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Fuelling the biofuels debate
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views on the good, the bad and the ugly in the rapidly expanding biofuels sector
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Who was that masked man…
With the biofuels sector attracting so much talk of silver bullets one might be forgiven for thinking that the Lone Ranger* had ridden back into town. While the Lone Ranger used silver bullets to remind himself how precious life was, and, like his bu...
PR Hall of Shame for biofuels industry
I find blogging a really tricky balancing act. I really only want to write something when I have something worth saying, but the silence of not posting tends to scream “write something NOW!!”. I don’t think anyone can accuse me of t...
Bob’s people ensure the message gets lost
Any place where trade journalists congregate there is likely to be a high cynicism quotient. It is pretty much the de rigeur attitude for journalists. While it may seem unfair, it does, one hopes, keep the PR machine reasonably honest, and means that...
The candidates don’t give a xxxx for biofuels
Over two years ago I wrote on another blog that biofuels would be a crucial factor in the ‘08 race for the Whitehouse. It was, I boldly forecast, going to be such an important topic that it would be the key to the success or failure of the cand...
Is Africa really the saviour of the biofuel market?
I was at a conference a couple of weeks ago, where the initial session was given over to some highly experienced pundits giving their views on the way the biofuels market could develop. Without exception they pointed to Africa as having huge potentia...
You can’t beat intelligent debate - but this isn’t it
Intelligent debate is crucial to the development of biofuels. It is right and proper that people with ideas put them forward and that those idea are rigorously challenged, by people who think it is wrong or bad. Sadly, however, some students at Brown...

