It may be hard to imagine water scarcity, given that large swaths of the Midwest are still drying out after historic and catastrophic flooding, but recently released research points to … Read more
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The White House’s Illegal Ethanol Boost Would Hurt People and Wildlife
Yesterday, President Trump traveled to Iowa to announce that he is instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to loosen restrictions on selling higher blends of ethanol in gasoline. He, of course, … Read more
Soaring Sustainability: Historic Flight on Low-Carbon Jet Fuel
It isn’t too often that I can get inspired by an airplane journey these days – I travel too much and it’s usually too uncomfortable and annoying. But on Tuesday … Read more
South African Airways’ New BioFuel
It is no coincidence that the first flight was timed to coincide with national celebrations of Nelson Mandela’s birthday. The biofuel flight also celebrated the 100th anniversary of Boeing and … Read more
Clean Energy: Working for Wildlife
It is well known that the burning of fossil fuels releases carbon and other pollutants into the air when burned, which directly contribute to climate change and pose a dire … Read more
Can Corn Stover Really be a Sustainable Biofuel Source?
What are the best ways to help us replace our reliance on fossil fuels without causing unsustainable damage to land, climate, water, or wildlife? The question remains unanswered because almost … Read more
Doubling Down on Sustainability – GreenWood’s Oregon Poplar Farm
In early February, Oregon’s GreenWood Tree Farm Fund doubled down on sustainability. Already certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for its forest management, roundwood logs and wood chips, GreenWood … Read more
Guidelines to Produce Energy Grasses in Wildlife-Friendly Ways
One of the great things about my job is being able to learn more about wildlife from experts at the National Wildlife Federation, in other organizations, and with consultants working … Read more
COP 19 Update: Delivering the Message
This weekend marked the official end of the 19th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Governments have agreed on a text after working through … Read more
Disappearing Grasslands are No Joke
We wish this opinion piece in Ethanol Producer magazine was actually written for April Fool’s Day. Mike Bryan, CEO of BBI Biofuels, criticizes a recent study by researchers at South Dakota … Read more
