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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
Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...: Fuel cell breakthrough? Gentlemen, start your engines...Here's a better ideaBurn the freaking methanol in an internal combustion engine. Catalyst requirement gone.Sheesh.Just another example that global warming really isn't about global warming. Making and burning methanol is carbon-neutral, but note how the idea of simply manufacturing methanol to...; Tags: Fuel cells, fuel cell, methanol, global warming, internal combustion engine, combustion engine; Discussion threads 2008-05-06
Biofuel just got even more unpopular across the globe: Biofuel just got even more unpopular across the globebiofuels is the latest political scamthrowing subsidies in our fuel tank and giving more reasons to countries to exercise population control is the way we will defend our interests overseas. If we play it smart we might be able to get some...; Tags: Food & Beverage, biofuel; Discussion threads 2008-04-14
Hey, Toto, maybe we should be in Kansas? In Maryland wind turbines get banned!: Hey, Toto, maybe we should be in Kansas? In Maryland wind turbines get banned!The danger to birds is vastly overstated.One of the largest objections "that wind turbines kills birds" is also one of the least understood, and is favorite of people linked to oil profits.While wind turbines do kill...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, turbine; Discussion threads 2008-04-13
Fifty million buffalo were right: will we switch to swicthgrass?: Fifty million buffalo were right: will we switch to swicthgrass?Now that is totally cool!Thanks for the info on this. Whooda thunk? ]:)RE: Fifty million buffalo were right: will we switch to swicthgrass?Is this anything new? we have known about cellulose based ethanol and its potential for long time. The problem...; Tags: grass, corn, acre, gallon, Corn Grain; Discussion threads 2008-01-08

Fifty million buffalo were right: will we switch to switchgrass?: It's natural, it's all-American, it's a native that was here before any humans arrived, and it's green in many ways. It's switchgrass. We've blogged about this prairie grass that once stood taller than the settlers and their covered wagons. It once nourished millions of American bison. ...; Tags: Corn, NREL, Government, Web Site Development, Internet, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-01-08
Green Tech boon. But is the new U.S. energy law cornographic?: A new U.S. energy bill has been signed into law by the President. Here are some of the green tech relevant provisions: Higher fuel-efficiency for cars and light trucks, up to 30 MPG average by 2020. That is currently the standard already in China. Europe already...; Tags: Green Technology, U.S. General Services Administration, Law, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Biofuel massacre: ethanol's zone of death: We Americans want our gasoline, or ethanol. That means Midwestern farmers are raising the most corn in sixty years. And that, unnaturally, means more fertilizer is being used. That means more nitrogen-rich run-off from the corn fields. That run-off goes into the Mississippi and thence into...; Tags: Gulf Of Mexico, Corn, Strategy, Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-17
Biofuel's nightmare question: food or fuel?: A major mainstream economic writer has just weighed in on the food-or-fuel debate. That's the monster in the closet of the entire biofuel industry. Right now in America most biofuel comes from corn which is grown on some of the richest, most productive farm land on the planet....; Tags: Food, U.S. Congress, Corn, Biofuel, Food & Beverage, Manufacturing, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-12-12
Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?: Gasoline is so yesterday, what's on tomorrow's menu?So how is diesel different.Diesel, Bio, its all the same. If biofuels are just a way to stretch our, not "limited gasoline supply" but out limited petroleum supply then diesel is not any kind of answer.Further what does biofuel get us? How much...; Tags: Ethanol, biodiesel, corn, gasoline; Discussion threads 2007-12-03
One company's fascination with hydrocarbons: My high-school chemistry team never prepared me for this sort of stuff. The folks at Global Resource probably despaired of me ever posting this item. But, frankly, it has taken me this long to stop my head from spinning so I could pull together some coherent thoughts about what they're...; Tags: Microwave, Technology, Corn, Team Management, Network Technology, Management, Networking, Heather Clancy; Blog posts 2007-11-30
Boxed in: America's new energy trap: Boxed in: America's new energy trapThe only reason corn is so volatileIs because we are still paying people to not grow corn, soybeans, etc.If we were to stop doing that, and make people grow things and sell them at market prices...... no more problems with shortages of anything, for whatever...; Tags: Telecom & Utilities, corn, Boxed, new energy; Discussion threads 2007-11-13
Ethanol, continued: creates heat over energy production: Another voice raised in doubt about whether ethanol production is really environmentally friendly. Here's an editorial in a Columbus newspaper explaining why it opposes a new ethanol plant in the area. Water pollution. Of course, the U.S. government is SLOWLY pushing ahead with renewable...; Tags: Pollution, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-11-01
Biofuel, more questions than answers: There's an interesting commentary from AlwaysOn concerning biofuels. The author posits three waves of the biofuel business and tech development. The third and latest wave depends on much of the current biofuel-related research proving out. Better enzymes are needed. This commentary focuses on corn as the main source...; Tags: Author, Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-30
Ethanol from corn: does it need a subsidy?: Prominent researcher tells "newsweek" that corn and ethanol are not silver bullet for ernergy future. He also says the ethsanol industry does not need a subsidy for corn. growers Of course, the American electoral system will require corn subsidies ad infinitum. The folks who write the Farm...; Tags: Corn, Subsidy, Operational Accounting, Strategy, Finance, Management, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-10-28
corn, better as food or fuel?: At the AlwaysOn GoingGreen conference in Davis, Calif., panel moderator Peter Hanschen, Partner with Morrison and Foerster leads a discussion with executives on the challenges bringing ethanol technologies to market as biofuel and whether the use of corn as fuel will disrupt the world's food supply. The panelists are: Robert...; Tags: Food, Corn, CEO, Food & Beverage, Business Structures, Manufacturing, Finance, Emerging Technologies, Green; Videos 2007-09-19
Switchgrass: not a sex toy, but still attracting a lot of attention: They're talkin' switchgress out there in farm country. From Oklahoma and Iowa to Virginia and North Carolina, there's a definite buzz in the fields. It's not cloming from the apparently endangered honey bees, it's the whole agribusiness system from farmer to tractor seller to fertilizer manufacturer to lobbyist....; Tags: Corn, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2007-09-05
Update on Devil's Lake, North Dakota: I flew into Fargo Thursday afternoon and then drove a long, long ways, through more corn, sunflowers, and sugarbeets than I've ever seen in my life. In between, there were sugarbeet, corn, and ethanol processing plants (woo hoo! Renewable energy!), and the occasional Dairy Queen. While I haven't...; Tags: North Dakota, Starbucks Corp., Wi-Fi, Corn, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2007-08-09
'Green tuners' shifting to plug-in cars: 'Green tuners' shifting to plug-in carsExploding carsWeren't Lithium Ion batteries responsible for exploding laptops? Just imaging what one of these cars would do if left in the parking lot under a hot Texas sun!! :)Liar....better check his portfolio.["It has the potential to reduce oil consumption by millions of...; Tags: Rootkits, Notebooks, corn, E85, plug-in car, plug-in; Discussion threads 2006-11-29
Biodegradable plastics made from corn: Biodegradable plastics made from corncontainers made from cornI regularly buy food from the deli section of an upscale health food store in Vancouver, BC(Capers/ Wild Oats). Their take-out containers are made from corn. They can be washed and re-used quite successfully. They are, however, not microwaveable. Should the user wish...; Tags: corn; Discussion threads 2006-11-01

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