Introducing E10 to petrol
<p>This short paper summarises Transport and Environment (T&E’s) views of the questions posed by the consultation Introducing E10 to Petrol. T&E is Europe’s foremost sustainable transport
Ethanol
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Ethanol pricing report signed with dissent notes
The final report on the price of ethanol set by a committee of the Planning Commission has been signed with dissent notes from the ministries of food and oil and natural gas. "The report is qualified since most of our concerns were not being addressed and we will wait for the Cabinet to take a final call when it vets these final recommendations,&" said an official member close to the developmen
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India bans export of non basmati rice
the Union government increased the minimum support price of wheat, paddy, sugarcane, mustard, rapeseed and other agricultural commodities on October 9. The announcement was made after the Cabinet
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Going for ethanol
the us Environmental Protection Agency ( epa ) has denied California's request to waive the federal requirement for oxygenates in its reformulated gasoline, leaving the state with no choice
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South Asia
Polluted fabric: Most textile factories in and around Bangladesh's capital Dhaka do not comply with environmental laws and cause severe pollution, the Bangladesh government's Directorate of
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Cosmetic concern
At a time when USA is banning MTBE , Indian public sector companies, with the blessings of the petroleum ministry babus, are promoting its use
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Developing Countries Grew More Biotech Crops in '07
Genetically engineered agriculture is spreading worldwide, and its biggest growth in 2007 was in the developing world, according to a report released Wednesday. Farmers in 12 developing countries planted biotech crops in 2007, and for the first time these countries outnumbered the industrialized countries where such crops are grown, according to the report from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications.
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Biofuels - An Assault on the World's Poor
Western citizens want to use the limited land to produce ethanol rather than food for the poor.
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Magellan, Buckeye Study Us Ethanol Pipeline
Two US oil products pipeline companies said Tuesday they have launched an assessment on whether to build what would be the first dedicated ethanol pipeline from agriculture centres in the Midwest to the heavily populated US Northeast. The companies, Magellan Midstream Partners LP and Buckeye Partners LP, said the proposed pipeline -- with a preliminary cost estimate of more than $3 billion -- would span about 1,700 miles (2,740 km) and take several years to build. The assessment could be completed later this year.