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Brazil: C02 cuts based on historic emissions

editor wrote 8 hours ago: Brazil wants historic emissions to be the basis for greenhouse gas pollution targets, slated for dis … more →

Tags: Brazil, South Africa, Politics, Energy

Senate Climate Bill Update; EPW Hearings on Tuesday

sugarcaneblog wrote 1 day ago: After this weekend’s Independence Day celebrations, the U.S. Congress returns to work. In the … more →

Tags: Boxer, climate change, ethanol, GHG, Inhofe, kerry, reid, renewable fuel standard, Senate

DuPont Opens Brazil Tech Center with Focus on Biofuels

sugarcaneblog wrote 1 day ago: DuPont, the global chemical company, inaugurated this week in Brazil a new technology center to deve … more →

Tags: Biotech, Climate Change, enviroment, ethanol, Investors, Sugarcane, Biobutanol, butanol, Dupont

Rep Peterson's Interview on Climate Bill

sugarcaneblog wrote 1 day ago: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) was a guest on the AgriTalk Radio Progra … more →

Tags: Cellulosic, Climate Change, Corn, Deforestation, enviroment, ethanol, food vs fuel, ILUC, RFS

Lessons from the Cello Energy Biofuel Fraud Case: Do Your Homework1 comment

Josie Garthwaite wrote 1 day ago: As far as speed bumps for cellulosic ethanol ventures go, this one’s a doozy: Jurors in a fede … more →

Tags: CNN Green, NYT Enterprise, SYN Feature Enterprise, Cello Energy, cellulosic ethanol, vinod khosla

Biotech's Growing Interest in Sugarcane-based Gasoline & Diesel

sugarcaneblog wrote 2 days ago: With growing concerns over climate change and the need to reduce the world’s dependency on fossil fu … more →

Tags: Biotech, Cellulosic, Climate Change, enviroment, ethanol, Sugarcane, ABFA, advanced biofuels, amyris

Brazil's Copersucar Wants 30% Market Share in 10 Years

sugarcaneblog wrote 2 days ago: Brazilian sugar and ethanol producer Copersucar celebrated its 50th anniversary this week and outlin … more →

Tags: Climate Change, enviroment, ethanol, Investors, Sugarcane, tariff, Brazil, copersucar, Sugar

Mexico Switching from Corn to Sugarcane Ethanol

sugarcaneblog wrote 2 days ago: With restrictions in place on using corn to make ethanol, Mexican companies are working to find ways … more →

Tags: Cellulosic, Government, enviroment, Corn, sustainability, Sugarcane, ethanol, food vs fuel

EPA Extends RFS-2 Comment Period by 60 days

sugarcaneblog wrote 2 days ago: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced late Tuesday that it would extend the publi … more →

Tags: Cellulosic, Climate Change, enviroment, ethanol, GHG, ILUC, Lobby, RFS, EPA

NYT: Senate Must Fully Account for Corn Ethanol's GHG1 comment

sugarcaneblog wrote 3 days ago: Today’s New York Times editorial calls on the Senate to pass the an improved version of the Climate … more →

Tags: Lobby, Cellulosic, ILUC, enviroment, ethanol, Climate Change, Deforestation, Amazon, déforestation

Obama Talks about Brazil's Success with Biofuels1 comment

sugarcaneblog wrote 3 days ago: President Barack Obama announced today a new effort to find out from farmers, ranchers and rural com … more →

Tags: tariff, Cellulosic, enviroment, Corn, Sugarcane, ethanol, Climate Change, trade-policy, obama

The Facts of Life on Waxman-Markey

pwintersatbiodotorg wrote 3 days ago: You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have … the Peterson amendment … more →

Tags: biofuel, climate change, climate change legislation, Environmental Protection Agency, renewable fuel standard, American Clean Energy and Security Act, cap and trade, Environment, EPA

Farm Lobby to Want More Concessions in Senate Climate Bill

sugarcaneblog wrote 3 days ago: The victory of the climate bill in the U.S. House of Representatives last Friday was supposed to be … more →

Tags: RFS, enviroment, Corn, ethanol, Climate Change, ILUC, Land use changes, Renewable Fuels Association, EPA

Algae Fuel Startup Solix Ups Funds to Start Production, Eyes Asia

Josie Garthwaite wrote 3 days ago: Algenol Biofuels, with its just-announced plans to build an algae fuel demo plant in partnership wit … more →

Tags: CNN Green, CNN Startups, NYT Startups, startups, SYN Straight News, Algae, Algenol, Dow Chemical, microalgae

Why the Algenol - Dow Algae Joint Venture is a Big Deal1 comment

Chet Geschickter wrote 4 days ago: Biofuels Digest reported today that Algenol and Dow have partnered on a joint venture in Florida to … more →

Tags: Algae, sustainable chemistry, Bioplastics, DoE, Partnerships

Mid-Grade Ethanol Probe Stalled; Convenience Stores ask for Liability Protection

sugarcaneblog wrote 4 days ago: An EPA enforcement office investigation into the legality of retail sales of gasoline containing eth … more →

Tags: RFS, enviroment, Blends, Corn, ethanol, fuel distribution, Flex Fuel, E85, Higher Blends

EMUNI Presentation on algae potential in the Mediterranean region

Tony Piccolo - Aquatic Biofuel Specialist wrote 4 days ago: WordPress video There is a strong potential to grow algae for fuel in the Mediterranean Region part … more →

Tags: Algae, fish waste, Biodiesel, photo bio-reactor, biofuel, Micro Algae, algae oil, algael oil, algae biomass

Water Footprint of Bioenergy

fra99le wrote 4 days ago: The water footprint of bioenergy is large compared with other forms of energy, with one litre of bio … more →

Tags: Bioenergy, water footprint

Sudan ready for biofuels

werievents wrote 4 days ago: The Sudanese government has unveiled the country’s first biofuel plant, joining other African … more →

Tags: Darfur Peace Agreement, Energy, global warning, Relief, Sub saharan Africa, Sudan, Agricultural waste, burning agricultural waste such as rice straw has produ, Causing record levels of nitrogen dioxide and carbon mo


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