A World Bank report, held from public view for several months, finds strong evidence that increased production of biofuels such as ethanol has caused a sharp climb in the price of foodstuffs worldwide. “The report stands as a blistering rebuke to the Bush’s administration’s unchecked biofuel boosterism,” argues environmental writer Tom Philpott. Grist.org: Remember a few weeks ago, when The Guardian leaked word of a “secret” World Bank report that essentially blames U.S. and (to a les

An Illinois company is planning a mill Magnolia to manufacture wood pellets as an alternative fuel source.

Leading United Kingdom biofuel producer Argent Energy is shelving plans to invest more than $100 million in New Zealand.

Our favorite Congressperson here at Democratic Central is Virgil Goode, the man that liberals and moderates and citizens of the world like to mock for his righteous support of American and Judeo-Christian values. And Virgil doesn't like being mocked. So when Jon Stewart's The Daily Show aired a brief clip of Virgil in the Fourth of July parade in Scottsville with his campaign float being pulled by a Hummer (and nothing says "energy conservation" like driving a Hummer), and then made fun of Vir

For all the talk of switchgrass being the next miracle biofuel feedstock, there's still precious little to show for it. Yes, we did recently report on a study which showed that switchgrass could potentially yield 5 times more energy than was used to grow it and, yes, there are several companies that are working hard to bring cellulosic ethanol to market. Yet, for all its purported merits, we aren't likely to see it become commercially available for another few years. That opening is giving othe