Month July 2009

Heavy hitters in algae fuel

Earth2tech details the big money going into algae biofuel R&D, including from oil companies and the US government. Yeah, there’s been some busts here, but this technology is still in its infancy, so give it time. My guess: sooner or…

New figures on rice and climate change

(Tamaki photo.) In my quest for more reliable figures for the greenhouse gas contribution of rice, I contacted several experts.  I have received answers back from two of them.  Dr. Reiner Wassman, scientist at the International Rice Research Institute, writes:…

Joe Arpaio waves red flag in front of DOJ bull

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio announced that his office will not cooperate with a Department of Justice investigation into allegations that his controversial immigration sweeps employ racial profiling. Why you remember Sheriff Joe, right? He made prison inmates march in…