Wave of Support for Approval for Switchgrass

10 Jan, 2008 01:37 pm Simon Robinson writes on his blog about the reaction regarding switchgrass as a biofuels source.

Trading Pollution for Clean Development

28 Dec, 2007 02:12 pm This film, in 2 parts, gives an introduction to global warming and the Kyoto Protocol. It shows how one NGO in Karnataka is trading reduced carbon emissions...

Improving Soil Strength Under Roads with Ethanol Co-Products

27 Dec, 2007 12:05 pm Iowa?s soil is great for growing corn. But it?s not so great for building roads. Iowa?s soil is mostly soft clay and till deposited by glaciers. It?...

Large Hadron Collider (2/3)

29 Nov, 2007 10:58 am This part of the documentary from BlueSci continues with the LHC project and discusses one of the most anticipated aspects of the LHC in the search for...

Green Roofs: Ecosystem Services and Research Frontiers

26 Nov, 2007 02:00 pm Green roofs are roofs with vegetation and substrate. They promote energy conservation in buildings, reduce the urban heat island effect,...

Clarke's Wager

20 Nov, 2007 11:04 am Some 350 years ago, mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal argued that it is better to wager for the existence of God than against it since the benefits...

The Bust of the Great Ethanol Boom

8 Nov, 2007 10:36 am President Bush promised to expand American biofuel production, but the result has been worse than nothing. Corn is a poor source for energy,...

Biofuels and Rationality

7 Nov, 2007 11:30 am There were several studies on biofuels issued last week, while I was away...

Post-Peak Oil (PPO) and Climate Change: A Call to Peaceful Arms

23 Nov, 2007 11:34 am This is a short article on community transformation in a time of preparation for a post cheap oil future. On the face of it,...

High Oil Prices = High Biofuel Prices

6 Nov, 2007 11:47 am You know that forever I have beaten the drum that high fossil fuel prices would make biofuels more expensive due to their poor EROEI..

Has Peak Oil Been Reached? No!

5 Nov, 2007 12:51 pm The Energy Watch Group released a report last week, stating that peak oil was reached in 2006. Scitizen sought the professional view of Dr Peter Jackson...

Has Peak Oil Been Reached? Yes!

5 Nov, 2007 06:52 pm The Energy Watch Group released a report last week, stating that peak oil was reached in 2006. Scitizen speaks to Mr Jorg Schindler,...

Harvesting the Wind

30 Oct, 2007 12:02 pm This is the first in a series of video podcasts for the PBS series e2 energy. Each podcast takes you beyond the episodes and deeper into the world of alternative...

Making Biofuel from Straw?

26 Oct, 2007 11:30 am Researchers from Warwick University assess straw as a source of alternative energy.

San Francisco's Green Power Goal: Solar Panels at San Francisco Airport (SFO)

2 Oct, 2007 11:14 am Your Green Life Eco News is a 90-second news segment airing 4 times a day / 5 days a week (9:58a, 1:58p, 7:58p and 9:58p) on Your TV20 (KBWB-TV San Francisco)...

Silicon Nanoparticles Enhance Performance of Solar Cells

4 Sep, 2007 02:15 pm Semiconductor fluorescent nanomaterial may find applications in photovoltaic (PV) solar cell technology through the development of cells based entirely...

Coal + Corn = Bad Policy

29 Jun, 2007 03:14 pm In 2005 and 2006 Heron Lake Bioenergy, a coal-fired, corn ethanol plant with a capacity of 55 million gallons per year was embroiled in litigation hoping...

Biodiesel: King of Alternative Fuels

10 May, 2007 06:58 pm Biodiesel has a much greater energy content than ethanol, and diesel engines are more efficient than spark ignition engines. The energy return for biodiesel...

[Video] Ethanol May Increase the Number of Respiratory-Related Deaths and Hospitalizations

4 May, 2007 12:42 pm We've recently published an interview of Marc Jacobson, lead author of a report on the safety of Ethanol. The report suggests that in fact this popular...