ICIS Blogs : food

Michelle Obama chooses London chemicals pub

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:47:08 GMT

Michelle Obama and her daughters were photographed arriving at London's Audley pub on Monday, choosing the pub already made famous as the traditional meeting place for Europe's chemical elite after the annual Floggers Luncheon. The Blog was delighted...(read more)

Is Organic Food Sustainable?

Green Chemicals — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:17:37 GMT

Interesting debate from ooffoo.com about the sustainability of the organic food industry. In the US, organic food sales still grew 16% last year already occupying almost 4% of all food products sales in the US, according to the Organic Trade Association...(read more)

Print your business card on meat

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:03:25 GMT

Why mess around with old-fashioned paper business cards when you can be chewing on Meat Cards ? Have your contact information seared onto beef jerky by laser beam . It's environmentally friendly and protein rich. (Photo Meat Cards) For more about...(read more)

Will organic sales still go up in '09?

Green Chemicals — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:43:35 GMT

The Organic Trade Association (OTA) reported that total organic sales last year grew 17% despite tough economic times. US organic food sales grew 16% to reach $22.9 billion, while organic non-food sales grew 39% to $1.648 billion. Organic food sales is...(read more)

Earth day roundup

Green Chemicals — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:47:59 GMT

Like most green bloggers and reporters will tell you, Earth Day is a good time to clean up one's email inbox if you don't want incoming emails bouncing back. This article from Greenbiz.com talks about the good, the bad and the ugly as companies...(read more)

The road to San Antonio

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 14:38:11 GMT

While the Blog took the simple flight-only route from Europe to NPRA, others took the more scenic Texas road trip, driving from Houston to San Antonio and taking in a few culinary and shopping diversions on the way. The ICIS news guys from Europe piled...(read more)

Singing plastic egg

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:21:44 GMT

My fellow blogger Tim has spotted this plastic singing egg, which sings out "Killing Me Softly" when your soft-boiled egg is done. Read More......(read more)

Best steak in England

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:55:05 GMT

On Saturday night I had the best steak I've ever had in England. It was at Harry's Grill Bar in Exeter, Devon, and it was really up to Texan standards . For proud parents visiting their student offspring at Exeter University (oh yes that's...(read more)

PetroSun pays catfish farmers in Mississippi to convert ponds to algae

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:06:56 GMT

uploaded from pacres on flickr. PetroSun is paying catfish farmers in Mississippi to convert their ponds to algae production. Here's the deal, according to Terri Chiang, an authorized agent for PetroSun BioFuels "initially, we have arranged for...(read more)

Wes Clark appointment confirmed

The Big Biofuels Blog — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:20:55 GMT

The appointment of General Wes Clark as co-chairman GrowthEnergy , has been confirmed by the organisation. I picked up a blog post that said it was likely to happen yesterday. Read More......(read more)

Weight gain and business travel

ICIS Chemicals Confidential — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:13:02 GMT

It starts at the airport with the comforting cappuccino and the plateful of dinky little mini-croissants and pains au chocolat, because after all it was such an early start and there wasn't time for breakfast at home. Then there are the long hours...(read more)

London to get ring of biofuel power stations

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 10:25:00 GMT

London is to get a ring of veg oil fueled electricity generation stations , according to a report on the BBC. What is not clear from the report, which says the company planning to build up to eight stations, is the economics. At what price does veg oil...(read more)

Food vs fuel the debate rumbles on

The Big Biofuels Blog — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:17:59 GMT

Its 2009 and some things don't change... the its your fault, no its your fault arguments over how much the biofuel industry is to blame for high food prices is one argument that is bringing some heat to this frigid January in London. The heat is coming...(read more)

The good, the bad, the ugly 2008/2009

The Big Biofuels Blog — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:01:01 GMT

The best piece of work on Biofuels 2008? For me that was the The Gallagher Review of the indirect effects of biofuels production . If you're a serious player in this market, you should read that report. Worst technology to make biofuels: Fermentation...(read more)

A Short Essay on Biofuels and Related Matters

The Big Biofuels Blog — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 09:34:59 GMT

This is a guest post from Professor David B. Benson (retired), who is a regular commenter on The Big Biofuels Blog. David's contact details: dbenson@eecs.wsu.edu Biofuel ------- Photosynthesis uses only a very small fraction of the available sunlight...(read more)