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Science News
July 22, 2006
Ben Harder |
Demand for Ethanol May Drive Up Food Prices The production of ethanol from corn and other crops for fuel could drive up food prices.   |
BusinessWeek
February 5, 2007
Carey & Carter |
Food vs. Fuel As energy demands devour crops once meant for sustenance, the economics of agriculture are being rewritten. |
Chemistry World
February 16, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Against the Grain Scientists warn that corn-based ethanol can't realistically cut carbon emissions or gasoline usage. This hasn't stopped US ethanol producers happily gobbling up corn, galvanized by high oil prices and generous tax credits. |
BusinessWeek
April 14, 2011
Jon Birger |
The Battle Royale for Supercorn Corn that doesn't need so much nitrogen could cut America's $8-billion-a-year fertilizer bill, send less pollution into the water and less carbon into the air. Meet the scientists trying to build a better kernel |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2010
David Schneider |
Biofuel's Water Problem Irrigating biofuel crops on a grand scale would be disastrous. When water enters the equation, biofuels are a lot less attractive than the stuff they're replacing. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006 |
What Good Are Biofuels? Crops that double as energy sources are cheap, abundant, and homegrown. Yet as farmers rush to transform food crops into fuel, some environmentalists have begun to fret. |
Geotimes
January 2007
Cassandra Willyard |
Bush Renews Call for Renewable Fuels Although healthcare and the Iraq strategy were hot topics of discussion following President George W. Bush's State of the Union address Tuesday, energy was front and center in the domestic portion of this year's address. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
Fertilizer Companies Are Crushing It Take a look at this industry that has been doing extremely well and looks every bit worth watching. |
The Motley Fool
October 24, 2007
Ron Vlieger |
Thanks for the Profits, Mr. Gore! Ethanol is boosting this Dutch farm equipment manufacturer's bottom line. Shareholders should give a toast to the former vice president to celebrate the company's outstanding results. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
US farm bill promotes advanced biofuels Legislation that promotes biofuels made from non-food crops and offers incentives to move away from corn ethanol production has been passed in the United States. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2012
Neha Chamaria |
What's In Store for Terra in 2012? Will Terra Nitrogen's good run continue next year? |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Planting the Seeds of a Biofuels Boom After one successful biofuel plant, Minnesota farmer Loren Forrest plans to build two more, one that uses cellulosic materials. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
New Kid on the Farm: Cellulosic Ethanol The technology may not be ready until 2009, but investors should take note today. |
Food Engineering
February 1, 2008 |
Cracking the Corn for Ethanol Some ethanol producers have, indeed, been using the entire corn kernel for ethanol but others, such as progressive food ingredient producers, see the value of using just part of the corn kernel to produce ethanol. |
Chemistry World
February 7, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Biofuel Carbon Debt May Take Centuries to Repay Most biofuels may increase greenhouse gas emissions because clearing grassland or forest to plant them releases carbon dioxide. |
The Motley Fool
May 15, 2007
Robert Aronen |
The Politics of Ethanol The political tailwind behind ethanol is unstoppable. Still, even with the tailwind, investors need to pay attention to value in this area. With the ethanol hype bubbling over, most of the companies mentioned here are priced for excellent performance. |
The Motley Fool
October 8, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
Mosaic Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Mosaic Company jump more than 10% in intraday trading, as the entire agriculture sector catches fire. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
Simon Johnson |
The (Food) Price of Success Higher global demand for calories brings inflationary pressure and more. |
IEEE Spectrum
January 2007
William Sweet |
Corn-o-Copia In today's hothouse political climate, some weird ethanol projects have taken root along with essentially sound ones. |
Chemistry World
October 2011
Jeremy Woods et al. |
Facing up to the Challenges of Sustainable Development Biofuels are needed more urgently than ever, but issues of land use change and management must be considered first. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2009
Divan & Kreikebaum |
Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2008
James B. Meigs |
The Ethanol Fallacy: Op-Ed America needs smart alternative to oil, but the just-passed energy bill puts too much emphasis on the wrong alternative |
The Motley Fool
February 5, 2011
Dana Blankenhorn |
Throwing Corn off the Green Bus Is the best way to accelerate the move to truly renewable ethanol, to cellulosic alcohol, for the rest of the renewables industry to let corn go? |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2007
Jack Uldrich |
Cobs Clobber VeraSun's Profits High corn prices hammer the ethanol producer's second-quarter earnings. Shocked investors drove shares down by as much as 15%. |
