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EarthTalk: Progress in Biofuels Development

Earth Talk June 19, 2013

EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: How far along are we at developing algae-based and other higher yield sources of biofuels? — Jason McCabe, Tullahoma, TN A few years ago biofuels were all the rage. Environmental advocates to national security […]Read More

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EarthTalk: Biomass Energy – Hype or Solution?

Earth Talk May 1, 2013

EarthTalk® is a weekly environmental column made available to our readers from the editors of E/The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is “biomass” and why is it controversial as a potential source of energy? — Edward White, New Bedford, MA Biomass is plant matter that is burned as a source of energy. Fallen or cut wood […]Read More

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The Biofuels Pipedream

Richard Matthews February 22, 2012

First generation biofuels have been widely criticized, but even second, third and fourth generation biofuels have uncertain technical, economic and environmental viability. A full assessment of the environmental costs of biofuels reveals that the vast majority do not make sense. For biofuels to be a truly feasible alternative to oil, life cycle analysis must take […]Read More

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Enviro News Wrap: Rare Earth Metals Deep in the Pacific;

Anders Hellum-Alexander July 5, 2011

GlobalWarmingisReal contributor Anders Hellum-Alexander wraps-up the climate and environmental news headlines for the past week: The Tanzanian government is allowing uranium mining in a nature reserve. Profits from the mining are supposed to go into upkeep of the park and the government estimates that the mining will have no effect on the natural or human […]Read More

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The Weekly Mulch from the Media Consortium: What’s Missing from

Thomas Schueneman February 5, 2010

By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium Blogger (reposted with Permission) Nuclear power, biofuels, clean coal: These are the Obama administration’s answers to climate change. The 2011 budget, released this week, promised new loans for the construction of nuclear power plants, and on Wednesday the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), White House, and other departments detailed steps to […]Read More