On AlterNet: biofuel

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Why Corporations, Emerging Powers and Petro-States Are Snapping Up Huge Chunks of Farmland in the Developing World

Scott Thill, AlterNet. August 11, 2009.

In the past six months, big players in the global economy have grabbed 50 million acres of arable land, from Africa to Southeast Asia.

Why Our Next Fuel Source May Come from Our Own Waste

Greg Breining, Yale Environment 360. July 13, 2009.

One researcher has figured out how to use human waste to make the fuel of the future while also treating sewage.

Water for Energy: The Bad Bet for Biofuels

Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute. June 25, 2009.

It takes 50 gallons of water to produce the ethanol biofuels needed to drive a car one mile, using irrigated corn.

Ethanol Is a Disaster, But What About Other Biofuels?

Jenna Scatena, AlterNet. January 12, 2009.

In the midst of corn ethanol's failing, researchers may have found a new hope for biofuel -- just in time.

Obama's Energy Plans Fail to Address Our Water Woes

Kyle Rabin, Network For New Energy Choices. December 12, 2008.

Obama's plans address clean energy and climate change, but are silent on the related implications for the nation's water supply.

Billionaire Fashion Magnate Begins Building Massive Alternative Energy Network

Elizabeth Nash, Independent UK. December 1, 2008.

The ambitions of Spain's richest man is boundless and his energy networks already stretch to three continents.

If This Animated Video Doesn't Get Us Off Oil, Nothing Will

Brave New Films, Brave New Films. August 1, 2008.

Calling for an end to oil addiction.

Drive 1,000 Miles or Feed a Person for a Year? The Biofuels Dilemma

Stan Cox, AlterNet. May 9, 2008.

Can the pumping of ethanol into American fuel tanks really make it harder for parents to feed their families?

The Folly of Turning Water into Fuel

Stan Cox, AlterNet. March 22, 2008.

Agribusiness and politicians are sucking our country dry with mandates for biofuels.

The Energy Solution That Dare Not Speak Its Name: Gas Rationing

Raymond J. Learsy, Huffington Post. July 23, 2007.

Is a gas rationing a viable solution to the energy crisis?

Why Does Milk Cost More Than Gas?

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. July 20, 2007.

Our unabated appetite for gas-guzzling cars and the wrongheaded belief that ethanol is the answer means pricey milk for everyone.

The Great Biofuel Hoax

Eric Holt-Gimenez, Indypendent. June 25, 2007.

Touted by politicians and industry as "green" energy, biofuels come with a high price tag.

Biofuels Are an Environmental Dead End

Tom Philpott, Grist.org. December 13, 2006.

Tom Philpott questions biofuels skeptic extraordinaire David Pimentel about why crop-based energy won't work.