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Do Scientists Have a Solution to the Oil Crisis?
Scientists believe they have found a solution to our current oil crisis by finding a better solution for biofuels.
I am so excited about this news that I could just spit! Let me explain why!
About 100 years ago, when I first visited South Carolina and Georgia, I was enthralled with all the greenness. I was particularly captivated [...]
The Greening of Venture Capital
It seems that everyone is going green these days, and venture capital is no exception. VCs are directing lots of money to start-ups developing more efficient solar panels, synthetic ethanols, and other clean technologies. Some see this sector as the next Internet. There is huge market potential and a favorable political climate on both sides of the aisle. There also appears to be widespread agreement that measures aimed at existing energy sources (like carbon cap-and-trade systems) might be u
Eco-Diary Rescue 5.31
There’s bad ethanol and good ethanol, with the corn-based stuff topping the list when it comes to bad. Or so goes the conventional environmental wisdom. Unfortunately, one of the good ethanols, the one that is fueling a hefty portion of Brazil’s vehicles, has problems, too. But, as Tom Philpott at Grist points out, the sugar-cane crop underpinning that product has a bad history and a not-so-good present. Sugarcane is a deeply ironic crop on which to hang a "sustainable energy revolution." His
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