Energy Crops Take a Roasting
UK - A process used to roast coffee beans could give Britain's biomass a power boost, increasing the energy content of some of the UK’s leading energy crops by up to 20 per cent.

Effects of Rising Food Prices Outlined by Commission
EU - The European Commission today adopted a Communication setting out potential policy responses to mitigate the effects of rising global food prices. The document will be discussed...

New Strategy for Biofuels vs. Food Crisis
EU - The European Union's recent attempt to salve the wounds of rising food prices and social unrest caused by its rush to promote biofuels once again unveils the dangers of using traditional...

Drax and Alstom Sign £50m Biomass Deal
UK - Drax, allegedly one of England's biggest polluters, has signed a major deal worth £50m (€63 million) with Alstom for the development of a biomass co-firing facility to be constructed...

Greenfuel Funds $13.9M for Algae Farming
US - GreenFuel Technologies Corporation, a privately held company developing algae farm technologies for recycling CO₂ emissions, has closed a $13.9M venture capital round...

Thai Airways Helps Planet Earth by Thinking "Green"
THAILAND - Thai Airways has initiated projects to support and create increased awareness amongst the company's employees in the areas of environmental awareness and climate change.

DK15M Granted for Danish Biodiesel Project
DENMARK - The Danish National Advanced Technology Foundation has bestowed DKK 15 million ($3.1 million) for biodiesel R&D for the next three and a half years, according to Biofuel ...

Greenpeace: "Save the Forest, Save the Planet"
LIMA - The environmental organization Greenpeace protested biofuel production at the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, in south- eastern Peru on Thursday, claiming ethanol will have a severe...

Shell Backs Carbon Storage Research
SASKATCHEWAN - Shell Canada Limited recently signed on as a co-sponsor of the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas (IEA GHG) Weyburn-Midale CO2 Monitoring and Storage Project...

UN: Strive For "Second Green Revolution"
GLOBE - The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, urged the international community to strive toward a "second green revolution" to ensure that environment-friendly and sustainable development...

2008 Farm Bill Favorable to U.S. Pork Industry Approved
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The 2008 Farm Bill – officially known as the Farm, Nutrition and Bioenergy Act – approved Wednesday by the House on a 318-106 vote and today by the Senate on a vote...

Study: Small Bioelectricity Plants Dirtier
UK - Small-scale community based bio-power plants produce higher levels of emissions per unit of electrical output than large facilities, according to new research presented at a major...

Burmese Forced to Produce Biofuels in Food Crises
MYANMAR - Having been hit with the devastating aftermath of the recent cyclone, the people of Myanmar now have another woe to contend with. The latest development has seen the regime...

The Cost of Green Power
UK - The search for greener forms of electricity has led to a conflict between energy needs and the impact of power generating systems on the nearby environment. Rob Westall,...

US Biofuels: the Time to Act is Now
US - Efforts to replace oil with biofuels in the United States are at a critical juncture. Double-digit growth in the production of corn-based ethanol has contributed to a sharp increase...