
Tag Archives Bioenergy

Cutting the cost of ethanol
Researchers devise a way to reduce the amount of enzymes needed to convert biomass into biofuels
Editorial: Biofuels fight

In Trump freeze, U.S. agencies delay rules affecting farms
The move creates an air of uncertainty surrounding key provisions, such as the U.S. renewable fuel standard

Ottawa needs to get serious about encouraging renewable fuels
A constantly churning industry with various provincial standards isn’t a good foundation for growth, proponents say

U.S. refiners revamp operations as renewable fuel costs surge
Pressure is building to tweak renewable fuel standards as refiner profit margins are crushed

Canadian biofuels are a success story
Well-designed renewable fuel policies can be good for the environment, the economy, and agricultural producers

Biofuels are mankind’s greatest blunder
Proponents of biofuels are simply refusing to count their true environmental cost

Manitoba college heats campus with cattails
Using cattails to provide heat makes wetlands more economically viable and therefore more likely to be retained

Scientists seek biofuel clues in panda poo
The scat could show how tough plants can be digested

Unintended consequences of U.S. biofuel policy
Corn and soy for ethanol were grown on marginal land which could have emitted as much carbon dioxide as 34 coal-fired power plants