Health
Ethanol Fuel May Be Eco-Friendly, Put Production Is Not
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008
WBKO:
Clean-burning ethanol fuel may have a not-so-clean-burning secret.
Ethanol, made from corn and other renewable resources, is promoted as a fuel that burns cleaner than gasoline and helps reduce greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
However, it takes a lot electricity to make ethanol, and power companies say the most cost-effective way to produce that electricity is from […]
Does Ethanol Pollute More Than Gasoline?
Thursday, August 30th, 2007Intota:
By now you may have heard of the economic questions regarding using corn for ethanol production, but less attention has been paid to the environmental impact of using ethanol as an alternative to gasoline. Is ethanol more of a pollutant than gasoline? Surprisingly, the science says yes.
According to our Expert, who holds a PhD […]
The Darker Side Of Ethanol
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As plans pop up for biofuel plants, neighbors argue they aren’t so green.
Indianapolis Star:
In rural eastern Indiana, where corn-seed markers dot the roadside, a number of homemade white signs with electric-red letters have started popping up offering another message: “No Ethanol.”
The signs can be found along a small Delaware County road, easily missed if you […]
Brazilian Ethanol’s Green Methods
Friday, August 17th, 2007Washington Post:
Regarding the July 31 Business article “Losing Forests to Fuel Cars”:
The firm Adecoagro is widely recognized for its environmentally sound practices. We have an explicit policy of not clearing native vegetation, and we don’t subcontract to farmers who do. Adecoagro restores land surrounding springs, streams, wetlands, steep hills, hilltops and other sensitive areas. As […]
Cheap, Green, Food-Friendly Biofuel Produced In India
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007SciDev.net:
The first commercial batch of biofuel from the stalks of a new sweet sorghum hybrid has been produced this month (13 June) at a distillery in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Ethanol is produced from the sweet juice in the stalk of the sweet sorghum. The researchers responsible for the hybrid say by using […]
Tycoon’s Team Finds Fewest Number Of Genes Needed For Life And Seeks Patent For It
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Scenta:
The man who sequenced the human genome and scoured oceans for unknown organisms is seeking exclusive commercial rights to the bare essentials for life.
It follows a discovery by researchers backed by Craig Venter (photo), the school dropout turned scientific entrepreneur, of what is believed to be the minimum number of genes required for life to […]
Percutaneous Ethanol Injection Helps Manage Bone Metastasis In Thyroid Cancer Patients
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007News Medical Net:
Percutaneous ethanol injection (PEI), an injection of ethanol (alcohol) through the skin directly into a bone tumor to kill cancer cells, may be a valuable ancillary treatment for thyroid cancer patients whose cancer has spread to the bone.
Japanese researchers announced these findings during the 54th Annual Meeting of SNM, the world’s largest society […]
Population Reduction Through Ethanol
Thursday, May 17th, 2007At Home In Hespeler:
More than 3 billion people in the world are being condemned to a premature death from hunger and thirst,” Fidel Castro
‘It is nearly axiomatic that anything Cuban “President” Fidel Castro says will be false, incorrect, misleading, and downright pernicious… recently, el Presidente’s grumblings have been worth hearing, not because they are precisely […]
Global Warming And Greenhouse Effect
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Press on the picture to watch the slide show!
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Also read: Global Warming: and Now for the Solutions
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Farm Equipment Makers Eye Farm Bill Impacts
Saturday, May 5th, 2007Capital Press:
The agricultural equipment industry has a substantial impact on the overall U.S. economy - a fact Congress should not forget when deliberating on 2007 Farm Bill policy, industry representatives said.
Overall, the industry annually generates $82 billion in total economic activity and accounts for almost 250,000 jobs nationwide, according to a study released in early […]
Ethanol Surges In Spite Of Questions About Demand, Environment, Food
Saturday, May 5th, 2007USA Today:
Corn-and-soybean farmer John Adams considered the pitch too good to pass up.
The 58-year-old Adams, who works 950 acres in central Illinois, didn’t immediately join the farmer cooperatives pooling together to build a 100-million-gallon-a-year ethanol plant. But when he dropped by an informational meeting a few months ago, he had to have a piece.
“I was […]
By Promoting Ethanol Brazil Is Contributing To A World Tragedy
Friday, May 4th, 2007A farm worker cuts sugar cane in Piracicaba, Brazil.
Photograph: Alexandre Meneghini/AP
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Brazzil Magazine:
I hold nothing against Brazil, even though to more than a few Brazilians continuously bombarded with the most diverse arguments, which can be confusing even for people who have traditionally been friendly to Cuba, we might sound callous and careless about hurting that country’s […]
New Seed Variety Gives Ethanol Industry The Jitters
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007Agriculture Online:
A new corn hybrid that may have one-half of one percent of the market this year has the ethanol industry worried that it could jeopardize exports of distillers dried grains and solubles (DDGS).
Last week Bob Dinneen, president of the Renewable Fuels Association, wrote officials at Syngenta expressing concern about the possibility of Agrisure RW […]
Ethanol Byproducts Could Increase Polio In Cattle
Monday, April 30th, 2007The Joplin Globe:
When you hear about a cow or steer going down, what do you think of first?
Thanks to a lot of publicity, many people think of the worst-case scenario: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease.
That should be the last concern, said Dona Funk, University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist in […]
Corn Ethanol: Laundering Fossil Fuels, Bilking Taxpayers, Damaging The Environment
Thursday, April 26th, 2007I just found this article from Energy Tribune. It’s dated Mar. 16, 2006 but still very up to date which means that not much changed since that day. It’s worthy reading it.
Will Ethanol Increase Health Problems In The U.S.?
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007News.com:
Ethanol might help the U.S. cut down imports of crude oil and reduce greenhouse gases, but it also might cause respiratory illnesses to rise, according to a study that’s bound to start arguments in the alternative-fuel world.
Stanford atmospheric scientist Mark Z. Jacobson created two simulations of air conditions in 2020 in the U.S. with a […]
Ethanol Cars Unhealthier Than Petrol Ones?
Wednesday, April 18th, 2007The Register:
An American academic has published research (pdf) suggesting that bio-ethanol vehicles could be more damaging to human health than ordinary fossil-fuelled ones.
Mark Jacobson of Stanford University in California used two computer models to predict American air quality in the year 2020. In the first scenario, it was taken that all vehicles ran on petrol. […]