Today in Biofuels Opinion: “We’re going to double the amount of energy that comes from renewable sources by the end of my first term and that means investing in solar and wind and biodiesel.”

August 7, 2008

Senator Barack Obama of Illinois: “We’re going to double the amount of energy that comes from renewable sources by the end of my first term and that means investing in solar and wind and biodiesel.”

Toby Shute at The Motley Fool, on Archer Daniels Midland, which received a drubbing from investors this week after reporting earnings: “The agricultural processing powerhouse turned in a very strong year; the reported numbers don’t really do it justice. After backing out both years’ gains on asset sales, and adjusting for non-cash inventory charges and other muddling items, full-year earnings soared 30%, or 32% on a per-share basis. Corn processing earnings also improved a healthy 14% — impressive, given the very tough year for ethanol.”

Algae biofuel yields 154 times more miles per acre than soy biodiesel; solar is king, but as yet expensive

Miles per acre is the subject of an article at ecogeek on the productivity of various renewable energy sources. The article credited soybean biodiesel with a productivity of 2,400 miles per acre per y...

Germany’s Reichstag to convert to 100 percent renewable energy

In Germany, the Reichstag will become the first parliamentary building worldwide to use 100 percent renewable energy. The building generates 40 percent of its energy from biofuel generators, and will ...

U Nebraska poll finds intense support for ethanol, solar, wind among rural Nebraskans

A University of Nebraska-Lincoln poll of rural Nebraskans found that 77 percent of respondents said that Americans had to change their lifestyles to reduce energy consumption, and that 79 percent of r...

US voter poll finds 49 percent says oil prices to blame for rising food costs; 8 percent blame ethanol

The Renewable Fuels Association released results of a survey of US voters on their views regarding the causes of rising food costs. 49 percent identified the increased cost of gasoline and fuel, while...

Shell president says company is “investing and believes in cellulosic ethanol”; says Shell is researching algae

The president of Shell said that his company is investing and believes in cellulosic ethanol. John Hofmeister said that in 10 to 20 years, the company would produce fuel from waste products, wood chip...

Today in Biofuels Opinion: “We can efficiently produce both food and fuel”

Jon Anderson, Mayor of Burley, Idaho: "So, despite what you may have read recently about food versus fuel hype, the evidence on the ground in the Magic Valley is that we can efficiently produce both f...

Written by Jim Lane · Filed Under Opinion