Live Interview: Makers of Kudzu Ethanol (Kudzunol)
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Steven M.Posted
Tue 29 Jul 2008 9:31am
conducted last week, Americans want more ethanol for fuel use,check this out.After all,biofuels is not just about corn.
There is no denying that we have a serious problem... aboutKudzunol, ethanol distilled from kudzu. The interview will be very informative to everyone interested in usingethanol being produced from a non-edible biomass instead of corn
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Will Corn Ethanol Flunk EPA Emissions Requirements?
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Steven M.Posted
Mon 10 Nov 2008 2:21pm
In 2007, increased ethanoluse was mandated by EPA and U.S. Congress as the fuel of choice to help America cut its appetite for oil. Is ethanol really the answer... for ethanol.
In the next few days, the EPA is expected to release calculations of greenhouse gas emissions caused by biofuel use. In an attempt to influence these calculations
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Corn-based Ethanol: Savior or environmental menace?
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Sean B.Posted
Sat 13 Sep 2008 11:53pm
. Corn is a the one plant that is in almost every food product and many other non-edibles in one form or another.
Previously, land-use in the production of ethanol was treated... source may derive:
1. Corn crops previously used for food production, are now being replaced with corn earmarked for Ethanol production. The loss of farmland for food production
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USDA: Ethanol from corn yields “substantial” energy
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Dr. Marion NestlePosted
Sun 18 Jul 2010 9:39am
I’m just getting around to reading an optimistic report from USDA about how much more energy we are getting from converting corn to ethanol.
The report surveyed corn growers for the year 2005 and ethanol plants in 2008 and happily reports that energy yields are improving.
Never mind that the mere thought of using food resources to feed cars
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Ethanol Industry Sues California
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Sean D.Posted
Mon 01 Feb 2010 8:21am
the levels of ethanol in the country’s gas. California has state legislation called the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 calling for car fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The California Air Resources Board counts indirect GHG’s created in the production of ethanol, meaning it will not be part of California’s solution when the plan
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Why Corn-Based Ethanol Sucks
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Neal ..Posted
Mon 17 May 2010 1:03pmethanol plainly sucks. And, the notion of using corn-based ethanol as a bridge to cellulosic ethanol is dubious at best.
The old adage says that a camel is a horse designed...
by Richard T. Stuebi
While it is increasingly recognized that subsidies for corn-based ethanol are bad policy, a nod must be given to C. Ford Runge , a professor
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Converting cellulose into ethanol
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Brian AhierPosted
Mon 08 Mar 2010 9:05pm
into individual sugar molecules that then can be fermented by bacteria to produce ethanol. Plant cellulose contains long chains of useful sugars that store plenty of energy... of the short (approximately 2–4 hours) chemical reaction, Binder and Raines report that bacteria and yeast could easily ferment the extracted sugars into ethanol. Compared to other
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Running on Ethanol
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Amy H.Posted
Fri 17 Oct 2008 9:14pm
If you live in Iowa or the Midwest, you are accustomed to the constant chat ter of the multiple uses of corn. It's exanding use as a fuel source is an exciting time for corn growers. I am sure that if I had more time to follow the pros and cons of the new uses of corn that I could fill an entire blog for years. But that isn't what this post
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Ethanol: Where It Comes From and Where It’s Going
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Chelsea GreenPosted
Sun 07 Sep 2008 2:21am
With California ramping up its ethanol consumption, we thought now would be a good time to get back to the basics.
What is ethanol? How is it produced? What makes it more efficient than gasoline?
This article, excerpted from The Citizen-Powered Energy Handbook: Community Solutions to a Global Crisis by Greg Pahl, explains.
Whether it’s made legally [...]
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