Timeframes can be problematic.
Biofuel flying will take off in three years, says Boeing
When these guys, and celeb supporters like Richard Branson, though biofuels were the answer, few would have argued.
Now it is a new ball game.
ps: note 'Will' turns to 'Could'
Showing posts with label Junkk - BIOFUEL. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Junkk - BIOFUEL. Show all posts
Monday, October 27, 2008
Sunday, September 28, 2008
CATEGORY - BIOFUELS
Time to break this out as a separate category.
And also to note that when discussed before (as it is, often), the archiving separates singular from plurals, so you need to check 'BIOFUEL' and 'BIOFUELS' (see links at end) to get the full collection.
I will... one day... try to bring them all under here, but this is where it will all go from now on.
Sunday Times - Biofuels: Fields of dreams - a fair summary to kick off
BBC - Call for delay to biofuels policy
Guardian - Top scientists warn against rush to biofuel
Guardian - Biofuels: a solution that became part of the problem
Food&Drink.com - Nestle chief warns biofuels threaten food supplies - another take... from a surprising source
The Register - Dave of Solarventi has flagged this up in comments: I think it worthy of a main link: Pork and politics energise the biofuel delusion - I really like their contributors' writing style (erring on the very witty, with a touch of sarky), but the sheer logic that their science base makes for compelling argument and opinion. Plus, even if they may not see it in such terms, they are very much in the vanguard of genuine enviROI+ advocacy. I might also have to lob this in the Compost and FWD categories, too.... assuming he's right.
Had to drop a note:
'And the prize for GW claptrap reporting goes, once again to, the BBC.'
To this statement, at the very least... Amen.
Whatever else one might think about the various issues surrounding 'Probably man-worsened climate change', I am still trying to get around our national broadcaster's total lack of irony.
Around the ice shelf story they had no problem advocating moon burials and a crew flying to Midway Island to go beachcombing for plastic to show how a bag ban will solve the various e-crises.
ps: Back on-topic, kudos for a most worthwhile story for those simply keen to avoid waste and reduce unnecessary greenhouse nasties going up - no matter what - 'in the name of green'.
Beverage Daily - Biofuels policy requires focus on sustainability, says CIAA
Guardian CiF - NEW - Fuelling the debate - no post as yet, oddly
Edie - Biofuel demand 'will increase GHGs'
The Register - Boffinry bigwig puts another boot into biofuels - Obviously not a 'pro' piece. Worth reading for some interesting (and funny) science-savvy comments.
Guardian - Demands for crackdown on biofuels scam - (links in piece to other info, some objective facts) The negatives just keep on piling up, which is a pity, as I am sure that in amongst it all there could be a positive angle to tell.. and embrace. I feel for all those who are trying to make businesses out of doing the right thing, in the right way, but will get tarred by a rather broad brush.
Guardian - Germany drops 'roadmap to biofuels' for cars
Guardian - Poor go hungry while rich fill their tanks - Lumme.. the negatives are piling up. I have to wonder if we are getting the true picture or as extreme a swing away as we had to that got the industry in this pickle.
Observer - Darling calls for urgent review of biofuel policies - That'll crack it, a 'review' is 'called for'.
Telegraph - Biofuel potential for commercially grown grass - rare good news?
Guardian - Biofuels: a blueprint for the future? - Not sure I'd call it a 'debate' as billed, but some views from a couple of bods who should know a thing or two. Trouble is, they are pols.
Newsnight & Indy - via Junkk -
Guardian - Fuelling the food crisis
Indy - Why biofuels could actually mean more CO2 emissions - That's a no form the UK's chemists (well CEO of their society), then.
gas2org - Twenty-Two Biodiesel Myths Dispelled -
Guardian - Brazil rejects biofuels criticism - And how. I have popped the Prez' comment as Quote of the Day
The Register - Royal Navy warships could run on sunflower oil - if fresh - 'Make smoke...d herrings, Number One' Actually, some interesting facts!
SAAB - Fuelling the BioPower argument - Bear in mind that this is from a company who makes a car that runs on the stuff.
Times - Biofuel: a tankful of weed juice
Guardian - The biofuel solution - Were it as simple as inferred
Guardian - Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis - Oh, dear. But shush, it's a secret. And soon there will be another report that says teh exact opposite, I'm sure.
The Grocer - Biofuels to blame for food price rises
Observer - Exclusive: we publish the biofuels report they didn't want you to read - I crank an eyebrow at anyything billed thus, mind.
