Brazil Overtakes US for Biofuels Investment
GLOBAL — Brazil has displaced the US as the most attractive country for investment in biofuels, according to the latest Ernst & Young "Biofuels country attractiveness indices", which...

Air Companies Join Up for Biofuel Research
GLOBAL - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing, a group of leading airlines and Honeywell's UOP, a refining technology developer, have established a group to accelerate the development and commercialization...

Six New Biofuels Research Agreements from Shell
GLOBAL - Royal Dutch Shell has announced six new research agreements with experts in academic institutions across the world. They are part of a growing programme of agreements designed...

Analysts Get to the Heart of Food Vs Fuel Debate
GLOBE - The search for alternative fuels is often blamed for the high cost of food but, according to a new Rabobank podcast, it is just one of many factors.

Converting Lime-Treated Wheat Straw to Fuel
GENERAL - The limited availability of fossil fuel sources, worldwide rising energy demands and anticipated climate changes attributed to an increase of greenhouse gasses are important...

Food or fuel? The Bioenergy Dilemma
GLOBAL - The cost of grain-based staples–such as tortillas in Mexico, beef noodles in western China, and bread in the United States– has increased around the world.

Rabobank Predicts Strong Growth in Worldwide Food Industry
GLOBE - Demand for the '4 Fs' (i.e. food, feed, fibre and fuel) is set to continue to increase worldwide, predicts Rabobank in its latest report.

Food v. Fuel Debate Worldwide
GLOBAL - The food versus fuel debate is making waves around the world - from the parliaments in Africa to the university campuses of the USA.

Concerted Action to Meet Food and Energy Crises
GLOBAL - Urgent changes in global agricultural policies are needed to meet the threats of soaring food and energy prices according to the United Nations General Assembly President....

Biofuel Policies "Costly & Ineffective"
GLOBAL - Government support of biofuel production in OECD countries is costly, has a limited impact on reducing greenhouse gases and improving energy security, and has a significant...

Free Energy Markets Work Despite Energy Consumption Rises
GLOBE - "The defining feature of global energy markets remains high and volatile prices, reflecting a tight balance of supply and demand. This has put issues such as energy security...

Researchers Unite to Join Green Star’s Algae Program
GLOBE - Green Star Products, Inc. announced today that research institutes, universities and commercial companies from five continents have agreed to join Green Star’s global algae...

UN Blames Biofuels for Rising Costs
GLOBE - According to Jean Ziegler, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food, biofuel production is responsible for the global rise in fuel prices.

An Insatiable Global Hunger for Grain
GLOBAL - Wheat is by far the most traded grain as it is so adaptable to many uses, but production for the world market has so far been the privilege of a handful of countries.

Are Biofuels Really a Threat to Global Food Security?
GLOBAL - Biofuels, derived from crops and once a promising alternative to petroleum, have come under increasing fire in the face of a global food shortage that has spurred chaos in...