…not going to do much for global warming, but it will do quite a lot to benefit the renewable fuel industry and it will also indirectly benefit corn price
Category: biofuels
Turning Food into Jet Fuel
One of the absolutely nuttier ideas to come out of the climate change / anti-fossil fuels mania of modern times comes from the international airlines business. They are being pushed…
A Closer Look at the Impact of Bioenergy
…the EU and US drive for biofuels has had by far the biggest effect on food supply and prices.
Right, New York Times, Biofuels Are Bad for the Environment
Biofuels are neither a practical nor desirable replacement for fossil fuels, even if they needed replacing, which they don’t.
ExxonMobil Cans Algae (greenwash failure)
The end of algae as a substitute for crude oil comes after $350 million and 14 years of commitment.
Guardian: “This ‘climate-friendly’ fuel comes with an astronomical cancer risk”
The Guardian seems to be falling out of love with the Biden administration’s plan to recycle plastic into allegedly toxic biofuel. Chevron denies there is a problem.
EU Votes to Keep Burning Forests Because of Climate Change
In the 16th Century, coal saved the forests of Britain and Europe from total extinction. My question, who or what will save the forests this time?
Reuters Writes that US Government is Unfair to……Oil Refineries?
But today, the nation’s ethanol plants produce more than double the climate-damaging pollution, per gallon of fuel production capacity, than the nation’s oil refineries, according to a Reuters analysis of…
Burning Imported Wood in Drax Power Plant ‘Doesn’t Make Sense’, Says Kwarteng
The importing of wood to burn in Drax power station “is not sustainable” and “doesn’t make any sense”, the business and energy secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, told a private meeting of…
Tuesday Titter – Burnt Edition
Josh writes” Another ‘Then and Now’ cartoon inspired by the brilliant @LD_Sceptics article “There is No Food Crisis – If Only We Stopped Burning it as ‘Green’ Biofuel“#NetZeroScam Like his…
Researchers: Wood Burning Unsustainable, Huge Footprint…”Will Accelerate Warming For Decades”
The researchers say governments have been using “ false accounting” when calculating forest bioenergy’s emissions and that it “must end”.
U.S. Corn-Based Ethanol Worse For The Climate Than Gasoline, Study Finds
…such that the carbon intensity of corn ethanol produced under the RFS is no less than gasoline and likely at least 24% higher.
Prince Charles’ Climate Friendly Automobile Runs on Fine Wine and Cheese
Prince Charles has triggered global ridicule, after revealing his climate sacrifices include converting his antique Aston Martin to run on fine wine and cheese byproducts.
First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico
“Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area,” says Roberson. “We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska,…
Oregon climate activist wants to ban diesel fuel
From the “How many protest big rigs do you want in your front yard?” department comes this lunacy out of the Oregon legislature courtesy of Representative Karin A. Power, Democrat –…
Airline Execs Discuss Biofuel with Biden
According to a United Nations report, the early Obama era biofuel push exacerbated widespread food shortages, causing severe hardship in poor countries. But this track record of disaster has not…
British Airforce to Modify F-35s, Typhoons and Wildcat Choppers to Run on Biofuel
The British Airforce has committed to modifying military aircraft to run on biofuel. My question – does the war end when the chip fat runs out?
Claim: Study confirms contribution of bioenergy to climate change mitigation
That biofuels can contribute to a cleaner global energy mix is widely accepted, but the net benefits of bioenergy in terms of mitigating greenhouse gases (GHG) are moot. Some argue,…
Food Prices and Ethanol Mandates
By Andy May This post is a follow up to my previous post on biofuels, here we discuss the impact of biofuels on food prices in more detail. Ethanol has…
Biofuels
By Andy May According to Exxon-Mobil, 9% of the world’s energy came from biofuels in 2017. They do not expect this percentage to increase by 2040, and it may go…
No end in sight for the biofuel wars
Biofuels are unsustainable in every way, but still demand – and get – preferential treatment Guest post by Paul Driessen, The Big Oil-Big Biofuel wars rage on. From my perch,…
Brazil’s Fires and Biofuels.
Guest post by Jim Steele What’s Natural Brazil’s Fires and Biofuels. Published in the Pacifica Tribune September 11, 2019 From leaf cutting ants that cultivate fungus gardens to flowers that…
Trump Allows For Expanded Ethanol Sales As Chinese Tariffs Squeeze Farmers
From The Daily Caller Michael Bastasch | Energy Editor The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Friday it would allow the year-round sale of higher ethanol gasoline. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler…
