Tag: biofuels
CBO Calculates Ethanol’s Impact on Food Prices
According to a newly released Congressional Budget Office report, ethanol contributed between 0.5 and 0.8 …
Best Available Science?
Yesterday, the Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) released a report, “Biofuels: Environmental …
Ethanol or Tar Sands?
Those who are pushing the inclusion of indirect land use change (ILUC) in government regulations …
Controversy on Discounting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
On March 13, Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) along with 10 others …
California Proposes Numbers for Indirect Land Use Change Emissions
California issued a staff report last week for its “Proposed Regulation to Implement the Low …
New Studies Question Cellulosic Biofuels
A new study from MIT’s Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change …
New Studies Support Cellulosic Ethanol
A team of researchers led by Jason Hill and David Tilman at the University of …
Biofuels and Irreversible Climate Change
Last week, the paper Irreversible climate change because of carbon dioxide emissions was published in …
Biofuels Are a Priority Says USDA's Tom Vilsack
Today, USDA’s new Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack discussed his priorities in a conference call with …
I Say Sustainable, You Say...
The Guardian newspaper reported last week that environmental activist and reporter George Monbiot had successfully …