biofuels

But because the carbon in biofuels is pulled directly from the atmosphere via photosynthesis, it would seem that burning ethanol does not, in and of itself, represent a net source of new CO2 to the atmosphere.

Biofuels Part I: Corn Ethanol Isn’t the Solution 2008

In its ultimate form, Despommier envisions a system for farming that would use energy from burning human waste, for example, and biofuels from the vertical farm itself to help power extremely energy efficient grow lights.

Dickson Despommier's 'The Vertical Farm' Touts Visionary Urban Agriculture Methods AP 2010

Tomorrow, the House Ways & Means committee and the House Finance committee will meet to vote on a few bills recently returned from the Senate, including one to offer businesses with 20 or less employees credit against their B&O tax for every position for which they provide health insurance and another to extend tax incentives for producers of certain biofuels and alternative fuel vehicles.

Nonessential Legislators Likely Going Home (for Now) as Budget Negotiations Continue « PubliCola 2010

Relying heavily on biofuels is a very dubious prospect in a world that also needs to feed 9 billion (assumed wealthier) people from its limited agricultural land.

Monday Night « Gerry Canavan 2010

We have followed this development in biofuels for years.

Sustainable Design Update » Blog Archive » Garbage = BioFuel 2009

"We 're focused on plant-based sustainable' drop-in 'biofuels so that you can fly to Chengdu, fill up with a biofuel, and fly to Australia somewhere and fill up with a petroleum-based fuel, and you don' t have to clean the tank or drain it or anything," said Mr. Bryant, referring to a major city in southwest China.

Boeing Plans China Biofuel Test Norihiko Shirouzu 2010

In its ultimate form, Despommier envisions a system for farming that would use energy from burning human waste, for example, and biofuels from the vertical farm itself to help power extremely energy efficient grow lights.

Dickson Despommier's 'The Vertical Farm' Touts Visionary Urban Agriculture Methods AP 2010

I've been very interested in biofuels for thirty years, and one of the great follies of the whole ethanol bubble was that everyone was building new distilleries but nobody bothered to build an infrastructure to get that ethanol to customers.

Bio-default (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

Without the increase in biofuels, global wheat and maize stocks would not have declined appreciably and price increases due to other factors would have been moderate, says the report.

Biofuels And The Law Of Unintended Consequences « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008

Without the increase in biofuels, global wheat and maize stocks would not have declined appreciably and price increases due to other factors would have been moderate, says the report.

2008 July 04 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008