How a Kenyan village tripled its corn harvest | csmonitor.com
As I mentioned in a related note, while this does show that as a globe we're not food constrained, it does not disprove the economic dynamics that drive LUC and the related GHG emissions
NetNow Linkblog: What we're reading today at NRDC
Nathanael Greene's Links Tagged "corn"
The Oil Drum | Updated Corn Ethanol Economics
This by Ropbert Rapier, who is generally pretty sharp, and helpful in trying to understand what the heck is happening in the ethanol market
Yale Environment 360: Program To Help Small Farmers Triples Corn Harvest in Kenyan Community
The CSM article mentioned here shows that on a global scale, food is not supply limited, but that doesn't mean reductions in supply due to today's biofuels don't cause price increase and land-use change. They do until we fix the system.
Corn Guy TV
Entertaining and a little educational. Worth a watch.
Green Dreams - National Geographic Magazine
This is a good article, but it over emphasizes technology and misses the importance of policy. Look for my blog post on it shortly.
Biopact on study showing cellulosic biofuels already cost competitive
Intriguing and hopeful study, but a hard case to make in advance on the construction and operation of the first commercial plant. Until then it's all speculation.
Biopact on study showing cellulosic biofuels already cost competitive
Intriguing and hopeful study, but a hard case to make in advance on the construction and operation of the first commercial plant. Until then it's all speculation.
The Oil Drum | Mythbusters: Ethanol and Foreign Oil Displacement
More from Robert Rapier on ethanol. This is part of a FAQ he's putting together. It provides some good discussion of important issues but also wanders into ideology at points.
Rolling Stone : Ethanol Scam: Ethanol Hurts the Environment And Is One of America's Biggest Political Boondoggles
Nice title, some fun with figures, and a good discussion of the politics behind ethanol, but IMHO, this story misses the mark on the technical challenges and promise of biofuels proving once again that it's easier to rip things down than to put forward a
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