Guardian - UK biofuel 'not up to standard' - That's alsmost 1 in 5! Whe do I suspect getting it to 38% might get billed by some as 100% improved!
BBC - EU in crop biofuel goal rethink
Times - NEW - Pumping the biofuels, from Rio to the Humber
INFORMATION
BBC Green - Sixty-second-guide-to-biofuels
Guardian - Q&A: Biofuels
Renewable Fuels Agency -
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
And also to note that when discussed before (as it is, often), the archiving separates singular from plurals, so you need to check 'BIOFUEL' and 'BIOFUELS' (see links at end) to get the full collection.
I will... one day... try to bring them all under here, but this is where it will all go from now on.
Sunday Times - Biofuels: Fields of dreams - a fair summary to kick off
BBC - Call for delay to biofuels policy
Guardian - Top scientists warn against rush to biofuel
Guardian - Biofuels: a solution that became part of the problem
Food&Drink.com - Nestle chief warns biofuels threaten food supplies - another take... from a surprising source
The Register - Dave of Solarventi has flagged this up in comments: I think it worthy of a main link: Pork and politics energise the biofuel delusion - I really like their contributors' writing style (erring on the very witty, with a touch of sarky), but the sheer logic that their science base makes for compelling argument and opinion. Plus, even if they may not see it in such terms, they are very much in the vanguard of genuine enviROI+ advocacy. I might also have to lob this in the Compost and FWD categories, too.... assuming he's right.
Had to drop a note:
'And the prize for GW claptrap reporting goes, once again to, the BBC.'
To this statement, at the very least... Amen.
Whatever else one might think about the various issues surrounding 'Probably man-worsened climate change', I am still trying to get around our national broadcaster's total lack of irony.
Around the ice shelf story they had no problem advocating moon burials and a crew flying to Midway Island to go beachcombing for plastic to show how a bag ban will solve the various e-crises.
ps: Back on-topic, kudos for a most worthwhile story for those simply keen to avoid waste and reduce unnecessary greenhouse nasties going up - no matter what - 'in the name of green'.
Beverage Daily - Biofuels policy requires focus on sustainability, says CIAA
Guardian CiF - NEW - Fuelling the debate - no post as yet, oddly
Edie - Biofuel demand 'will increase GHGs'
The Register - Boffinry bigwig puts another boot into biofuels - Obviously not a 'pro' piece. Worth reading for some interesting (and funny) science-savvy comments.
Guardian - Demands for crackdown on biofuels scam - (links in piece to other info, some objective facts) The negatives just keep on piling up, which is a pity, as I am sure that in amongst it all there could be a positive angle to tell.. and embrace. I feel for all those who are trying to make businesses out of doing the right thing, in the right way, but will get tarred by a rather broad brush.
Guardian - Germany drops 'roadmap to biofuels' for cars
Guardian - Poor go hungry while rich fill their tanks - Lumme.. the negatives are piling up. I have to wonder if we are getting the true picture or as extreme a swing away as we had to that got the industry in this pickle.
Observer - Darling calls for urgent review of biofuel policies - That'll crack it, a 'review' is 'called for'.
Telegraph - Biofuel potential for commercially grown grass - rare good news?
Guardian - Biofuels: a blueprint for the future? - Not sure I'd call it a 'debate' as billed, but some views from a couple of bods who should know a thing or two. Trouble is, they are pols.
Newsnight & Indy - via Junkk -
Guardian - Fuelling the food crisis
Indy - Why biofuels could actually mean more CO2 emissions - That's a no form the UK's chemists (well CEO of their society), then.
gas2org - Twenty-Two Biodiesel Myths Dispelled -
Guardian - Brazil rejects biofuels criticism - And how. I have popped the Prez' comment as Quote of the Day
The Register - Royal Navy warships could run on sunflower oil - if fresh - 'Make smoke...d herrings, Number One' Actually, some interesting facts!
SAAB - Fuelling the BioPower argument - Bear in mind that this is from a company who makes a car that runs on the stuff.
Times - Biofuel: a tankful of weed juice
Guardian - The biofuel solution - Were it as simple as inferred
Guardian - Secret report: biofuel caused food crisis - Oh, dear. But shush, it's a secret. And soon there will be another report that says teh exact opposite, I'm sure.
The Grocer - Biofuels to blame for food price rises
Observer - Exclusive: we publish the biofuels report they didn't want you to read - I crank an eyebrow at anyything billed thus, mind.
Guardian - UK biofuel 'not up to standard' - That's alsmost 1 in 5! Whe do I suspect getting it to 38% might get billed by some as 100% improved!