The Motley Fool
September 29, 2011
Neha Chamaria |
This Booming Business Could Grow Your Portfolio Agriculture stocks have done well in their recent quarters. |
BusinessWeek
April 29, 2010
Kaskey & Ligi |
The Seed Makers Who Don't Pray for Rain Agricultural companies tweak crops to flourish with less. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2009
Brian Orelli |
Monsanto Goes Brown to Make Green The agricultural giant is buying WestBred, a privately held wheat breeding company for $45 million. |
The Motley Fool
January 13, 2012
Dan Caplinger |
What Cheaper Food Means for Your Portfolio Corn prices plummeted yesterday. Here's how you can win from it. |
Wired
June 23, 2008
Ben Paynter |
Feeding the Masses: Data In, Crop Predictions Out Last October, agricultural consultancy Lanworth not only correctly projected that the US Department of Agriculture had overestimated the nation's corn crop, it nailed the margin: roughly 200 million bushels. |
BusinessWeek
March 19, 2007
Gene G. Marcial |
Ethanol Is Music To Mosaic's Ears As corn prices shoot up, fertilizer prices are soaring, too. Little-known Mosaic is a pure fertilizer play. |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2012
Jim Mueller |
This Fertilizer Company Will Help Grow Your Portfolio Fertilizer is a necessity. So is this company. |
Science News
February 3, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Ethanol Juggernaut Diverts Corn from Food to Fuel Corn feeds the production of meat and dairy goods in the United States, so those products are likely to increase in price as ethanol fuel demands more of the country's corn supply. |
The Motley Fool
April 6, 2011
Selena Maranjian |
A Real Estate Boom You Haven't Totally Missed Growing demand could give these investments a rosy future. In addition to houses and condominiums, real estate involves plain old land -- and right now, American farmland is growing in value at a decent clip. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
Adrienne Carter |
Harvesting Green Power Farmers are sowing the seeds of an alternative energy future. But how much of the country can we fuel on corn? |
The Motley Fool
August 17, 2010
Selena Maranjian |
Is Agriculture a Buy? ETFs can give you easy access to a wide-ranging sector. |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2009
James Urquhart |
US biofuel funding boost The US biofuel industry has been given a funding boost and a policy makeover by the US administration, guiding the nation towards a more energy independent and environmentally friendly future, say officials. |
Smithsonian
April 2007
Eric Jaffe |
The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough. |
Geotimes
October 2007
Josh Trapani |
Energy Independence and Climate Change: Linked but Separate Achieving increased energy independence and mitigating climate change impacts are complex but vital issues. |
BusinessWeek
January 6, 2011
Alan Bjerga |
A Global Scare in Food Prices With drought and flood clobbering harvests, forecasters see significant food price increases in 2011 |
Finance & Development
March 2011
Helbling & Roache |
Rising Prices on the Menu Higher food prices may be here to stay. |
The Motley Fool
August 4, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Don't Let Your Portfolio Get Wished Into the Cornfield High corn prices are crushing profits in certain industries. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 3, 2008
Julia Hanna |
HBS Cases: Economics of the Ethanol Business By investing in corn-based ethanol, farmers reduce their exposure to corn prices, but at the expense of exposure to the oil market. |
Fast Company
October 2008
Elizabeth Svoboda |
The Future of Farming is in Nitrogen Efficiency A California biotech firm claims a gene that makes plants use nitrogen more efficiently can transform agriculture, make lots of money -- and slash greenhouse-gas emissions. |
Reason
March 2007
Katherine Mangu-Ward |
Subsidy Creep American produce growers should get the same treatment as corn and wheat farmers if our farm policy is to be equitable, predictable and beyond challenge. |
The Motley Fool
July 1, 2011
Jacob Roche |
Mr. Market Mistakes Good News for Bad What's going on with these fertilizer stocks? |
National Defense
January 2009
Frodl & Manoyan |
Mileage Mandates and Biofuels Aren't Silver Bullets The United States cannot ignore the many serious unintended consequences on the food supply, dwindling habitats for endangered species, and the reduction of carbon sinks for the atmosphere, when bio-ethanol is not providing more energy security or energy independence. |
Food Processing
July 2011
Dave Fusaro |
Editor's Plate: Time to End the Ethanol Insanity The food vs. fuel debate is tipping our way; don't let the momentum die. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2009
Toby Shute |
Pain Persists for Potash PotashCorp has once again cut its earnings guidance for 2009, but with the seeds being sewn for a rebound, next year's prospects remain bright. |
The Motley Fool
May 26, 2011
Michael Johnston |
Global X Debuts Fertilizer ETF (SOIL) SOIL is based on an investment theme related to increased consumption and ongoing urbanization in emerging markets. |
Popular Mechanics
February 11, 2008
Chuck Tannert |
Coskata's $1/Gallon 'Trash-to-Gas' Tech Starts Up Ethanol 2.0: How It Works New startup company says it can make ethanol from almost any carbon-rich source for less than $1 a gallon. |
