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[Biofuel RSS Newsfeed] California And Detroit Go To War Over Gas Mileage: Adds Eric Fedewa, vice president at CSM Worldwide, a forecasting firm based in Northville, Mi.: "Our analysis suggests that allowing California and other states to regulate CO2 emissions, and thus fuel economy, will further damage companies that are struggling, like GM, Ford and Chrysler, and much of their supply base, and potentially destabilize relatively healthy companies like Toyota and Nissan." Asian and European carmakers typically enjoy better fuel economy than the Big three, but they fear the California rules will impede sales of luxury sedans, trucks and SUVs, which are much more profitable than small cars and hybrids.

[Green Daily] Planting Corn for Ethanol Worse Than Leaving Land Uncultivated ...: Yes, it takes some petroleum in the form of fertilizer, and (for now) tractor and truck/barge fuel to make ethanol, but a comprehensive study in the January 2006 issue of Science (the most prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journal in the world) by Alex Farrell and colleagues at the Berkeley Energy Resources Group which went over the calculations of ALL PRIOR LITERATURE and proved that for each gallon of petroleum expended one got at least 5 and much more likely at least TEN gallons of ethanol, thus switching to E100 means at least a 90% reduction in gasoline use.

[AutoblogGreen] RETECH 2009: hydrogen proponent Sandy Thomas says fuel cells beat ...: there is no way ever that it could be as efficient as a pure BEV in converting electricity, its never gong to happen, laws of physics says it cant happen, why would i want more electrical power in the grid just to convert everything to hydrogen, we will have to be skimping on power as it is to get everything from renewable why would i want more nuclear power plants or more wind farms or more solar thermals, we will already need state or country sized facilities as it is why would i want more of that, just so i can power a horribly inefficient technology(that can never truly be efficient? yes BEV's need a bit more work but we have come from lead acid to LI in 10 years we are now in advanced LI and there is the possibility of super capacitors and so forth that will always blow the socks of hydrogen.

[Green Car Congress] Green Car Congress: Study Finds Integrated Biorefinery Processes ...: Most of the biofuel scenarios offer comparable, if not lower, costs and much reduced GHG emissions (>90%) compared to petroleum-derived fuels. Scenarios producing biofuels result in GHG displacements that are comparable to those dedicated to power production (e.g., >825 kg CO2 equivalent/dry Mg biomass), especially when a future power mix less dependent upon fossil fuel is assumed.

[EcoSilly] DrumBeat: March 9, 2009 | EcoSilly: As ethanol producers battle compressed operating margins and volatile commodity markets, some have been forced to file for bankruptcy. According to data compiled by EPM, four ethanol plants representing approximately 443 MMgy filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in January.

[New Energy and Fuel] The Top 14 Biomass Processes Reviewed | New Energy and Fuel: The processes range from only thermochemical electrical power generation achieving a process efficiency of 49% (energy out as power as a .These designs result in efficiencies ranging from 61 to 80% and drove lower costs for the fuel sales to $0.96 to $1.24/gallon.

[Javno - Croatia (English)] Algenol Trains Algae to Turn Carbon Into Ethanol - Economy - Javno: "It has a lot of promise," said John Steelman, a program manager at nonprofit group the Natural Resources Defense Council. "We do not know if it's a great thing yet." .

[stillisstillmoving.com] History of BioFuel « stillisstillmoving.com: today it is in the low to mid- 80s, depending on the base petroleum.  Since ethanol has an octane rating of 110, blends of 15 to 20 percent ethanol with gasoline helped boost octane in the early years of the automobile industry, especially in Europe and Latin America.  In the 1920s, when leaded gasoline went on sale, public health scientists from Harvard and Yale insisted it was a grave danger to health and that other alternatives were available.  When lead was phased out of gasoline in the US in the 1970s and 80s, it was replaced by benzene, also an anti-knock additive but a known carcinogen. The push to remove “air toxics” in the 1990s by reformulating gasoline was a push to get rid of benzene.

[GROG: green tech blog] Dividing up the Arctic Oil « GROG: green tech blog: Image via rv4saleguide.com A 'Food Safety Modernization' bill was recently introduced to the House of Representatives””and as it stands, a new government organization could fine food vendors, manufacturers, distributors, and farmers up to $1 million dollars for violating "food safety law."

[Wired: Autopia] Automotive X-Prize Draws 25 Teams So Far: That's shorthand for miles per gallon equivalent, which measures fuel efficiency in terms of the energy equivalent of one U.S. gallon of gasoline. It's basically a means of comparing apples to apples when you've got electric cars, diesel-electric hybrids and other technologies competing together.

[Lee Devlin's Website] In Defense of the SUV @ Lee Devlin’s Website: Because I use my motorcycle in the warmer months, my SUV has been averaging less than 5,000 miles a year, and so it’s actually burning less fuel annually than a compact car racking up 15,000 miles a year. A vehicle’s fuel economy isn’t the only factor that determines how much of an impact someone is having on the environment.

[Guy Crap Blog] 100 Things Americans May Not Know About the Bush Administration Record: . Established a new paradigm for foreign assistance through the MCC by investing in countries that govern justly, invest in their people, and encourage economic freedom. The MCC has signed agreements, which seek transformational change in the development of recipient countries, for $6.7 billion in grant funding for 35 countries. Expanded AGOA to provide trade assistance and benefits to nations that have instituted economic reforms to help their people. Helped nations in Sub-Saharan Africa develop their economies and farming capabilities and created new markets for

[Wired: Autopia] Toyota Wants to Build Car From Seaweed | Autopia from Wired.com: The Ford Festiva sat 4 people, got just under 50 miles to the gallon, was extremely dependable, cost less than a Smart, and still had great acceleration! What, did someone lose the instructions on how to build them or were they a little too good for a disposible based economy?

[Solar Energy News - RenewableEnergyAccess.com] Washington Legislature Adopts Biodiesel, Ethanol Mandate ...:  If a reporter in The New Zealand Herald and a reporter at Business Week understand that there are real problems with biofuels in general and corn ethanol in particular, why has the California Press only written a few articles about AB118, and its stealth movement through the California Assembly and through two California Senate Committees? The Sierra Club, The Coalition for Clean Air, and The American Lung Association, are all aligned with Vinod Khosla and the oil companies in favor of AB118.

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