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Biofuel by Decree editor's pick

http://www.terraper.org/file_upload/BiofuelbyDecree.pdf

10 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

report details how the Burmese military’s nation-wide campaign to plant eight million acres of the Jatropha tree for biodiesel production is resulting in human rights abuses including forced labor, land confiscation, loss of income and food insecurity (pdf)
Added: May. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Biofuelwatch editor's pick

http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/

7 out of 10 stars (2 votes)

campaigns for regulation to ensure that only sustainably-sourced biofuels can be sold in the European Union, provides information about the link between biofuels and deforestation and other threats to biodiversity and food supplies.
Added: Jun. 24, 2006 | Rate It

Palm Oil Action editor's pick

http://www.palmoilaction.org.au/

concerned with oil palm plantation development and deforestation in Indonesia, Malaysia and Papua New Guinea
Added: Sep. 24, 2007 | Rate It

Rush to Biofuels, The -- Not All Biofuels Are Created Equal editor's pick

http://www.newenergychoices.org/uploads/RushToEthanol-bro.pdf

analysis and recommendations for U.S. biofuels policy; concluding that biofuels are not the silver bullet solution that some say they will be (pdf)
Added: Jul. 20, 2007 | Rate It

South-East Asia's Peat Fires and Global Warming editor's pick

http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/peatfiresbackground.pdf

Biofuelwatch presents a fully referenced background piece regarding the seriousness of the destruction of Indonesia's peat forests for the global climate (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

25x'25

http://www.25x25.org/

campaign to have, by 2025, America's farms, forests and ranches provide 25 percent of the total energy consumed in the United States, while continuing to produce safe, abundant, and affordable food, feed and fiber
Added: Mar. 11, 2007 | Rate It

Agrofuels in Africa: The impacts on land, food and forests

http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/ABN_Agro.pdf

8 out of 10 stars (1 vote)

a report published by the African Biodiversity Network about the impacts on biofuel production and plans in Africa, with case studies from Benin, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia; looking at deforestation, other ecosystem destruction, land rights and food sovereignty
Added: Jul. 05, 2007 | Rate It

Alternative Fuels Data Center

http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/

6 out of 10 stars (3 votes)

U.S. Department of Energy provides extensive information about alternative fuels and alternative fuel vehicles; defined as substantially non-petroleum while yielding energy security and environmental benefits
Added: May. 15, 2001 | Rate It

American Fuels

http://www.americanfuels.info/

blog with news and commentary on alternative energy with an emphasis upon biofuels and biodiesel
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Biodiesel Now

http://www.biodieselnow.com/Default.aspx

promotes the biodiesel industry on the basis of national security, economics, sustainability and emissions reductions
Added: Jan. 27, 2006 | Rate It

Biofuel Land Grabbing in Northern Ghana

http://www.gaiafoundation.org/documents/biofuelsghana.pdf

a report from the African Biodiversity Network about land-grabbing and deforestation for jatropha biodiesel and local resistance (pdf)
Added: Apr. 25, 2008 | Rate It

Biofuels threaten to accelerate global warming

http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/docs/biofuels-accelerate-climate-change.pdf

report by Biofuelwatch about the climate impacts of large-scale biofuel production
Added: Jun. 22, 2007 | Rate It

Biomass Energy & Biomass Energy Crops

http://www.treepower.org

10 out of 10 stars (8 votes)

research commitment on Global Warming, Renewable Energy, and Reforestation by using Nature's own "power plants"... Trees
Added: Feb. 03, 2005 | Rate It

Canadian Renewable Fuels Association

http://www.greenfuels.org/

promotes renewable bio-fuels (ethanol, biodiesel) for automotive transportation through consumer awareness and government liaison activities
Added: Jan. 13, 2003 | Rate It

carbonpositive

http://www.carbonpositive.net/

9 out of 10 stars (4 votes)

a business that develops sustainable agro-forestry and bio-energy projects in non-industrialized countries and carries out projects to cut greenhouse emissions
Added: May. 23, 2006 | Rate It

Grain - Soya Nexus in South America

http://www.grain.org/seedling/?id=493

a report about the environmental effects of the rapid spread of soya, whose oil is primarily used in the production of biofuels and animal feeds
Added: Feb. 26, 2008 | Rate It

National Biodiesel Board

http://www.biodiesel.org/

the national trade association representing the biodiesel industry as the coordinating body for research and development in the US and good place to learn more about biodiesel
Added: Dec. 11, 2002 | Rate It

Oilgae - Oil & Energy from Algae

http://www.oilgae.com/

provides resources, news and discussion forums and serves as a community platform for those exploring deriving oil and biodiesel from algae
Added: May. 12, 2007 | Rate It

Problem with Palm Oil, The - Rainforest Agribusiness

http://theproblemwithpalmoil.org/

the Rainforest Action Network show how demand for palm oil is on the rise and pristine rainforests are being clear-cut and burned to make way for palm oil plantations
Added: May. 16, 2008 | Rate It

Real Cost of Agrofuels: Food, Forest and the Climate, The

http://www.globalforestcoalition.org/img/userpics/File/publications/Therealcostofagrofuels.pdf

report concludes current and future agrofuel technologies are a key direct and indirect cause of global deforestation, and thus contribute to climate change as well as to loss of livelihoods (pdf)
Added: Apr. 01, 2008 | Rate It

Renewable Fuels Association

http://www.ethanolrfa.org/

the national trade association for the U.S. ethanol industry, working to secure a strong marketplace for ethanol
Added: Jul. 20, 2005 | Rate It

Seedlings: Agrofuels Special Issue

http://www.grain.org/seedling/?type=68

special report by GRAIN about the impacts of agrofuels from large-scale monocultures, with detailed articles looking at impacts on climate, ecosystems, food production and communities in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Added: Jul. 05, 2007 | Rate It

SeedTree

http://www.seedtree.org/

seeks to protect and regenerate endangered forest ecosystems and biodiversity by planting trees, encouraging renewable energy (especially biogas systems), and fostering sustainable development
Added: Oct. 07, 2002 | Rate It

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