Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
This morning the National Academy of Science released a report on the water-use and water-pollution implications of biofuels. A press statement from Jonathan Kaplan, NRDC's Sustainable Agriculture Project Director, will be is available on our web site shortly. The Institute...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Reviving the World's Oceans , Solving Global Warming
Earlier this week, Bloomberg News carried an article titled: As ethanol demand grows, so does "Dead Zone" in Gulf of Mexico. A few things are not in dispute here, the hypoxic zone in the Gulf is growing and corn cultivation...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , U.S. Law and Policy
These two stories, one brief in the NY Times and the other in the Washington Post, paint an alarming picture of what will happen if we rush ahead with a renewable fuel standard without a significant expansion and reform of the conservation...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→
