October 22, 2009
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Energy & Renewables Newsletter October 22, 2009 |
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Biofuels - New report brings greater clarity to burning issue
A far more sophisticated approach needs to be taken when developing biofuels as an environmentally-friendly energy option a new report concludes. Governments should fit biofuels into an overall energy, climate, land-use, water and agricultural strategy if their deployment is to benefit society, the economy and the environment as a whole. The report, the first by the United Nations Environment Programme`s (UNEP) International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management, says some first generation biofuels such as ethanol from sugar cane can have positive impacts in terms of greenhouse gas ... |
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The hidden costs of energy production—US$120bn in 2005
A report just released by the National Academies of Science estimates the “hidden” costs of energy production and use. These costs, which include human health effects, physical damages to buildings and other structures, and reduction in grain crop harvests caused by air pollution are not reflected in market prices of coal, oil, other energy sources, or the electricity and gasoline produced from them. Known to economists as external costs, the report estimated these costs at $120 billion in the U.S. in 2005, Health damage from air pollution associated with electricity generation and motor vehicle ... |
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