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Optimizing biofuel supply chain is a competitive gameChampaign IL (SPX) Apr 24, 2012 As biofuel production has increased - particularly ethanol derived from corn - a hotly contested competition for feedstock supplies has emerged between the agricultural grain markets and biofuel refineries. This competition has sparked concern for the more fundamental issue of allocating limited farmland resources, which has far-reaching implications for food security, energy security and environmental sustainability. Numerous studies of land use, food prices, environmental impact and more have fe ... read more |
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 Climate change, biofuels mandate would cause corn price spikes A study from Purdue and Stanford university researchers predicts that future climate scenarios may cause significantly greater volatility in corn prices, which would be intensified by the federal bi ... more | .. |
 How the Ecological Risks of Extended Bioenergy Production can be Reduced For years experts have discussed the ecological impact of the extended cultivation of energy crops. Scientists have now developed a computer model that allows assessing the impacts and comparing the ... more | .. |
  Oil spilled in Russian Arctic An oil spill in the Russian Arctic affected an area of up to 8,000 square meters after workers tried to open an old well, causing oil to gush uncontrollably for 37 hours, officials said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 China hosts S. Sudan president as oil dispute rages South Sudan's leader kicks off a visit to Beijing on Tuesday with the hosts keen to defuse a raging dispute between the fledgling nation and neighbouring Sudan that threatens Chinese oil supplies. ... more | .. |
  World's carmakers woo China despite slowing sales Major carmakers gathered in Beijing Monday for China's leading auto show, seeking an edge in the world's largest automobile market after a sharp slowdown in growth. ... more | .. |
 Philippines to raise China dispute with US The Philippines said Monday it would officially take its concerns over an increasingly tense territorial dispute with China to the United States, its key military ally. ... more | .. |
  All Nippon Airways boosts profit, sales forecast Japan's All Nippon Airways (ANA) on Monday hiked its full-year profit forecast by some 40.0 percent, thanks to strong travel demand, cost cutting and gains on plane sales. ... more |
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 Over 1,000 S. Sudanese killed at Heglig: commander More than 1,000 South Sudanese troops died during the battle for Sudan's main oilfield of Heglig, the Sudanese armed forces commander said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 China consumers slow to convert to cleaner cars Carmakers at the Beijing auto show are due to unveil scores of clean energy vehicles as they try to convince Chinese customers to swap gas-guzzling SUVs for cleaner but slower and pricier options. ... more | .. |
 EU pushes back oil sands decision The European Union has delayed a decision on whether to classify oil sands as a "dirty" form of crude oil, bringing praise from Canadian officials. ... more | .. |
 Volkswagen to build new plant in China's west The German automaker Volkswagen will build a new plant in Xinjiang, a province in China's undeveloped far west, a company official said on Sunday. ... more |
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 S. Sudan completes withdrawal from flashpoint oil field South Sudan's army said Sunday that its troops faced fresh aerial bombardments from Sudan as they completed their pullout from the flashpoint Heglig oil field. ... more | .. |
 US commander reaffirms Philippines defence treaty A senior US commander in the Pacific reaffirmed the United States' mutual defence treaty with the Philippines Sunday amid increased tensions between the archipelago and China. ... more | .. |
 Analysis raises atmospheric, economic doubts about forest bioenergy A large, global move to produce more energy from forest biomass may be possible and already is beginning in some places, but scientists say in a new analysis that such large-scale bioenergy producti ... more | .. |
 Can sound science guide dispersant use during subsea oil spills? Two years ago this week, oil began streaming from the seafloor into the Gulf of Mexico following the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon platform. All told, the disaster cost 11 lives, released 4.9 m ... more |
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Space agencies track rare 3I/ATLAS interstellar object near Mars
Space Force awards launch missions to SpaceX, ULA
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ANA Celebrate First 787 Biofuel Flight Boeing and All Nippon Airways have made aviation history as a 787 Dreamliner flew for the first time powered in part by sustainable biofuels. "The 787 is the most environmentally progressive j ... more | .. |
 Other nations must take stand on China: Philippines The Philippine foreign secretary on Sunday called on other nations to take a stand on China's new aggressiveness in a simmering territorial dispute over a shoal in the South China Sea. ... more | .. |
 Fracking brings boom, fears to rural US Underneath the ground in southwestern Pennsylvania, bedrock is put under explosive pressure to fracture and spill out its lucrative cache of natural gas. ... more | .. |
 In rural US, gas fracking sparks scare After the drilling began on Terry Greenwood's farm, he says, "the water went bad - it looked like iced tea." ... more |
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 Honda to provide hybrid technologies to China firms: report Honda Motor will provide its core hybrid car technologies to a number of Chinese automakers, eyeing to boost sales in the world's largest car market, a report said Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Russians move into East Med gas fracas The Russians appear to be making a determined bid to secure a stake in the energy boom in the eastern Mediterranean despite the danger of conflict. ... more | .. |
 Slovenian adventurer ends eco-friendly trip around the world Slovenian adventurer Matevz Lenarcic successfully concluded a 100-day eco-friendly trip around the world on Thursday in an ultra-light plane boasting super-low fuel mileage. ... more | .. |
 China, Iceland announce deal on oil-rich Arctic China and Iceland announced a deal on the oil-rich Arctic region Friday after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao flew in to Reykjavik on the first stage of a four-nation European tour. ... more |
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EU 'must respond' to Russia's 'hybrid warfare': von der Leyen
Russia says missile strike kills three in Belgorod region: governor
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 Two years after BP oil spill, disaster not over Two years after the worst maritime oil spill in history, fishermen, scientists, and environmentalists up and down the US Gulf Coast warn that the disaster may be far from over. ... more | .. |
 Qatar eyeing big Malta energy investment Qatar is eyeing $1.3 billion in investments in Malta's Enemalta Corp. energy company and a natural gas distribution hub on the island, a local report indicated this week. ... more | .. |
 Russia blames TNK-BP for massive oil leaks Russia's environment minister on Thursday blamed Russian-British oil company TNK-BP for causing massive oil pollution in a resource-rich Siberian region and failing to invest in its infrastructure. ... more | .. |
 Ford says to build new, multi-million plant in China US auto giant Ford said Thursday it would build a $760-million plant in China's eastern city of Hangzhou, as foreign companies ramp up output in the world's biggest car market. ... more |
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Sudan's Bashir vows to punish South Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Thursday vowed to teach "a lesson by force" to the South Sudanese government over its seizure of the north's main Heglig oil field. ... more | .. |
 BP seals $7.8 bn settlement in US oil spill Oil giant BP said Wednesday it has finalized a $7.8 billion deal to settle thousands of claims from fishermen and others affected by the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ... more | .. |
 House defies Obama over Keystone oil pipeline House Republicans kept a key plank of their energy policy alive Wednesday, defying a White House veto threat and passing legislation mandating the building of a controversial oil pipeline. ... more | .. |
 Beijing, Manila continue Scarborough spat Filipino officials said they will stand firm against Chinese calls for its research and fishing vessels to leave the Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing claims as its own. ... more |
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