Recent increases in production of crop-based (or first-generation) biofuels have engendered
increasing concerns over potential conflicts with food supplies and land protection, as well …

This paper is an introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Political Ecology on"
Ecologies of Hope." The authors argue that discrete, specific, and often, local actions can …

Enhanced environmental quality, fuel security, and economic development, along with
reduced prices of blended diesel, are often used as justifications for a US federal excise tax …

Importantly, however, for the end consumer, ethanol delivers less energy per litre than
regular gasoline. Gasoline produces 35 megajoules (a unit of energy) per litre, whereas …

The growing of crops for bioenergy has been subject to much recent criticism, as taking
away land which could be used for food production or biodiversity conservation. This book …

Energy has a strategic role in social and economic development of the countries. Due to the
high dependency of energy supply on fossil fuels, fluctuations in prices and supply have …

Agriculture is a major engine for the economic well-being of the Gambia. The successive
governments from the colonial periods to the present have all recognized this importance of …

Solutions to the climate and energy crises will likely involve large scale renewable energy
technology deployment and of renewable energy technologies in building energy systems …

The United States has used tax credits and mandates to promote ethanol production. To
offset the tax credits received by imported ethanol, the United States instituted an import …

Many studies on the impact of biofuels on greenhouse gas emissions do not consider
indirect land-use change and land use avoided because of co-products utilization. This …