Saving forest is beyond the power of Indonesia’s government
Saving forest is beyond the power of Indonesia’s government, according to a report in the Jakarta Post. Here’s the extract Agriculture Minister AntonApriyantono on Tuesday defended Indonesia’s drive to...
View ArticleBiofuels: is the cure worse than the disease?
Biofuels: is the cure worse than the disease? That is the question posed by Ron Steenblick, and Richard Doornbosch in a recent online publication.
View ArticleJournal of Conservation Biology slams palm oil plantations
According to a report on the BBC today, the Journal of Conservation Biology says that palm oil plantations are bad for biodiversity in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia. It takes a higher...
View ArticleA time to look back and a time to look forward
As 2008 draws to a close it is time to look back and assess how well I did in my predictions for 2008, at the start of the year, and let you know about a couple of guest bloggers who have very kindly...
View ArticleLondon to get ring of biofuel power stations
London is to get a ring of veg oil fueled electricity generation stations, according to a report on the BBC. What is not clear from the report, which says the company planning to build up to eight...
View ArticleWal-Mart is using biofuel and reclaimed cooking oil in truck fleet
Wal-Mart is using biofuel and reclaimed cooking oil in truck fleet, that’s according to Tree Hugger. Now if a firm the size of Wal-Mart starts getting really serious about used cooking oil then the...
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The Malaysian Minster of Plantation Indusries on sustainability
The Malaysian Minister of Plantation Industries spoke exclusively to the World Refinning Association ahead of the Asian Biofuels Roundtable to be held in Malaysia at 23-25 March. It is interesting that...
View Article“first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil”-researcher
A study scheduled for presentation at the 237th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society will show “the first economical way to produce biodiesel from algae oil,”according to lead researcher...
View ArticleNovozymes in China biofuel project.
Novozymes and China National Cereals, China Oil & FoodstuffCorp (COFCO) and Asian refiner China Petroleum and ChemicalCorp (Sinopec) in February to develop anindustry chain to collect agricultural...
View ArticleGreenpeace protests against Neste’s palm biofuel plans
Greenpeace is objecting to Neste’s plans to become the world’s largest consumer of plam oil as it ramps up biofuels production, according to a report on ICIS news. Disclosure (I work for ICIS. About...
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