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Biodiesel Battles: EU Producers Attack U.S. Subsidies
Categories: Biofuel, International - Monday Apr 28, 2008 08:51Read the full story in Environmental Capital.
Europe?s biofuel industry has long complained about U.S. subsidies. Friday, it took its case to the European Union?but the chances of winning a victory look slim.
EU biodiesel producers have been simmering about the $1 per gallon tax credit American biodiesel producers get. EU producers say that distorts the market and, in the words of the biodiesel trade group, ?created a severe injury to the EU biodiesel industry.?
Large-scale biofuel production may increase marginalization of women
Categories: Biofuel, Publications - Friday Apr 25, 2008 11:02Via Docuticker.
Large-scale biofuel production may increase marginalization of women
Source: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO)Rapid increases in the large-scale production of liquid biofuels in developing countries could exacerbate the marginalization of women in rural areas threatening their livelihoods, according to a new FAO study.
The study notes that large-scale plantations for the production of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel require an intensive use of resources and inputs to which small farmers, particularly women, traditionally have limited access. These resources include land and water, chemical fertilizers and pesticides.
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Sugar cane diesel, gas, and jet fuel coming from Amyris
Categories: Biofuel, Green Business, Research - Thursday Apr 24, 2008 09:05Read the full story at News.com.
Amyris, a rapidly growing biotech company that coaxes genetically enhanced microbes to produce fuel and medicine, has signed a deal with two Brazilian companies to come out with a sugar-cane-based diesel and other fuels by 2010.
Nike Helps Contract Factories Reduce Climate Footprint
Categories: Agriculture, Biofuel, Energy, Energy Systems, Green Business, Land Use, Manufacturing - Wednesday Apr 16, 2008 08:56Nike has completed the first phase of an energy-efficiency project aimed at reducing energy consumption within its footwear contract manufacturing base.