Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Both Massachusetts and New York City are considering a mandate that heating oil contain an increasing percentage of biodiesel. The resulting mix, known as bioheat, has some air quality benefits but, like most biofuels, can either be good for the...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I haven't posted as much recently, but not for lack of interesting news items. Here are three bits from the last day or so: First, Darren Goode reports for Congress Daily (subscription required) that Rep. Dingell thinks that a CAFE...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
First the bad news: As reported by Sky News the demand for palm oil for biodiesel is contributing to the destruction of some of the world's most precious rainforests. I highly recommend the video included with the article. The article focuses...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
National Geographic Magazine has a good article on biofuels in the October issue. It's the cover story in the hard copy, and you can see the article online here. The article does a good job of covering the field in...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Robert Rapier has a piece yesterday on his own R-Squared Energy Blog and on The Oil Drum bemoaning the claims of greenness made by a woman with 10 old cars and SUVs modified to run on biodiesel and reported in this...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today, NRDC and Hawaiian Electric Company released the final version of a biodiesel sustainability procurement policy. It's available on our website and www.hawaiisenergyfuture.com. Ralph Cavanagh wrote a good overview of the history of the policy, its scope, and its objectives....continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Living Sustainably , Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Well I did say that things would be quiet here at the Switchboard, but I didn't realize how quiet. For my part, I was on vacation and then...how to put this delicately...well let's just say that I took this entry...continued→
