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...production from non-corn sources such as grass, tree bark and municipal waste - "cellulosic" ethanol. But these advanced biofuels have shown little promise. As a result, the EPA has had to revise the requirement for cellulosic EVERY year to something...
...Conference presentations will encourage thought and discussion about sustainable development. Topics include green infrastructure, biofuels, planning for climate change, and selection, planting, and care of trees for long-term success. Green infrastructure...
...payments - $4.7 billion a year in government checks sent to farmers no matter how much money they make. The problem extends to biofuel subsidies that promote corn-brewed ethanol at a cost of billions, conservation programs that pay lavishly to idle environmentally...
...oil.The sooner we invest in new and less polluting energy sources - from better batteries for electric vehicles to improved biofuels - the better off the nation will be. We cannot lose sight of that critical objective even as short-term alternatives such...
...Inter-American Development Bank combined. Brazil is a world leader in four strategic energy sectors: nuclear, hydropower, biofuels and oil. It has five of the world's 25 largest hydro dams. It is by far the world's largest producer of sugar cane ethanol...
...spark technological innovations such as more efficient batteries for electric vehicles, commercially viable production of biofuels, and cost-effective solar energy panels.The nation's economic future hinges on the success of these efforts, particularly...
...temporarily fix the existing system, which is reaching the end of its life.The new plant will run off a combination of coal, biofuels, gas, wind and waste energy. It will replace the existing plant that uses mostly coal and oil.Rogers said he has heard...
...government needs to wean the biofuel industry from its dependence on federal subsidies. Biofuels have always sounded better...Taxpayers have bankrolled biofuel research and a boom in...prices. Not to worry, the biofuel industry responded, since...
SEATTLE - Moving to cut dependence on petroleum for jet fuel, 14 airlines, including Alaska, have signed an agreement for the potential purchase of plant-based fuel from a Seattle company that plans to build a production facility in Anacortes, Wash.
In recent months, the Anchorage Daily News and other regional publications have produced editorials and articles highlighting proposals promising a revitalized timber industry on the Tongass National Forest .