Twenty-three scientists (a different 23 from this 23) sent similar letters to the EPA and USDA and the California ARB calling on these regulators to "stay the course" in terms including emissions from land-use change in the assessment of emissions from biofuels. …
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Enviros to EPA: don't let politics trump science on biofuels
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ngreene/enviros_to_epa_dont_let_politi.htmlAs I mentioned in my post over the weekend, a handful of environmental and conservation groups sent a letter [link fixed] to EPA today calling on the agency to comply with the letter of the law and protect the environment by letting science, instead of politics, guide the rulemaking to implement the renewable fuel standard. …
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Now more than ever, time for EPA to act on biofuels
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ngreene/now_more_than_ever_time_for_ep.htmlHard to believe that my last post was more than a month ago. Things have been happening so fast and furiously of late that it feels just like yesterday and also like years ago. Now that the election is over, we have a historic opportunity and challenge in moving our economic and environmental policy …
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You Don't Have to Pay for What You Don't Use
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/nrdcnews/you_dont_have_to_...Nathanael Greene
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Advanced Biofuels and Climate Change Information Center
http://biofuelsandclimate.wordpress.comprices for corn in 2008/09 were lowered by $0.80 just between October and November, to $4.00-$4.80 per bushel, this is significantly down from July, when the USDA’s Feed Outlook projected prices of $5.50-$6.50. Environmental groups, such as the NRDC, would like to claim that they have science on their side. See for instance the New York Times editorial this week. The drastic revision of projections from these models within a six-month period demonstrates how far the science has to go. At this
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Senators Weigh In on EPA Rules
http://www.biofuelwar.com/2008/11/senators-weigh-in-on-epa-r...projected prices for corn in 2008/09 were lowered by $0.80 just between October and November, to $4.00-$4.80 per bushel, this is significantly down from July, when the USDA’s Feed Outlook projected prices of $5.50-$6.50. Environmental groups, such as the NRDC, would like to claim that they have science on their side. See for instance the New York Times editorial this week. The drastic revision of projections from these models within a six-month period demonstrates how far the science has to go. At this
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Earth Talk: Plug-In Prius and Green Holiday and Green Holiday Gifts
http://www.celebritypaycut.com/warming-activists/earth-talk-...Enviros to EPA: don’t let politics trump science on biofuels As I mentioned in my post over the weekend, a handful of environmental and conservation groups sent a letter [link fixed] to EPA today calling on the agency to comply with the letter of the law and protect the environment by letting science instead of politics guide the
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Missed Opportunities: What Congress Did and Didn't Do for America's Energy Future
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/fbeinecke/missed_opportuni...put five big asks before the Congress at the beginning of this session, and three of them got enacted. Congress managed to: Raise the average fuel economy standards for America's fleet of cars and light trucks to 35 miles per gallon. Strengthen environmental safeguards for biofuels by favoring advanced cellulosic fuels, limiting the lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels, and guarding against the conversion of fragile forests and prairies into croplands. Extend the renewable energy and efficiency tax incentives
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The New Lite Green - Fewer snowmobiles and oil rigs and more of that next generation power you love!
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/nrdcnews/the_new_lite_gree...Nathanael Greene
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Advanced biofuels will still take food out of the mouths of the world’s poor
http://www.dr5.org/?p=2103Environmentalists don’t seem to understand that life involves unavoidable trade-offs. Nathanael Greene, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council, recently wrote a post titled, “Europe catches up to the US on biofuels policy
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Tomorrow's Table
http://pamelaronald.blogspot.comSwitchboard, from NRDC › Nathanael Greene's Blog
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Sun, Wind and... Cow Manure?
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/nrdcnews/_scientific_ameri...ran a pointed editorial urging readers to learn more about the habitat crisis facing California’s salmon population before it’s too late, the editorial quotes and links to NRDC’s Fish Out of Water report…In Plenty Magazine Nathanael Greene explains the environmental benefits using the methane from cow manure to heat homes rather than disposing of it traditionally.
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Efficiency Helps Profits. Oil Dependency, Not So Much.
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/nrdcnews/efficiency_helps_...and any developments must minimize environmental impact and avoid vulnerable areas… In China International Business David Goldstein talks about the supportive relationship between environmental and energy standards and a healthy profit margin. Nathanael Greene emphasizes the importance of doing ethanol right in The LA Daily News, emphasizing that ethanol can either be part of the global warming solution, or done wrong, part of the problem… In the Sacramento Bee
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