#biofuels — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/21/uk-appeal-tax-ruling-cutting-vat-public-electric-car-chargers. WHY is #HMRC appealing this #ruling? Clearly, they don't give a damn about the #climate! Meanwhile, the #Government continue to #subsidise #fossilfuels & phoney "renewable energy" like #wood burning #Drax #power #station, #biofuels & #BECCS.

Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/20/burning-wood-power-worse-climate-than-gas-new-report #Energy #Environment #Drax #EnergyIndustry #AirPollution #EmissionsTrading #GreenhouseGasEmissions #CarbonCaptureAndStorageCcs #Biofuels

🔥 ‘Everything is worse since Drax came here’: US residents say wood-pellet plant harming their town

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/17/mississippi-wood-pellet-industry-energy

#energy #wood #forests #drax #biofuels #environment

7.1: Ariel & Christina Discuss the Truth About Biofuels

Back in summer of 2024, in a bonus chat, Ariel & Christina tackled the question of whether or not hydrogen is a sustainable fuel. In this Season 7 opener, Ariel & Christina tackle the next obvious question: are biofuels any better? Join us while we shatter any dreams you might have had of biofuels being a sustainable, carbon-neutral fuel. As we discovered when we started digging, they do far more harm than good.

https://youtu.be/nXxxrVfWKp8

#solarpunk #SolarpunkPresentsPodcast #episode #season7 #biofuels #SustainableFuel #FossilFuels #Greenwashing #propaganda #discussion #hydrogenFuels #greenEnergy #GreenFuels

A consortium of #algae and #bacteria boosts the production of green #hydrogen and #biomass while cleaning water.

#biofuels #water_pollution #Chlamydomonas #Microbacterium #Bacilluscereus #Stenotrophomon

https://phys.org/news/2024-03-consortium-algae-bacteria-boosts-production.html

How #leafcutter_ants cultivate a #fungal garden to degrade #plants could provide insights into future #biofuels.

#Leucoagaricus #lignocellulose #microbial #consortia

https://phys.org/news/2024-02-leafcutter-ants-cultivate-fungal-garden.html

Second, #EPA moved forward a rule that would allow year-round sales of 15-percent #ethanol blends. Governors in eight states including #Missouri requested a waiver from Reid Vapor Pressure requirements over 18 months ago.

https://www.centralmoinfo.com/epa-advances-year-round-e-15-rule/

#biofuels #E15 #Iowa #Illinois #Minnesota #Nebraska #Ohio #SouthDakota #Wisconsin