Archives: January 2008
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25 January 2008
Biofuels may threaten environment, U.N. warns (from cnn.com 1-23-08)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — The world’s rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
Workers in North Sumatra pile up palm oil fruit, which can be used to make biofuels.
Speaking at a regional forum on bioenergy, Regan Suzuki of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization acknowledged that biofuels are better for the environment than fossil fuels and boost energy security for many countries (continue reading).
25 January 2008
Biofuel patents are booming (from Exchange Morning Post 1-22-08)
By Ronald Kamis and Mandar Joshi
Patents in the biofuel sector dominated renewable energy in 2007, and there are more on the way.
Over the last six years, a total of 2,796 biofuel related patents were published in the U.S., with the number increasing by over 150 percent in each of the past two years.
In 2007, the number of biofuel patents (1,045) was more than the combined total of solar power (555) and wind power (282) patents published in that year. (continue reading)
19 January 2008
A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories (from NY Times 01-19-08)
KUANTAN, Malaysia — Rising prices for cooking oil are forcing residents of Asia’s largest slum, in Mumbai, India, to ration every drop. Bakeries in the United States are fretting over higher shortening costs. And here in Malaysia, brand-new factories built to convert vegetable oil into diesel sit idle, their owners unable to afford the raw material. Read the full story on nytimes.com
16 January 2008
Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops NY Times 01-15-2008
PARIS — In a sign of growing concern about the impact of supposedly “green” policies, European Union officials will propose a ban on imports of certain biofuels, according to a draft law to be unveiled next week. Read the full story on nytimes.com
15 January 2008
Royal Society Sustainable Biofuels Report January 2008
Royal Society report on sustainable biofuels has been released. You can read a PDF (800k) of the report here Royal Society Sustainable Biofuels Report January 2008 (800k)
7 January 2008
Participate in Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization
We would like to invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in our upcoming Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization , scheduled from May 13-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Proposals are currently being accepted. For more information, please visitwww.healthtech.com/2008/bfu. (more…)
7 January 2008
Climate Change: Science and Solutions January 16-18 Washington DC
8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment.
Help Develop a Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Society
The National Council for Science and the Environment invites you to participate in the 8th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, Climate Change Science and Solutions, to develop comprehensive strategies for protecting people and the planet against rapid climate change. (more…)
25 January 2008
Biofuels may threaten environment, U.N. warns (from cnn.com 1-23-08)
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — The world’s rush to embrace biofuels is causing a spike in the price of corn and other crops and could worsen water shortages and force poor communities off their land, a U.N. official said Wednesday.
Workers in North Sumatra pile up palm oil fruit, which can be used to make biofuels.
Speaking at a regional forum on bioenergy, Regan Suzuki of the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization acknowledged that biofuels are better for the environment than fossil fuels and boost energy security for many countries (continue reading).
25 January 2008
Biofuel patents are booming (from Exchange Morning Post 1-22-08)
By Ronald Kamis and Mandar Joshi
Patents in the biofuel sector dominated renewable energy in 2007, and there are more on the way.
Over the last six years, a total of 2,796 biofuel related patents were published in the U.S., with the number increasing by over 150 percent in each of the past two years.
In 2007, the number of biofuel patents (1,045) was more than the combined total of solar power (555) and wind power (282) patents published in that year. (continue reading)
19 January 2008
A New, Global Oil Quandary: Costly Fuel Means Costly Calories (from NY Times 01-19-08)
KUANTAN, Malaysia — Rising prices for cooking oil are forcing residents of Asia’s largest slum, in Mumbai, India, to ration every drop. Bakeries in the United States are fretting over higher shortening costs. And here in Malaysia, brand-new factories built to convert vegetable oil into diesel sit idle, their owners unable to afford the raw material. Read the full story on nytimes.com
16 January 2008
Europe May Ban Imports of Some Biofuel Crops NY Times 01-15-2008
PARIS — In a sign of growing concern about the impact of supposedly “green” policies, European Union officials will propose a ban on imports of certain biofuels, according to a draft law to be unveiled next week. Read the full story on nytimes.com
15 January 2008
Royal Society Sustainable Biofuels Report January 2008
Royal Society report on sustainable biofuels has been released. You can read a PDF (800k) of the report here Royal Society Sustainable Biofuels Report January 2008 (800k)
7 January 2008
Participate in Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization
We would like to invite you to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in our upcoming Inaugural International Biofuels Development Summit: Accelerating Innovation to Commercialization , scheduled from May 13-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel in Baltimore, Maryland. Proposals are currently being accepted. For more information, please visitwww.healthtech.com/2008/bfu. (more…)
7 January 2008
Climate Change: Science and Solutions January 16-18 Washington DC
8th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment.
Help Develop a Blueprint for a Low-Carbon Society
The National Council for Science and the Environment invites you to participate in the 8th National Conference on Science, Policy, and the Environment, Climate Change Science and Solutions, to develop comprehensive strategies for protecting people and the planet against rapid climate change. (more…)
