Debates about the merits of biofuels have been going on for at least a generation. My favorite clip from the early, oil-crisis…
Great Lakes BioEnergy Research Center in 2008. (Photo: Open University) Biofuels are usually regarded as inherently carbon-neutr…
Ever since the 1973 oil embargo, U.S. energy policy has sought to replace petroleum-based transportation fuels with alternatives.
Divestment campaigns that seek to halt fossil fuel use are ill-premised because they confuse a means with the end. The end goal…
At many universities and other institutions, heartfelt campaigns are underway to divest from fossil fuel companies as a way to…
To my constant surprise and dislike, people continue to think of biofuels as a clean, renewable alternative for the future.
In March I published a batch of early 2013 papers on climate related issues. It’s time to give another update. Since March…
In March I published a batch of early 2013 papers on climate related issues. It’s time to give another update. Since March…
System boundaries (red line) schematic for liquid fuel carbon balance. For biofuels, because biogenic carbon is automatically…