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02.19.08
African Coalition Calls for Biofuel "Time Out"
A coalition of scientists and NGOs across Africa have called for a moratorium on...
02.19.08
World Bank Urges Caution On Biofuel Policies
The World Bank has cautioned national governments to carefully assess economic, ...
02.15.08
Boeing Predicts Biofuel Use in Airplanes
Boeing Company’s head of Environmental Performance Strategy said his company hop...
02.14.08
US EPA Raises Renewable Fuels Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is raising the 2008 renewable fuels sta...
02.13.08
Report Finds $8.5 Billion in Biofuels Investment
More than 2000 ethanol and biodiesel plants exist worldwide (65% ethanol; 35% bi...
02.12.08
Malaysia Reviewing Mandatory Biodiesel Policy
Malaysia is reviewing its plans for mandatory biodiesel use after prices of palm...
02.12.08
US Railroad to Produce Its Own Biodiesel
In Washington State, Tri-City and Olympia Railroad has established a subsidiary,...
02.11.08
President Bush Opposes US Farm Bill
US President Bush said he would veto the 2008 farm bill if the current version i...
02.08.08
Biodiesel Energy Return Revised Upward
A new joint industry-government study on soy-based biodiesel revises the energy ...
02.08.08
Goldman Sachs Forecasts $105 Bbl Oil in 2008
The commodities chief at Goldman Sachs warns that vulnerable regions of the worl...
2007 Renewable Energy Investments Reach $100 Billion
05.07.08
High oil prices and an array of government incentives are leading to soaring rates of investment in renewable energy, according to the United Nations' annual "Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment" report.
The UN report calculates global investment capital flows into renewable energy companies reached $100 billion for the first time in history last year. More than $30 billion of the total was the result of mergers and acquisitions led by investment banks such as JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs.
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