2008-11-28
Business Spectator
EU plans to limit biofuel impact on forests
BRUSSELS -- The European Commission plans new rules for biofuels by the end of 2010 to prevent the valuable trade from contributing to the destruction of rainforests, a document seen by Reuters Environmentalists have attacked the Commission's initial proposals in January to get 10 per cent of all road...
2008-11-27
eTravel Black Board
World's first biofuel test flight imminent
Air New Zealand has confirmed that it will conduct the world's first commercial aviation test flight running on sustainable second-generation biofuel on 3 December...
2008-11-27
North Queensland Register
Sugar industry needs clear future vision
GUEST speaker at Mackay Canegrowers Ltd AGM last week was Sugar Research and Development Corporation executive director Dr Frikki Botha, who has the responsibility of investing the $10 million the Corporation receives each year from industry and government for R...
2008-11-25
Brisbane Times
Petrol dips under $1...again
In a three year low, the price of unleaded petrol dipped below the $1 mark this morning, closely following the E10 ethanol blend, which experienced a similar fall...
2008-11-25
eTravel Black Board
World's first carbon neutral airline joins Climate Neutral Network
Climate Neutral Network (CN Net) has welcomed its first airline member NatureAir, the world's first carbon neutral airline. The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) introduced the CN Net to encourage low-carbon economies and societies through global sustainable practices - it currently consists of...
2008-11-25
The Nelson Mail
Christchurch looks to tallow-fuelled buses
The tumbling price of tallow could put a green bus fleet for Canterbury back on the...
2008-11-21
Commodities Now
Diversifying Transport Fuels
Good ole ingenuity will eventually lift the world economy. It's the same entrepreneurial spirit that will also advance the work being done to diversify transportation...
2008-11-21
QUEENSLAND COUNTRYLIFE
US lifts biofuel targets for 2009, despite opposition
The US has announced that 11 billion gallons of renewable fuels need to be blended into transportation gasoline in 2009. That sets a renewable fuels standard of...
2008-11-21
GMO Pundit
Australian government minister speaks out on global food crisis
Why GM is Needed to Fight World Food Crisis - Tony Burke, Federal Agriculture Minister; The Land (Australia) Nov. 20, 2008 http://theland.farmonline.
2008-11-20
Yahoo! News Australia
Indycar's new ethanol deal
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AFP) - Racers in the US-based IndyCar Series soon will be powered by ethanol from Brazilian sugar cane rather than American corn under a multi-year deal signed...