying...
Nasa supports research into the impact of biofuels on environment
Nasa is promoting research on the way that using parennial grasses to produce biofuels might affect the risks of wildfire and change the environment at South Dakota State University....
UK parliamentary committee calls for biofuel moratorium
The UK' House of Commons Environmental Audit committee, which keeps an eye on government environmental policies said today that the UK should pause in its policy to use biofuels to see if they really are environmentally sound, according to Reuters....
WTO Bali meeting could help reduce biofuel tariffs
The WTO meeting in Bali from 8 December, could (theoretically) lead to a reduction in tariffs on biofuels and also support for farmers. According to the GuardianUnlimited, reporting a story from Reuters. [President] Bush said on Wednesday the United States'...
Biofuel subisidies are sparking food price inflation, says OECD
Biofuel subisidies are sparking food price inflation, says OECD, in today's Financial Times. The FT has a copy of a paper it says theOECD will be presenting later today. Key findings are that the US is spending $7bn helping to...
Another reason to go to the movies
Another reason to go to the movies, if you're in the US/Canada popped into my email box from Earth Policy News, Leonardo DiCaprio and a host of real celebs like Stephen Hawkin, and Mikhail Gorbachev talk about global warming and...
US Energy Department may bail out failed biofuel investments
The US Energy Department may bail out failed biofuel investments under proposed regulations that were announced yesterday. There could be up to $4bn in this financial year and $9bn next year, according to Planet Ark. They're being optimistic. So taxpayers...
Good meaty information
The US' Department of Energy's website has useful links to biofuels information from municipal waste, landfill gas and the number of vehicles using renewable fuels....
How much changing to Biofuels can save you and the planet
There's a calculator here that tells you how much you could contribute to saving the planet by blending biodiesel with traditional straight-out-of-the-ground product. It must be true because its the US National Biodiesel Board....
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