BBC - EU in crop biofuel goal rethink
Times - NEW - Pumping the biofuels, from Rio to the Humber
INFORMATION
BBC Green - Sixty-second-guide-to-biofuels
Guardian - Q&A: Biofuels
Renewable Fuels Agency -
Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO)
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Bye bye bio?
Gosh, it's a stirring pot. And the question is, does the totality of the biofuel industry deserve to get tarred by what's looking like a very broad brush?
The responses to such pieces can often be insightful as the story itself...
Newsnight - Unsustainable world? -
Newsnight - Biofuel -
Newsnight - Unsustainable world? -
I noted one biofuel advocate in understandable Mandy Rice Davis mode as saying 'We can't do nothing about climate change' which, some have stated (including Mr. Paxman) without qualification as being 'man-made'. I have some problem with this definition purely as being an easy source of distraction to climate optimists. I prefer instead 'Probably man-worsened negative CC', and accepting that the prudent course in case it's true is to accept some evils as lesser, and cut back more and waste less.
But we need to be confident that what gets done is being done correctly and for the right reasons. Which brings us to competency and trust. From government to the agenda and abilities of some so-called objective media, both seem in short supply.
This was a thought-provoking piece, but unfortunately I, as a member of the consuming, but caring public, remain none the wiser.
It appears that our government, at the behest of the EU, has foisted something on us 'in the name of green' that, on current levels of information and 'expert' contribution, has at the very least a poor enviROI, and hence is serving our kids' futures very poorly.
Just a short time ago I admit to lusting after a SAAB biodiesel as a mitigating 'solution' to my family's needs/desires to travel, and the impact this has on the overall carbon impact we impose. Now it looks more likely to get keyed by an activist as a Hummer.
Currently the only winners still look like being a ratings hungry media. I note the piece that followed the biofuel one. I am no fan of Mr. Brown and his cabal of all the talents in representing this country's lead...er...followship, but it's an unenviable task to try and square economic growth and environmental impacts. Especially with a global population of 6B and growing.
Indy - Biofuel: the burning question - a critical extra point to note when it comes to consumer influence: the lack of clear provenance to help in making a purchase decision.
Gaurdian - Blow to introduction of greener fuel as oil firms face production delay - When they say 'greener' fuel...
BBBC - NEW - A worthy eyebrow-crank at the 'reporting' of the BBC, with a good link to the perils of allowing our lives to be guided by lobbyists and those under their spell (.. on ex's in a nice company condo in Marbella).
The responses to such pieces can often be insightful as the story itself...
Newsnight - Unsustainable world? -
Newsnight - Biofuel -
Newsnight - Unsustainable world? -
I noted one biofuel advocate in understandable Mandy Rice Davis mode as saying 'We can't do nothing about climate change' which, some have stated (including Mr. Paxman) without qualification as being 'man-made'. I have some problem with this definition purely as being an easy source of distraction to climate optimists. I prefer instead 'Probably man-worsened negative CC', and accepting that the prudent course in case it's true is to accept some evils as lesser, and cut back more and waste less.
But we need to be confident that what gets done is being done correctly and for the right reasons. Which brings us to competency and trust. From government to the agenda and abilities of some so-called objective media, both seem in short supply.
This was a thought-provoking piece, but unfortunately I, as a member of the consuming, but caring public, remain none the wiser.
It appears that our government, at the behest of the EU, has foisted something on us 'in the name of green' that, on current levels of information and 'expert' contribution, has at the very least a poor enviROI, and hence is serving our kids' futures very poorly.
Just a short time ago I admit to lusting after a SAAB biodiesel as a mitigating 'solution' to my family's needs/desires to travel, and the impact this has on the overall carbon impact we impose. Now it looks more likely to get keyed by an activist as a Hummer.
Currently the only winners still look like being a ratings hungry media. I note the piece that followed the biofuel one. I am no fan of Mr. Brown and his cabal of all the talents in representing this country's lead...er...followship, but it's an unenviable task to try and square economic growth and environmental impacts. Especially with a global population of 6B and growing.
Indy - Biofuel: the burning question - a critical extra point to note when it comes to consumer influence: the lack of clear provenance to help in making a purchase decision.
Gaurdian - Blow to introduction of greener fuel as oil firms face production delay - When they say 'greener' fuel...
BBBC - NEW - A worthy eyebrow-crank at the 'reporting' of the BBC, with a good link to the perils of allowing our lives to be guided by lobbyists and those under their spell (.. on ex's in a nice company condo in Marbella).
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