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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.
Chemistry World October 2011	Waste not, want not Will filling your car with biofuel ever be sustainable? Matthew Aylott says that new technology is set to make this dream a reality
Chemistry World December 4, 2015 Rebecca Trager	US biotech industry attacks delays on renewable fuels The biotechnology industry is warning that the two-year delay to implement the latest US renewable fuel rules has undercut investment in advanced and cellulosic biofuels.
Chemistry World April 12, 2012 Avtar Matharu	Renewable energy Biofuels as a subject is very diverse, spanning across several disciplines, scientific and non-scientific. James Speight has managed this challenge very well, by keeping focus on chemistry-related issues in the Biofuels Handbook.
Chemistry World January 14, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Flawed Policies Encourage Damaging Biofuels, Says Royal Society Simplistic policies are encouraging biofuels that don't cut greenhouse gases.
Chemistry World May 2008 Mark Peplow	Editorial: Reap what you sow The biofuel backlash is in full swing. It's being driven by rising food prices; farming subsidies that look more suspicious by the day; and a general feeling that people have been conned.
Geotimes March 2007 Rick Zalesky	Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles.
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.
IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Prachi Patel-Predd	U.S. Military in Hunt for Bio-based Jet Fuel The U.S. Department of Defense is pumping millions of dollars into projects to turn organic matter into jet fuels. If the military projects succeed, they could become a catalyst for planet-friendly commercial aviation technologies.
IDB America April 2008 Luis Alberto Moreno	Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels.
Investment Advisor May 2009 Vaughan Scully	The ETF Advisor: Energy Edge While there are no exchange-traded funds tracking the biodiesel market exclusively, these ETFs invest in many different alternative energy sources.
National Defense March 2012 McDonald & Beehler	Defense-Funded Biofuels Program Can Spur Production and Lower Risk to U.S. Government In the wake of failed federal loan guarantees for green companies such as Solyndra and Range Fuels, the alternative-energy industry needs solutions that decrease government risk and elicit bipartisan support.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can.
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.
Chemistry World May 2011 Bea Perks	Editorial: Biofuel ethics A new report calls on the UK government to encourage research into new types of biofuels that need less land, produce fewer greenhouse gases and do not compete with food production.
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.
Chemistry World July 12, 2012	US Navy goes green with biofuel plants The US Navy has joined with the energy and agriculture departments to commission private companies to build multiple commercial-scale biofuel refinery plants to supply its ships and planes.
IndustryWeek July 20, 2011 Frank Andorka	With Ethanol Getting Clipped, What's Next? As the battle over ethanol heats up, the next generation of biofuels waits for its moment in the spotlight.
National Defense January 2011 Eric Beidel	Navy Takes Biofuels Campaign Into Uncharted Waters The Pentagon of today has launched another campaign to look for homegrown solutions to its energy crisis. This crusade could have lasting impacts as the military tries to jumpstart an alternative fuels industry that needs a poster child.
Chemistry World April 2009	The biofuel future The chemistry to convert waste into fuels is now being tested at pilot plants around the world. We may have the science, but are governments and industry ready, asks Emma Davies
The Motley Fool July 15, 2009 David Lee Smith	Is Exxon Going Green? Long criticized ExxonMobil is moving in new renewable energy directions.
Chemistry World July 15, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Exxon and Venter to create fuel of the future Oil giant ExxonMobil has finally entered the biofuel race and signed up biotechnology company Synthetic Genomics (SGI) to help produce next generation biofuels from photosynthetic algae.
IDB America August 2007	Potholes on the Road Toward Sustainable Fuels An interview with independent consultant and Greaseball Challenge survivor Suzanne Hunt about her trip and the outlook for biofuel producers in Central America.
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.
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.
Wired October 2006	My Big Biofuels Bet It may surprise you to learn that the most promising solution to our nation's energy crisis begins in the bowels of a waste trough, under the slotted concrete floor of a giant pen that holds 28,000 beef cattle.
The Motley Fool August 12, 2008 Toby Shute	A Busy Week for Biofuels While falling oil and gas prices may have stolen the show lately, there's been a feast of alternative fuel news this week as well.
National Defense January 2011 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Tells Biofuels Industry to 'Bring It' The Air Force within the next five years wants to be able to go on a shopping spree to snap up several hundred million gallons of alternative fuels produced within U.S. borders.
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.
Chemistry World May 2008 Jeremy Tomkinson	The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise.
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 March 5, 2008 Toby Shute	Innovation Series: Biofuels The search is on for a cheap, renewable fuel.
Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey	It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter.
Fast Company November 19, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	United Continental Pursues Sustainable Aviation With Biofuels Investors, researchers, and executives are discovering new ways to make and use biofuels.
IEEE Spectrum November 2010 Pienkos et al.	Betting on Algal Biofuels Algae could make the perfect renewable fuel. Major oil companies, including Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, and Royal Dutch Shell, are studying this idea.
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Not Much Energy Generated by DOE's Greenbacks The Defense Department is the government's energy hog. But it is the Department of Energy that is responsible for leading the government's technology efforts in developing replacements for fossil fuels.
Smithsonian April 2007 Eric Jaffe	The World After Oil As the planet warms up, eco-friendly fuels can't get here fast enough.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Toby Shute	Stick That in Your Fuel Tank and Burn It Animal fats are increasingly making their way into renewable fuels.
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Military's Green Projects Could Benefit the Nation The Pentagon is better positioned than most other agencies to lead the way in renewable energy.
Popular Mechanics January 16, 2008 Chuck Tannert	Ethanol Makes Mini Comeback: Live at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show The sun may be setting on corn-based ethanol as Detroit revs up with cellulosic ethanol concept cars and tech investments.
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	In the Race to Be Green, Navy Moves to the Front of the Pack The Navy is positioning itself to take the lead among the military services in the use of renewable energy and in planning for future contingencies that may result from climate change.
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 November 18, 2008 Matt Wilkinson	The promise of algae As the hype surrounding corn-derived ethanol fades, interest in liquid fuels harvested from an alternative biological source - algae - is rapidly increasing. Several companies' efforts are detailed.
Chemistry World October 30, 2012 Laura Howes	Algal biofuel's viability questioned According to a new report, using current technologies, even scaling up production to meet 5% of the US's transportation fuel needs would cause serious problems.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2009 David Lee Smith	BP May Come to Mean "Biofuels Pro" BP is taking the lead among Big Oil for the next generation of biofuels.
Geotimes May 2005 Sara Pratt	Soot From Indian Cooking A new study says that residential cooking -- with stoves that burn wood, crop waste and dried animal manure -- is actually the largest source of soot emissions in India. Understanding this pollution source could have an important role in bettering both air quality and climate models.
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.