A Modest Proposal For the Future of Ethanol: Cellulosic Beef

An interesting idea. Grass-fed beef certainly is a healthy alternative. We buy grass-fed bison from a local farmer and love it.-- Jeff G.
A Modest Proposal For the Future of Ethanol: Cellulosic Beef - Seeking Alpha:
July 31, 2007 -- by Tom Konrad
"We don't have to wait until the technology for converting grass into ethanol becomes economic to use grass to increase ethanol production: Instead, all we need to do is to supply the grass to the cattle, and use the corn that they would have eaten instead to produce ethanol."

Gulf Ethanol Enters Final Negotiations for Cellulosic Plant Site

Looks like Sorghum will be the primary feedstock for this project. -- Jeff G.
Gulf Ethanol Enters Final Negotiations for Plant Site: "HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gulf Ethanol Corp. (OTC:GFET), a Houston-based alternative energy company focused on the development of cellulosic ethanol rather than corn-based ethanol, has entered final negotiations for the purchase of a site location in East Texas where sufficient land is available for sorghum production which will be used as a feedstock by GFET."

LS9 promises 'renewable petroleum'

Interesting idea -- using fatty acid metabolism and separation from water without the need for distillation. The resulting fuel will be able to go in existing engines and distribution pipelines. This will be worth watching. -- Jeff Goettemoeller
LS9 promises 'renewable petroleum' | Gristmill: The environmental news blog | Grist:
by David Roberts -- July 30, 2007
"Picture a liquid fuel that is derived from the same feedstocks as cellulosic ethanol (switchgrass, sugar cane, corn stover) but contains 50% more energetic content and is made via a process that uses 65% less energy."

Cleantech Blog: Is IBM Going Solar?

Cleantech Blog: Is IBM Going Solar?
July 25, 2007 -- Cleantech reports on IBM developing solar power technology.

Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows

Sustainable farming methods will be especially important as petroleum becomes more expensive. The fertilizers made from petroleum will be expensive as well. -- Jeff Goettemoeller
Organic farming can feed the world, U-M study shows:
July 10, 2007 -- U. of Michigan News Service
"ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Organic farming can yield up to three times as much food on individual farms in developing countries, as low-intensive methods on the same land—according to new findings which refute the long-standing claim that organic farming methods cannot produce enough food to feed the global population."

DuPont invests $58M to construct two biofuels facilities

This marks an important step toward developing biobutanol as a motor fuel. -- Jeffrey Goettemoeller
DuPont invests $58M to construct two biofuels facilities:

Engineers make ethanol from glycerine

Biodiesel production creates glycerine as a coproduct. Making it into ethanol might be a good option. -- Jeff Goettemoeller
Rice University News & Media:
by Jade Boyd -- June 19, 2007
"Rice engineers find way to make ethanol, valuable chemicals from waste glycerin"