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U.S. Biodiesel On Life Support, But Smiling

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Biodiesel, still a moneylosing proposition in the United States compared to oil-based diesel, is about to have its best year ever thanks to government tax credits and usage mandates. But it will take months for the biodiesel industry to bounce back after being stranded last year, when the government let its six-year subs idy expi
Crops, Forages

Perennial Crops Key To GHG-Neutral Crop Production

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Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is more than a public service – it can save farmers money, a soil scientist with the University of Manitoba says. Mario Tenuta says farmers don’t seem worried about the greenhouse gases (GHGs) they produce while growing food, despite the link with climate change. But farmers can benefit from reducing emissions
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Cyclone May Be Tipping Point In Australia Climate Policy Debate

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Australia has endured two of its deadliest summers on record, blamed in part on global warming, but record fires, floods and cyclones have not persuaded it to take strong action on climate change. But some experts hope that the arrival of giant Cyclone Yasi on the coast of Queensland, already hit by massive floods last
Crops

2010 Ties For Warmest Year, Emissions To Blame

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Last year tied for the warmest since data started in 1880, capping a decade of record high temperatures that shows mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions are heating the planet, a U.S. agency said. Global surface temperatures in 2010 were 1.12 F (0.62 C) above the 20th century average, tying the record set in 2005, the National
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A Farmer’s Friend Is Lost

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Many will mourn the passing of John Harapiak, who succumbed last week to cancer. The highly respected agronomist spent more than 40 years of his life serving western Canadian farmers through his work in soil fertility research and extension. Dubbed an “agricultural icon” by his colleagues, he was best known for his steadfast commitment to
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New Association Advances Composting Practices

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Composting is about to get a boost in Manitoba with the emergence of a new group focused on advancing both the science and the art of managing organic waste. The Manitoba Composting Association was formed after a meeting last September of representatives from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Ini t i a t i v
Crops, Oilseeds

Canola Biodiesel Mandate Remains In Limbo

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Canola, looks to miss out on potential domestic demand from biodiesel until Canada clarifies its fuel mandate and offers new incentives to an already heavily subsidized industry. Canada has finished selecting biodiesel plant proposals to receive funding from a $1.5-billion program, aiming to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 17 per cent by 2020 from 2005
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Golf Carts Studied For Green Transportation

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Move over golfers. Instead of simply scooting around the greens, those nifty little carts have a higher calling – making small-town living greener. As people increasingly turn to electric golf carts for short-distance travel in smaller towns, the province has launched a study to explore wider use of these types of vehicles as part of
Crops

EU Biofuels Growth On Hold As Green Benefits Queried

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The European Union’s biofuels industry is unlikely to expand until the debate about their impact on climate change is resolved and clear policies emerge, the head of a major U.K. biofuels firm said on Nov. 10. “The (biofuels) industry is being held back by a lack of robust discrimination between what is good and what
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Biofuel Worse For Climate Than Fossil Fuel: Study

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European plans to promote biofuels will drive farmers to convert 69,000 square km of wild land into fields and plantations, depriving the poor of food and accelerating climate change, a report by green groups warned. That estimated area equals the size of the Republic of Ireland. As a result, the extra biofuels that Europe will

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