1st time ever more corn made into ethanol than consumed as food or feed in US. US cars consume 1/6 of world's corn. In '10, >13M gal. Not to mention soybeans for biodiesel. How do we stop this immorality? People starve to death every day on our planet. How do we stop this, Mr Gingrich, Mr Romney, Mr Obama? Why do we keep perpetuating something so wrong, sirs? Is it just the rough side of economics? Oy.
Asian demand fueling US anthracite shortage.
POET declined DOE loan. Opted for $250M JV with Dutch enzyme maker for cellulosic plant.
No records kept in early Fukushima crisis. Well, human dysfunction following Nature's super dis. Understandable. Or they were trying to hide it all. There's a book.
New Zealand stranding. 36 whales dead.
FERC approved 1st license for 1MW tidal power project in NYC's East River. I emailed with these guys back in '03 to see if it could be applied in Ohio River. World's 1st grid-connected tidal power array. Verdant Power. Way to go guys!
Dome of water rising at top of world. New normal? Things rise with heat, right?
Opower - startup pitching energy efficiency to US residences via email, text, Post Office - now pitching retrofits, rebates from Home Depot. More retailers promised.
US parlaying $120M from stimulus (ARRA) into $3B market by '15 in grid optimization (distribution automation).
Philippine ethanol production to double next 12 months. I hope it's not food.
New sugarcane planting in Mexico. We can live without sugar.
No comments:
Post a Comment