How much does jet fuel currently cost? How has that changed since a year ago? Find out with IATA’s up-to-date fuel price monitor. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/Pages/index.aspx
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Sustainable Biofuels from Forests, Grasslands and Rangelands
Produced by the Ecological Society of America (ESA), the nation’s largest organization of ecological scientists, and sponsored by the Energy Foundation, these reports explore the production and use of biofuels from an ecological perspective. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2010-04/esoa-sbf042810.php
World Bank Working Paper no. 218 – National Oil Companies and Value Creation
An explanation of National Oil Companies and their infrastructure Follow this link to learn more: http://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTOGMC/Resources/9780821388310.pdf
State and Local Government Publications – Pacific Northwest
A list of links to Pacific Northwest legislatures, statutes, rules, and government sites. Follow this link to learn more: http://guides.lib.washington.edu/content.php?pid=128073&sid=1099057
The Agricultural Ethics of Biofuels: Climate Ethics and Mitigation Arguments
Evaluating the ethics of biofuels and its effect on climate Follow this link to learn more: http://www.springerlink.com/content/g28hj32713718627/
Precision Forest Cooperative: History of the Rural Technology Initiative and Current Research: Washington Forest Biomass Supply Assessment Project
RTI (Rural Technology Initiative) was established in January 2000 by a federal grant as a pilot project to accelerate the implementation of new technologies in rural forest resource-based communities. The RTI mission was simple: Empower the existing infrastructure to use better technology in rural areas for managing forests for increased product and environmental values in support of local communities. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.cfr.washington.edu/research.pfc/rti/
USDA Rural Development Biorefinery Assistance Program
As the call for increased production of homegrown, renewable forms of fuels has grown, so has the need to develop and produce them. USDA Rural Development offers opportunities to producers to development such fuels through the Biorefinery Assistance Program. The program provides loan guarantees for the development, construction, and retrofitting of commercial-scale biorefineries. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/BCP_Biorefinery.html
How Pipelines Make the Oil Market Work – Their Networks, Operation and Regulation (.pdf)
A review of the uses of pipelines and their importance to the energy sector. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.pipeline101.com/reports/Notes.pdf
Plant Genetic Engineering for Biofuel Production: Towards Affordable Cellulosic Ethanol.
A review article exploring how transgenic plants could increase biofuel production efficiency. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.mendeley.com/research/plant-genetic-engineering-for-biofuel-production-towards-affordable-cellulosic-ethanol/#
Biofuel Subsidies
GSI researches the governmental role of subsidizing biofuels for energy security and rural development. Follow this link to learn more: http://www.iisd.org/gsi/biofuel-subsidies