All Entries in the "Opinion" Category
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Fairly or not, the RFA has long been perceived by some as a lobbying arm of Archer Daniels.”
From CNN.com: “Growth Energy is positioning itself as a challenger to the Renewable Fuels Association, which until now has been the leading voice of the ethanol industry. Fairly or not, the RFA has long been perceived by some as a lobbying arm of Archer Daniels. That perception is now problematic, as small ethanol producers and [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “I’m in the pro-ethanol camp.”
Senator-elect Al Franken of Minnesota: “I’ve looked at this a lot, and it seems to me that ethanol already helps our carbon footprint and it’s only getting more efficient in the way it’s produced. Corn ethanol is a step on the way to cellulosic ethanol, which is also going to benefit Minnesota. I’m in the [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “I saw Rex Tillerson recently, and congratulated him on news that ExxonMobil is showing more interest in renewable fuels. ‘We are?” he said.”
Bill Haywood, CEO of LS9: “I saw (ExxonMobil CEO) Rex Tillerson recently, and congratulated him on news that ExxonMobil is showing more interest in renewable fuels. ‘We are?” he said.”
From Farm Futures: “USDA Chief Economist Joseph Glauber, says soybean plantings are expected to rise in the next report, probably at the cost of corn acres…He [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “The President…wants the biofuel industry to take hold in this country.”
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack: “I suspect that there will probably be an effort to make sure when there is [speculative] ]trading that takes place on the market, that it’s trading that actually assists the market, doesn’t hurt the market, creates a robust trading scheme so that we get a good pricing signal. The President [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Algae is considered a lot father away than ten years.”
From SeekingAlpha: “The Gigaton Throw Down has published a 150 page report on their view of the big energy bets for the next ten years. They analyze nine energy technologies that have the potential of displacing at least a billion tons of CO2 each within the next ten years. A gigaton by their calculation is [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Price of fuel vs. price of corn! What about energy independence?”
From Grist.org: “Henry Waxman and Ed Markey seem to have mastered the art of the non-concession concession: striking deals with potential opponents in ways that meet their needs while minimizing (though not entirely eliminating) the negative impacts…The agreement installs a five year moratorium on calculations for how ethanol and other biofuels affect international land use…At [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “With oil trading above $72 a barrel and regular gasoline averaging $2.97 a gallon nationwide, the production of ethanol is not likely to be profitable.”
From Brent Erickson, VP of BIO: “A new report from the France-based Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) suggests biotechnology could help address the most serious challenges to world economies and societies, according to the Guelph Mercury. The organization, which helps countries around the world develop policy, says way too much global investment in [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Why not elephant dung and World War Two-era fungus?”
From Fast Company: “Hemp, soy, mustard, sunflower and palm oil can all be used to make biofuels, so why not elephant dung and World War Two-era fungus? Copenhagen-based Danisco A/S is using the fungus, which was discovered during WWII eating soldier’s cotton tents, for its enzymes that break down plants for ethanol. Once ethanol is [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Our climate change models are simply that - computer models filled with assumptions and best guesses.”
From Opposing Views: “For those who are confident that science understands our climate, consider carefully the warning of a researcher recently hired by Washington to figure out the risks of flooding from climate change. The glaring omissions in overall knowledge of the subject led him to determine: “There may not be solid projections. We’re not [...]
Today in Biofuels Opinion: “Butanol could gradually replace gasoline as well as diesel.”
From MyNews.com: “Butanol could gradually replace gasoline as well as diesel due to its high energy content, miscibility, better combustion characteristics, low volatility and other positive qualities…it was demonstrated in June 2006 that n-butanol can be used either 100% in unmodified 4-cycle ignition engine or blended up to 30% with diesel in a compression engine [...]
