An industry-led ban on soy production in the Amazon appears to be proving effective at reducing new clearing for explicit soy production, according to a survey published Monday by Greenpeace…
Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic change in the Amazon Cellulosic energy may trigger dramatic collapse in the Amazon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com March 11, 2008 Next generation biofuels may trigger…
Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone Corn ethanol is worsening the Gulf dead zone mongabay.com March 10, 2008 Proposed legislation that will expand corn-ethanol production in the United…
More than half the Amazon will be lost within 20 years Half the Amazon rainforest will be lost within 20 years Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 27, 2008 More than half…
World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007, hurting the poor World fertilizer prices surge 200% in 2007 mongabay.com February 20, 2008 The world's poor lose as fertilizer price rise World…
UN: biofuels are starving the poor by driving up food prices UN: biofuels are starving the poor by driving up food prices mongabay.com February 14, 2008 Echoing sentiments increasingly expressed…
Bloomberg: global warming "just as lethal" as terrorism Bloomberg: global warming "just as lethal" as terrorism mongabay.com February 12, 2008 New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg told reporters Monday that…
Biofuels are worsening global warming Biofuels are worsening global warming Rhett Butler, mongabay.com February 7, 2008 Converting native ecosystems for production of biofuel feed stocks is worsening the greenhouse gas…
Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU Sustainability mandated for biofuels used in the EU mongabay.com January 24, 2008 Biofuels used in the European Union will have meet strict…
U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon U.S. biofuels policy drives deforestation in Indonesia, the Amazon Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 17, 2008 U.S. incentives for biofuel production…
Cellulosic ethanol production could fight Gulf Dead Zone, help fisheries Cellulosic ethanol production could fight Gulf Dead Zone, help fisheries Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 16, 2008 Feedstocks for cellulosic…
E.U. may restrict palm oil biodiesel due to environmental concerns E.U. may ban palm oil biodiesel Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 15, 2008 The E.U. may ban imports of certain…
Indonesia seeks to cut fuel subsidies via biofuels Indonesia seeks to cut fuel subsidies via biofuels Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 15, 2008 Biofuels will make up 10 percent of…
Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn Switchgrass a better biofuel source than corn Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com January 7, 2008 Switchgrass yields more than 540 percent more energy than…
Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc Leading biofuels wreak environmental havoc mongabay.com January 3, 2008 Leading biofuels may be worse for environment than fossils fuels Biofuels made from world's dominant energy…
U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction U.S. corn subsidies drive Amazon destruction Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com December 13, 2007 U.S. corn subsidies for ethanol production are contributing to deforestation of…
Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public? Is the oil-palm industry using global warming to mislead the public? Rhett A Butler, mongabay.com November 23, 2007 This…
? Termites may produce cleaner biofuels Termites may produce cleaner biofuels mongabay.com November 23, 2007 Termites may be the key to greener, more effective biofuels, report scientists writing in the…
Oil palm does not store more carbon than forests Indonesian palm oil industry tries disinformation campaign Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com November 8, 2007 Officials from the Indonesian ministry of agriculture…
Guidelines to ensure biofuels production won't hurt the environment Guidelines to ensure biofuels production won't hurt the environment mongabay.com August 30, 2007 Environmentalists have long seen biofuels as a means…
Monkey mothers use "baby talk" too Monkey mothers use "baby talk" too mongabay.com August 24, 2007 Female rhesus monkeys use special vocalizations to communicate with infants much like human mothers…
With Corn ethanol more expensive than oil, is Jatropha the solution? With Corn ethanol more costly than oil, is Jatropha a better biofuel? mongabay.com August 24, 2007 Jatropha may be…
Biofuels driving destruction of Cerrado savanna in Brazil Biofuels driving destruction of Brazilian cerrado Rhett Butler, mongabay.com August 21, 2007 Demand for biofuels is driving the destruction of Brazil's cerrado,…
Conservation more effective than biofuels for fighting global warming Conservation more effective than biofuels for fighting global warming mongabay.com August 15, 2007 Conserving forests and grasslands may be a more…
Economics of next generation biofuels Economics of next generation biofuels John Wiley & Sons August 8, 2007 Production costs of advanced biofuels is similar to grain-ethanol Second generation' biorefineries —…
Corn ethanol is not solution to energy independence Corn ethanol is not solution to energy independence mongabay.com July 18, 2007 A new report claims that corn ethanol will not significantly…
U.S. says Brazilian ethanol doesn't increase food prices, destroy Amazon rainforest U.S. defends Brazilian ethanol: Energy official claims biofuel does not increase food prices, destroy Amazon rainforest mongabay.com July 13,…
Miscanthus bests switchgrass as biofuel source Miscanthus bests switchgrass as biofuel source mongabay.com July 11, 2007 In a side-by-side comparison, miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) grass has been shown to be…
$100 billion invested in renewable energy in 2006 $100 billion invested in renewable energy in 2006 mongabay.com June 20, 2007 $100 billion poured into renewable energy and energy efficiency in…
Globalization could save the Amazon rainforest An interview with Dr. Daniel Nepstad: Amazon rainforest at a tipping point But globalization could help save it Rhett A. Butler, mongabay.com June 4,…
