Researchers: 2009 to be One of Warmest Years on Record: http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNew/idUSTRE4BT49G20081230 ————————————————————————————————– Continue reading

Dec 31, 5:00 AM EST Feds approve drilling plan for Montana’s Powder River Basin; more than 18,000 wells possible By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press Writer BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)–The Bush administration has approved a plan that could allow more than 18,000 natural gas wells to be drilled in southeastern Montana over… Continue reading

————————————————– “Cellulosic-E85 ranked lower than corn-E85 overall, primarily due to its potentially larger land footprint based on recent data and its higher upstream air pollution emissions than corn-E85. ….cellulosic-E85 may cause the greatest average human mortality….” ———————————————- American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting Evaluation of Proposed Solutions to Global Warming,… Continue reading

American Geophysical Union 2008 Fall Meeting #1 —————————————– “… motivations for advancing corn-based ethanol production in the USA, such as reduced reliance on foreign oil and increased prosperity for farming communities, must be considered separately, but the greenhouse-gas-mitigation rationale is clearly unsupportable.” ——————– Greenhouse-Gas Consequences of US Corn-based Ethanol in… Continue reading