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global food crisis
04.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

Amidst the firestorm of bad press over the global food crisis, the US government is having another DOH! moment, that is, another negative side effect of government policy has slapped us in the face. This side-effect, like others in recent years, was OBVIOUS and should have been expected if anyone took a few moments to […]
Conscious Thoughts, green & environment, sustainability
Renewable fuel: ethanol from waste?
01.16.08 | Permalink | 2 Comments

The world’s largest automaker, GM, has partnered with a renewable energy company called Coskata. The CEO of GM, Rick Wagoner, believes “…making ethanol more widely available is absolutely the most effective and environmentally sound solution” for our gasoline problem.
So what exactly does Coskata do? […]
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Ethanol, the Cornucopea?
09.22.07 | Permalink | 1 Comment

As oil depletion bangs at our doors, as we desperately hunt for new sources of energy in other continents, natural gas seems to be the next revolution because of its enormous reserves and liquefaction possibility. So why are ethanol plants retrograding to the 19th century industrial model of development?
Why, Got Coal Plants, appears to be […]