Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
In today's Science, David Tilman, Robert Socolow, Jonathan A. Foley, Jason Hill, Eric Larson, Lee Lynd, Stephen Pacala, John Reilly, Tim Searchinger, Chris Somerville, and Robert Williams join up to write a very helpful, clear-headed statement (summary, full version requires...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today the NY Times and my favorite source of ag news, Farm Policy, report on how the EU is going to stick to its 10 percent goal for biofuels but require an increase percentage to be advanced biofuels that don't...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
I went to Washington, DC yesterday and testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety. EPW has jurisdiction over the renewable fuel standard and this was their first oversight hearing...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
It has already been such a crazy week that I'm only just getting a chance to do my own PR. On Monday, the Minneapolis Star Tribune ran an op-ed coauthored by my friend Lee Lynd and yours truly. Lee is...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
The Hill was alive with the sound of finger pointing and hand-wringing yesterday when I testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality about the RFS. (All the testimony including mine is available...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
A quick review of a Google news search for "ethanol" and "food" is instructive. Here's an excerpt of the results: Don't Blame Ethanol For Soaring Food PricesA Worsening Food CrisisCorn-Based Ethanol Tied to Higher Food CostsBiofuels under attack as world...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As I wrote about here, two months ago, I testified about biofuels before the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Its standard practice for committee members to send follow up questions "for the record." Below are the...continued→
