wwwp.dailyclimate.org - 4/20/2009
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Daily Climate: California regulators, trying to assess the true environmental cost of corn ethanol, are poised to declare that the biofuel cannot help the state reduce global warming. As they see it, corn is no better – and might be worse – than petroleum when total greenhouse gas ...
sacbee.com - 4/25/2009
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sacbee.com —
Sacramento Bee: In car-crazy California, a new fuel
standard ordered by state officials to curb greenhouse gases
could dramatically change how vehicles run. It also could have a huge effect on cost. The petroleum industry and some economists say the ...
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California's low-carbon fuel standard has oil companies ...
grist.org - 4/16/2009
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grist.org —
Solaren, a stealthy Southern California startup founded by
veterans of key players in the military-industrial complex, is
betting on space-based solar power. The company’s first customer: Pacific Gas & Electric.
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California utility bets on space-based solar power
supereco.com - 4/21/2009
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The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a governmental
agency and part of the California EPA, is about
to announce that the corn ethanol math just doesn't make sense. Months (and years in some cases) after mainstream media outlets have declared that it might actually take more than one ...
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California to ethanol: You're not helping
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California may rule corn ethanol is not a globlal warming solution
Climate Progress —
... So reports The Daily Climate today. Let’s hope that California takes a leadership role here. The country is simply awash in too much corn ethanol. Current federal mandates would nearly double current production and consume about one third of the annual U.S. corn harvest. ...
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The Ethicurean —
... the saying goes, what gets measured gets improved — so the state’s Air Resources Board is working to measure the carbon output of ethanol compared to conventional fuel. It may rule later this week that corn-based ethanol doesn’t make the grade. Increased demand for corn could drive deforestation in other countries, and fewer trees = less carbon sequestration. If you factor that into the equation, corn-based ethanol pales in comparison to other alternative energy sources. (The Daily Climate - thanks, Stephanie!) ...
California to ethanol: You're not helping
Super Eco News Feed —
The California Air Resources Board (CARB), a governmental agency and part of the California EPA, is about to announce that the corn ethanol math just doesn't make sense. Months (and years in some cases) after mainstream media outlets have declared that it might actually take more than one gallon of petroleum to produce one gallon of supposedly environmentally-friendly ethanol fuel; and in the best-case scenario, roughly 1.34 BTUs of energy are produced using 1.00 BTUs of input (and all of the corn America grows, if converted to ethanol, would ...
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