Category Archives: Fossil Fuels

Smart Bioenergy: Guiding Sustainable Bio-based Energy and Fuels Development

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Nick

New! Water Use and Biofuels: How we choose to produce biofuels—which crops are used, how and where they are grown—can mean the difference between a wise resource strategy and a wasteful and destructive one. Tweet

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Jobs, Energy, and Fuel Economy

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Nick

The economic growth of our nation is tied to technology. From the steam engine and the automobile to the microchip and the Internet, a “can do” attitude of aggressive technology development and implementation has created millions of jobs and enormous … Continue reading →

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Environmental Impacts of Renewable Energy Technologies

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Nick

To combat global warming and the other problems associated with fossil fuels, the United States must switch to renewable energy sources like sunlight, wind, and biomass. All renewable energy technologies are not appropriate to all applications or locations, however. As … Continue reading →

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What the US Can Learn from Australia Going All-In on Carbon Tax

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Nick

In the summer of 2009, U.S. and Australian climate politics had a similar look and feel. The lower houses of legislature in each country had passed carbon trading schemes and were waiting on their respective senates to act. While the U.S. House’s … Continue reading →

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Commercial and Manufacturing Tax Incentives for Energy Efficiency

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Nick

Tax incentives for businesses can help defray the costs of improving a business’s energy efficiency or of manufacturing energy efficient appliances. This page seeks to present a general overview of the credits and deductions available to businesses to reduce the … Continue reading →

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Federal Sustainability Scorecards: An Overview of a Program ‘Leading by Example’

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Nick

For the first time ever, the federal government publicly released agencies’ OMB scorecards on energy and sustainability performance. These scorecards –released on April 19, 2011– established agency benchmarks for targeting and tracking the best opportunities to improve efficiency, reduce pollution … Continue reading →

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Highlights from World Biofuels Markets 2011

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Nick

See what makes the World Biofuels Markets Conference and Exhibition the must attend event of the year for the leaders of the Biofuels industry Tweet

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Gasoline Could Cost Consumers an Extra $150 Billion in 2011

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Nick

A poll reported in this morning’s Wall St. Journal (subscription) indicated that more Americans are significantly affected by high gas prices than by rising food prices, falling home values, unemployment or foreclosures. That’s a surprising result, considering that transportation fuel only … Continue reading →

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