Here follows the complete Amyris statement with respect to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. Amyris, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMRS) (“Amyris” or the “Company”), a leading synthetic biotechnology company accelerating the world’s transition to sustainable consumption through its Lab-to-Market™ technology platform and clean beauty consumer brands, today announced that it is moving forward with an operational and […]
Is Direct Air Capture of CO2 really the most dangerous technology in the world? Following a column penned by BioVeritas CEO Dave Austgen that led The Digest yesterday, a friend wrote: The headline made me want to open up [The Daily Digest], but there are no significant facts or reasoning stated in [the] article as […]
By Dave Austgen, CEO, BioVeritas It may not be the stupidest idea ever postulated, but it is unequivocally one of the most dangerous. Direct Air Capture or DAC! To the average person it sounds like a fantastic solution to climate change driven by the increasing stock of CO2 in the atmosphere – let’s just take […]
Today, a word or two in praise of sludge, the fudge we cannot budge, the smudge we cannot nudge. Sludge perplexes with complexity as it dazzles with carbon-negative opportunity. Abundant, cheap, unstoppable, impervious to the supply curves of economists, and disdainful of the attempts of landfillers to contain it. It has nowhere to go, and […]
By Jennifer LeRow, Project Director, Lee Enterprises Consulting Special to The Digest The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officially released the long-awaited Renewable Volume Obligation (RVO) numbers and other important updates to the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in its Final Rule on June 21, 2023, establishing annual obligations for the years 2023-2025. The optional 2026 […]
The Digest as reported elsewhere turns 16 today, the age where you might get Dad to give you the keys to the car. It’s that time when adolescence begins to fade and adulthood beckons — and in the bioeconomy, we’re seeing signs of that same turn. There’s a tranquility at the point of inflection. Reminds […]
Today, July 27th, the Digest turns 16 years of age, and in some ways with the advanced bioeconomy we share the birthday, there was some gestation prior to the Digest’s appearance and the conventional bioeconomy had been with us for thousands of years and had experienced an energy renaissance, yes. Back then, however, there was […]
There are some days in the SAF story where the newsflow is so fast and promising that I am reminded of those Hollywood movies with jet aircraft in the mix where the wing commander orders the cocky yet benign pilots on a mission against desperate odds to “light the afterburners” in a bid to increase […]
As a world, we are on the cusp of an energy revolution. Whether in our homes or in industry, conserving energy is on everyone’s mind. Furthermore, wasting less and getting the most out of our resources are values that mirror the founding principles of Whitefox – to produce more from less, and prevent waste from […]
If you haven’t heard about the hot temperatures here on Earth this July, welcome back from your time in outer space. High temperatures tend to scream “forest fires coming!” and “let’s do more to reduce greenhouse gas emissions” to most people. For that reason, it is good news worth sharing that Kore Infrastructure have partnered […]
