Biofuels and land use

3 Mar, 2010 04:08 pm Current transport biofuels are mainly made from crops producing starch, sugar and edible oils. In doing so, they divert those crops from providing food...

Could Russia become a biofuel superpower?

6 Oct, 2008 10:21 am This is a bit of a long shot but reading this report in the UK's Daily Telegraph about Russia using big a good harvest as a foreign policy tool,...

Bio-Char: An Eco-solution

12 May, 2008 12:05 pm A segment on CNN discusses bio-char (biomass-derived black carbon).

Nitrogen Pollution Boost Plant Growth

7 Mar, 2008 09:36 am Overview from Laurens Rademakers on Biopact.com*: A study by UC Irvine ecologists finds that excess nitrogen in tropical forests boosts plant growth,...

Prioritizing Climate Change Adaptation Needs for Food Security in 2030

21 Feb, 2008 01:55 pm The potential impact of climate change on the world's poor is a topic with wide and growing interest, but there remains much uncertainty about how specifically...

Food for Thought: Invincible Rice

8 Feb, 2008 06:09 pm CNN's Hugh Riminton looks at one institute's efforts to help farmers prepare for climate change.

On Algal Biodiesel

29 Jan, 2008 05:11 pm Eons ago, microalgae (tiny plants) growing in primeval oceans died and formed a layer on the sea bed. Over geological time, i.e., millions of years,...

Large-Scale Use of Harvest Residues for Biofuel Production: a Bad Idea

20 Dec, 2007 01:31 pm Plans for large scale use of harvest residues to produce biofuels such as ethanol and biodiesel will be detrimental to soil quality...

Surprising Sustainability of Great Plains Agriculture

22 Nov, 2007 11:01 am A century-long examination of trends in population, farm income and crop production in the Great Plains reveals stability of farm income and population...

GM Crops? Ecological Effects?

7 Jun, 2007 08:00 pm Researchers at Santa Clara University in California have investigated the effects of genetically modified crops on insects. The study is published in the...