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Biofuels seen as good investment by VC money

Michael — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:03:06 +0000

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Although the production of biofuels does not necessarily reduce our carbon footprint, they do reduce our reliance on politically volitile crude oil. This article argues the fact that corn acreage is bettr spent on producing biofuels then cheap junk foods.

Why Venture Capitalists are Bullish on Biofuels | Business | GreenBiz.com.

Venture Capitalists Shift Direction on Biofuels… Again (eon.businesswire.com)
Algae Biofuels Still Years From Commercialization: DoE (treehugger.com)
Doubled Yield For Bio-fuel From Waste (tech.slashdot.org)
New technique improves efficiency of biofuel production (physorg.com)
Japan Aims to Make Biofuel from Straw (risingsunofnihon.com)
New technique improves efficiency of biofuel production (eurekalert.org)
Concerned scientists call for cellulosic biofuel sweeteners (businessgreen.com)
EU biofuels ‘should be certified’ (news.bbc.co.uk)
Solazyme Wins No. 1 Sustainable Biofuels Technology Award at World Biofuels Markets Conference in Amsterdam (eon.businesswire.com)
The VC Shakeout (jeffnolan.com)
What VCs look for in a leader: Vision and fundraising skills (techflash.com)

20 by 2020 with 30: China aims to be renewable superpower

Michael — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 07:08:28 +0000

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20% Renewables by year 2020 with 30 billion dollars investment in green and reneweable energy sources is the target set by Beijing. This is good news forone of the world’s most polluting countries, fueled by the trade revolution of the past couple of decades. Now, like everywhere else, tight budgets are helping to drive the need for lower cost and consumption of energy.

China makes renewable power play to be world’s first green superpower | Jonathan Watts | Environment | guardian.co.uk.