1 World Bank says biofuel mandates are fuelling land grabs
BusinessGreen.com Staff, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 8 September 2010 at 15:38:00 World Bank report adds to warnings that demand for biofuel is driving the large-scale purchase of agricultural land in developing countries The World Bank has become the latest institution to link biofuel targets with the recent surge in large-scale farmland purchases in the developing world that has been widely ... Source: vnunet.com
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2 Malaysia's once-vaunted biofuel industry grinds to halt
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Malaysia's once-vaunted biofuel industry has seen production grind to a halt since a March announcement that the government's mandatory switch to the green energy will be delayed to June 2011. Source: AsiaOne
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3 M'sia's biofuel demand dries up
KUALA LUMPUR - MALAYSIA'S once-vaunted biofuel industry has seen production grind to a halt since a March announcement that the government's mandatory switch to the green energy will be delayed to June 2011. Malaysia had ambitions to become a global leader in biodiesel and unveiled grand plans for the industry as the price of crude oil spiralled, peaking in mid-2008. Source: Straits Times
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4 Cellulosic ethanol slashes emissions
ETHANOL produced by Project Liberty, US biofuel company Poet's first planned commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, will reduce carbon emissions by 111 per cent over gasoline, an independent lifecycle analysis shows. Source: Straight Furrow
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5 Malaysia s once-vaunted biofuel industry grinds to halt
[AFP] - Malaysia s once-vaunted biofuel industry has seen production grind to a halt since a March announcement that the government s mandatory switch to the green energy will be delayed to June 2011.Malaysia ... Source: Yahoo!7 Finance
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6 Trees in the tank – NZ’s energy future?
Within 30 years, more than a quarter of New Zealand’s energy needs and nearly a third of our transport fuels could come from energy crops and materials that are currently wasted. Source: Scoop.co.nz
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7 Health, Agriculture, Biofuels Impacted By Microbial Breakthrough
For the first time ever, University of Illinois researchers have discovered how microbes break down hemicellulose plant matter into simple sugars using a cow rumen bacterium as a model. "This is ground-breaking research," said Isaac Cann, associate professor in the U of I Department of Animal Sciences and member of the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in the Institute for Genomic Biology. "The ... Source: Medical News Today
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8 Renewable energy defined
Renewable energy is the energy that can be used continuously and it cannot be exhausted. Source: The Herald
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9 DOE Announces Awards for up to $16.5 million for Biomass Research and Development
Washington, D.C. - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced today the investment of up to $16.5 million for two major research and development (R&D) initiatives that will support the expansion of renewable transportation fuels production. Source: U.S. Department of Energy
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10 Prop. 23 Creates Legal Turmoil, Cuts State Revenue, Reduces Job Growth
A white paper on California's Proposition 23 finds the initiative would create legal turmoil, cut state revenue, and jeopardize clean energy jobs. Prop. 23 would also slow state efforts to reduce climate change and could have a domino effect nationwide. Source: Newswise
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