tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post1976091721524454096..comments2024-03-27T06:52:45.545-04:00Comments on Bayblab: BiofuelsKamelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15548259062576527751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-45451227583077836312007-08-20T23:42:00.000-04:002007-08-20T23:42:00.000-04:00Obviously Nature's still monitoring the bayblab to...Obviously Nature's still monitoring the bayblab to see what's hot in science. They had to go and have the last word by posting <A HREF="http://www.nature.com/nature/supplements/collections/energy/index.html#nuclearfission" REL="nofollow">this comprehensive collection </A> of articles surveying all the future energy options out there, including biofuels. I like the titles, ie:<BR/><BR/>Sugar cane and ethanol: Drink the best and drive the rest <BR/><BR/>I think AC's ideas are probably better, but hey, gotta give the poor old DOE a fair shake.Baymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436172198266062229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14815894.post-54081822902975540532007-08-20T22:50:00.000-04:002007-08-20T22:50:00.000-04:00I'm glad you wrote this post. I was planning on w...I'm glad you wrote this post. I was planning on writing something similar but you beat me to it. Biofuel economics are quite complex and it often gets forgotten that their production from a food crops drives prices up across the board.<BR/><BR/>More importantly though, focus on biofuels can <A HREF="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/05/german_biofuels.php" REL="nofollow">drive up the price of beer</A>, so it's clearly important that we focus on some alternatives to the traditional corn-based fuel.Kamelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15548259062576527751noreply@blogger.com