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Biofuel Indirect Land Use on European Commission Agenda in 2011

December 22, 2010

To address problematic issues related to indirect land use by biofuel crops, the European Commission today published a report on the topic related to both biofuels and bioliquids. Technorati Tags: Biofuel, carbon emissions, EU, land use Related Posts:Australia Pumps Money Into Aviation Biofuel ResearchBig Solar Power Plans for TunisiaEuropean Energy Companies Form Alternative Energy AllianceHybrid [...]

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Cellulosic Biofuel Needs More Support, Says Environmental Agency

December 1, 2010

An organization called Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) this week said in a statement that it expects the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to “dramatically lower the amount of cellulosic biofuel companies are required to purchase under the federal renewable fuel standard.” Technorati Tags: 2-G ethacol, Cellulosic ethanol, EPA, Union of Concerned Scientists Related Posts:Switchgrass Shows [...]

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São Paulo To Have Brazil’s First Ethanol Bus Fleet

November 25, 2010

São Paulo, one of the world’s largest cities, is to become the first city in Brazil to have an ethanol-fueled bus fleet as part of the country’s carbon-reduction goal. Technorati Tags: Brazil, ethanol, Sao Paolo, Transport Related Posts:Cellulosic ethanol: closer to becoming a reality? Interview: Celso Vainer ManzatoCellulosic Ethanol Expected to Surge in 2013Anger As [...]

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Brazilian Green Candidate Changes the Course of Yesterday’s Election

October 4, 2010

She’s an international green superstar, a woman born into poverty in a rubber-tapping community in the Amazon region who became an iconic environmental activist alongside Chico Mendes, the eco hero murdered in 1988. Technorati Tags: Amazon, Brazil election 2010, Marina Silva Related Posts:Greenlight for Amazon dam project in BrazilAmazon deforestation falls by 49% in June, [...]

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The Difference Between Renewable and Sustainable

September 22, 2010

Climate change, renewable energy, green this, eco that … We are constantly flooded with information about the need to shift towards a different, planet-friendly economy in order to preserve the atmospheric condition in which life as we know it can thrive. Technorati Tags: Clean energy, Deforestation, food, sustainability Related Posts:Get Your Energy Plan in Order [...]

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