Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The perennial question about cellulosic biofuels has been will they always be 5 years in the future. I've written about how there has been an explosion in private sector efforts to develop a wide range of technologies to convert biomass...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Curbing Pollution , Moving Beyond Oil
An interesting article in Environmental Science and Technology today connecting fertilizer use, water pollution, and agricultural subsidies. Much has been made about how the increased demand for corn to make ethanol will drive increased use of fertilizer and as a...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I spend a lot of time talking publicly about what needs to happen to get biofuels right from an environmental perspective. One of my standard lines is that in the auto industry they joke that it's not the speed that kills...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In the latest issue of OnEarth, NRDC's president, Frances Beinecke, has a thoughtful letter about biofuels, agriculture, soil, and global warming. (N.B. The letter is not available yet on the site, but should be soon.) The letter builds on a...continued→
