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An order of fries and a tank of biodiesel to go. You and your car could feed from the same source.: An order of fries and a tank of biodiesel to go. You and your car could feed from the same source.biofuels are follyTheres three big things wrong with biofuels.1. Around the world in places like Malaysia, there has been a marked increase in removal of rainforest in order to...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, biodiesel, biofuel; Discussion threads 2008-04-10
25 environmental threats in our future: 25 environmental threats in our futureBio-fuels: The biggest environmental threatSorry for the "tree hugging" people who think that bio-fuels are a solution to the energy crisis. But the truth is bio-fuels are the BIGGEST environmental tread for the future.Why you ask:#1- You are destroying a food source to...; Tags: Food & Beverage, Bio-fuel, Biofuels, food, crop, environmental threat; Discussion threads 2008-03-20
Biofuel massacre: ethanol's zone of death: Biofuel massacre: ethanol's zone of deathBiofuels are a huge con jobThere is no way that it is energy efficient for the US to move to biofuels. It may work in Brazil where they burned down their rainforests to produce nice fertile land to grow sugar cane. But, in...; Tags: Biofuels, Biofuel; Discussion threads 2007-12-18
BioFuels: now what?: BioFuels: now what?Sorry but this is still not the full answer.I can see the use of bio-fuels for heavy construction equipment and military hardware, but for daily drivers and power plants? No, it's not a solution and still puts excessive amounts of CO2 and other harmful pollutants into the air.Burning...; Tags: Biofuels; Discussion threads 2007-09-11

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Bulls in the corn field, beware! Ethanol from corn? Mooooo.: Those are market bulls of the two-legged sort similar to the ones currently jacking up crude oil futures. The next great investment bubble may focus on the fields of Iowa. Today's Department of Agriculture numbers on the American corn crop (the world's largest) are not encouraging for corn...; Tags: Biofuel, Corn, Corn Production, Current Estimate, Khosla, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-10

Grumpy old man gets happy--how can this be? Isn't the U.S. economy hopelessly doomed?: I'm a grumpy old man. It's very easy to get really angry or completely depressed blogging about cleantech, or the need for it. From the global warming arguments to whole nations--like my own and China--stubbornly refusing to move to new technologies, this seems to be an era of...; Tags: U.S., McKinsey & Co., Clean Technology, Energy, Conservation, Deron Lovaas, Greenness, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-06-05
Energy and food becoming global battlegrounds while high profile VC becomes lightning rod: Energy. Food. Money. The nexus is fraught with political disagreement, high intensity accuations and lots of potential for profit, or disaster. All depends on who you listen to. If the era of cheap petroleum is truly and forever dead, then these battles shall only get more nasty,...; Tags: Brazil, Food, Biofuel, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love them: Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love themRE: Agri-BotherI can't understand how anyone can say that the agricultural industry "sucks up the fresh water, and doesn't put it back". How do you think that the vegetables and produce get to market. It doesn't just...; Tags: haves; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
Fayetteville becomes center of "Green Valley": Yes, that Fayetteville. In Arkansas, home of Wal-Mart.* The same Wal-Mart that recently announced it had annual sales of $375-billion. As a nation Wal-Mart would rank right below Switerland in GDP, and ahead of such oil-rich countries as Saudi Arabia and Norway. It's Wal-Mart's...; Tags: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Arkansas, Fayetteville, Casestack, Transportation, Telecom & Utilities, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Haves vs. haves: corn and cows and the men who love them: We urbanites are sitting in the bleachers for what portends to be a helluva gladiatorial battle. Corn. Cows. And it's all being fought over energy and centers, as all fine money matters in "cleantech," around the EPA. Here's what's up: Texas is a...; Tags: Biofuel, Texas, Corn, Iowa, Generation Biofuel Folk, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-26
Just as old media once berated and belittled the Internet as a silly fad, now too with cleantech: That venerable pillar of old, very established business, the Wall Street Journal has gone public with the bitter resentment of old business and fossil fuel for those upstarts who are trying to shift the business model. The editorial attacking VC Vinod Khosla is just one volley in what will...; Tags: Biofuel, Wall Street Journal, Media, Business, Clean Technology, VC Vinod Khosla, Internet, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?: Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?I don't get it, there are plenty of rich oilfields!Iraq is very rich in oil. I can't understand why we just won't confiscate some of the oilfields or just start drilling there until the people of Iraq pay...; Tags: power supply, biofuel, oil; Discussion threads 2008-05-21
Holy power supply, batman, how soon does crude oil hit $150 per barrel?: Windmills, solar panels, bicycles and nuclear submarines are looking like energy must-haves as crude oil prices keep shooting over the top. Today the market for the crude crud topped $133 per barrel. Such record prices reinforce the arguments from oilmen who are now building wind farms....; Tags: Biofuel, Power Supply, Price, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-21
High tech: respected in Europe, projected in the U.S.: High tech: respected in Europe, projected in the U.S.Couple of points.It's reckoned by some that all of 4% of the food problem can bet attributed to biofuels. Crop failures around the world (especially Australia, India and now Burma/Myanmar) are a much larger contributor and biofuels wouldn't contribute at all if...; Tags: Food & Beverage, food, High Tech; Discussion threads 2008-05-19
High tech: respected in Europe, projected in the U.S.: The European Commission is turning to high tech to solve its low energy blues. Specifically, the EC is hoping to see real progress in lowering greenhouse gas emissions by making buildings and power systems much more efficient. Not a new idea but one not embraced equally by other governments...; Tags: Biofuel, General Motors Corp., Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-18
Another morning hangover for ethanolics: This time a major U.S. newspaper editorializes against the American subsidies for ethanol. Their conclusion: "This does not mean that Congress should give up on biofuels as an important part of the effort to reduce the country's dependency on imported oil and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. What it does...; Tags: Biofuel, Methanol, Greenhouse Gas, Clean Technology, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-10
From fungus to fuel: An international team of researchers led by some U.S. Department of Energy's research labs has decoded the genetic sequence of a fungus named Tricoderma reesei. The team has found how this organism breaks down plant fibers into simple sugars and how to use this fungus to produce fuel. 'The finding...; Tags: Team, Biofuel, Researcher, T., Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2008-05-05
Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separable: Oil and the future of cleantech are NOT separableWind Kills tooWind turbines kill birds too. So fossil fuels aren't the only bird-unfriendly source of energy out there.There are always trade-offs. People who let housecats roam free are responsible for more bird deaths than any oil company anywhere. ...; Tags: clean technology; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
VC Supports Next, Greener Generation of Biotech: Using, not losing, all the carbon. Courtesy Zeachem and Mohr Davidow. Click on diagram for full view. We've had several blogs here recently reflecting the building political anxiety around the current generation of biofuels, esp. those based on using food products. You...; Tags: Food, Biofuel, Biodiesel, Clean Technology, Zeahcem, OPX, Genomatica, Biotechnology, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your business: Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessIt's not your job to question.It is your job to feed Penelope and Rupert.RE: Cancer--censored, delayed, none of your businessYeah, remember that Alar stuff that was so bad? Oh, wait, it wasn't. Well, what about that really bad stuff, DDT? What do you mean I...; Tags: Oops IT, green tech blog, bad stuff, green technology; Discussion threads 2008-04-29