Posts Tagged ‘biofuel’
By NikkiJade • Jun 17th, 2009 • Category: Videos
This animated video by GOODmagazine breaks down the impact of the world’s “oil addiction”, on prices and other social, environmental and economic factors. The video is a simple overview of a complicated situation, but it presents a provocative message.
By NunoXEI • Sep 16th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Last week I posted news concerning an alternative energy source derived from human waste–and more particularly our “biosolids”. This has lead, quite randomly and conveniently to another bit of waste-to-energy news I’ve come across. If you thought making energy out of crap was exciting, how about making gasoline out of varied waste products?
An agreement between [...]
By NunoXEI • May 17th, 2008 • Category: Blog
Michael Pereira, Greenpeace–Not to long ago we thought that biofuels would be a good way to reduce global warming by cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In reality, biofuels could actually increase GHG emissions if we consider their effects over their entire life cycle.
By NunoXEI • May 2nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
Martin LaMonica, Green Tech Blog–A growing number of start-ups are betting against the dominant biofuel crops–corn and soy–and looking to sidestep the backlash against biofuels, which are being blamed in part for higher food prices and deforestation around the world.
By NunoXEI • Apr 22nd, 2008 • Category: Blog
Biofuels will not solve the world’s energy problem, the chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell said on Sunday, amid growing criticism of their environmental and social benefits.
The remarks follow protests in Brazil and Europe against fuels derived from food crops. Food shortages and rising costs have set off rioting and protests in countries including Haiti, [...]
