GRIST
LAUNCHES
SPECIAL SERIES ON BIOFUELS
"Fill
'Er Up" Report
Offers Readers a Crash Course on the
Facts, the Myths,
the History and the Future of This
Fast-Growing Alternative Energy Sensation;
Including Interviews with Biofuels
Evangelists Richard Branson and Vinod
Khosla - 14
Dec 2006
SEATTLE, WA - Many people think of
diesel as a heavy-duty gasoline.
But do you know what Rudolf Diesel wanted
to use in the engine he invented?
Peanut
oil. And guess what Henry Ford
imagined would power his Model T: ethanol
made from corn or hemp.
These visions evaporated when crude
oil bubbled to the surface of
the world's consciousness, ushering
in an era of
cheap, available fuel. But a
century
later, oil's sheen has dulled,
and fuels made from plant and animal
matter look promising once more.
They're called
biofuels, and they may be in
your tank soon. As biofuels rush in,
Grist launches
a special
series to explore what's
coming down the pike.
Highlights of the series include:
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Pros
and Cons: Are biofuels our destiny
or our doom? Three experts weigh in from
different sides of the question.
- Corness professor emeritus and vocal
biofuel critic David Pimentel
- Former presidential adviser and Institute
for Local Self-Reliance VP David Morris
- Ana Unruh Cohen, director of environmental
policy for the Center for American Progress
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Food vs. Fuel: If thousands of acres of
corn and soy get dedicated to fuel, will
the world's poorest go hungry?
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BioBrazil: South America's largest country
has had enormous success with ehtanol --
is it a model for other countries, or just
another example of industrial excess?
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Biofuels bills: The U.S. Congress gets
positively giddy about the potential of biofuels;
we look at the many related bills introduced
in the last session.
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Richard
Branson interview: The Virgin mogul
explains why he's investing billions in biofuels,
and how he hopes the field will grow.
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These and dozens of other stories can be found at www.grist.org
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