So has Mark Jacobsen at Stanford University also found significant gains
for ethanol? His research and testimony to Congress three or so years
ago strongly indicated that ethanol was a wash for air pollutants and
greenhouse gases. Or has CARB been unduly influenced by the industry? It
occurs to me that CARB's finding contradicts the push to end the federal
ethanol subsidy.
Purdue is a land grant institution with significant financial
commitments to agriculture. The researchers there may still have their
academic freedom, but I question whether that's the case at Iowa's land
grant institution.
Leland Searles
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Iowa Environmental Council
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From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim H Clark
Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 11:52 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: biomass, corn stover, and the new wave of synthetic biology
The Sunday, November 28 DM Register Metro "Green Fields: Iowa Ag and
Energy Report" by Philip Brasher and Dan Piller included an article:
"California rethinks ethanol regulations". Good news for ethanol
producers....The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is moving toward
revising its analysis of the impact of corn ethanol on GHG emissions.
If adopted it would assure that corn ethanol from the Midwest could meet
CA's new low-carbon fuel standard which takes effect in January. CARB
has previously estimated that corn ethanol resulted in as many if not
more emissions as gasoline....Research at Purdue Univ. convinced the
CARB staff that landuse impacts of corn ethanol had been
overestimated--at issue is whether or not it leads to more land being
converted to cropland.
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From: Searles, Leland <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: biomass, corn stover, and the new wave of synthetic
biology
I read this as yet more soil erosion and degradation, and yet
more anhydrous production and use, with the net effect of turning a
natural and complex system (soils) into an artificial and simple process
for human benefit. I've gone so far as to suggest that these are major
concerns to a big Iowa energy company that is investigating biomass and
other means to reduce gases and pollutants from coal.
Leland Searles
From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Donna Buell
Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:29 PM
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Subject: biomass, corn stover, and the new wave of synthetic
biology
Interesting discussion of the future of biomass -- be sure to
listen to the audio discussion... see below.
Donna
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Date: December 6, 2010 12:47:20 PM CST
To: Carl Pope <[log in to unmask]>,
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Subject: Interesting interview on biomass, corn stover, and the
new wave of synthetic biology that poses risk to biodiversity with GM
microbes to break down cellulose
It's bio-massive
Ethanol is dead; all hail plant-based synthetic gasoline! [PODCAST]
<http://lists.grist.org/t?r=2&c=6812&l=16&ctl=55376:D4D98398E7AB8ACD1F56
A082FFB26D7F&>
In Tom Philpott's latest podcast, he talks to Jim Thomas of ETC Group,
his go-to source for cutting-edge information on the machinations of
global agribusiness. Thomas blew Philpott's mind on the topic of ethanol
and the "new biomass economy." Listen to the interview.
<http://lists.grist.org/t?r=2&c=6812&l=16&ctl=55376:D4D98398E7AB8ACD1F56
A082FFB26D7F&>
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