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World Bank Knowingly Funds Harmful Biofuel Co. (www.motherjones.com) TMC

In our March/April 2009 issue, journalist Heather Rogers investigates the controversy surrounding biofuel production and the ever-expanding oil palm plantations in Indonesia. In her report, Rogers... More

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Submitted 6 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

NY Times details Southern Ute leadership in algae-driven biofuel (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

A biofuels project on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation in Southwest Colorado aimed at turning carbon-dioxide-hungry algae into vegetable oil for conversion into biodiesel caught the attention of... More

Tags: tmc,colorado independent,biofuel,oil,algae,energy,carbon dioxide,natural gas

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Vilsack earns green brownie points on biochar, Colorado roadless rule (coloradoindependent.com) TMC

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has been making the rounds in Colorado the last couple of days, earning points from enviros at the North American Biochar conference in Boulder and casting some doubt... More

Tags: tmc,colorado independent,roadless,north american biochar conference,biochar,biofuel,carbon,soil,global warming

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Should Beef Be Used As Biofuel? (www.motherjones.com) TMC

Just when you thought biofuel couldn't get any more contentious, bam, it totally did. Are you ready for this? Tesco, a UK-based retailer, sells 5,000 tons of expired meat a year to biofuel companies,... More

Tags: tmc,beef,mother jones,biofuel,tesco,vegan,animal rights,soy,corn

Submitted 7 months ago by saramediaconsortium | 0 Comments |

Biofueling Climate Change (www.grist.org) TMC

The use of crop-based biofuels could speed up rather than slow down global warming by fueling the destruction of rainforests, scientists warned Saturday.

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Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

Paving the Road to Hell (www.inthesetimes.com) TMC

Find the common thread and win a free Prozac prescription: Treating cattle for lameness and fever drives vultures to the brink of extinction; planting biofuel crops fuels...

Tags: extinction,cattle,tmc,diclofenac,food crop,biofuel

Submitted about 1 year ago by cdoherty | 0 Comments |

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