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A Rush to Grow Corn and Soy Is Overtaking America's Grasslands
Mar 27th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The biofuels industry's thirst for corn and soy ethanol is driving a rush to convert Midwest grasslands to croplands. But how much is too much?
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Obama Proposes Clean Energy Trust
Mar 20th, 2013 | By Nicole Rogers
On Friday, President Obama proposed the establishment of an Energy Security Trust, which would use $2 billion in royalties from offshore gas and oil leasing to fund clean energy technologies.
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Transportation
How Much Corn Should We Put in Our Fuel Tanks? [video]
Mar 18th, 2013 | By Amy Leibrock
Want to know more about Sustainable America's mission and work? Watch Executive Director Jeremy Kranowitz explain how the rising demand for oil and food is dangerously intertwined and what we plan to do about it.
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Is There a Cure for Range Anxiety?
Mar 6th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Range anxiety is still a reality for drivers of electric vehicles. A recent study from the Department of Energy suggests that a corridor of charging stations in the northeastern U.S. could help increase demand for plug-in electric vehicles in the future.
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Untangling Our Food and Fuel Systems
Feb 22nd, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
EPA mandates for cellulosic biofuel blends cannot be met as production is literally non-existent. How the EPA manages the mandates for 2013 may have a direct effect on food prices at the grocery store in the near future.
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Biofuel Mandates Leave Guatemalans Hungry
Feb 15th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
In our interconnected world, the U.S. renewable fuel mandates are causing food prices to rise in other parts of the world. For Guatemalans, it's becoming a dire situation.
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Americans Spent Record Amount on Gasoline in 2012
Feb 13th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Americans spent more on average for gasoline in 2012 than in any year since the 1980s according to a report just released from the Energy Information Agency (EIA).
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Managing Our Resource Futures
Feb 6th, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
The recently released report from Chatham House takes a hard look at the challenges that lie ahead in the future as the world's most crucial resources come under the increased strain of over-consumption.
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Fuel Economy at a Record High
Feb 1st, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Fuel economy in America hit an all time high of 23.8 mpg for 2012, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute's Eco-Driving Index.
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Boeing's Plans for Renewable Jet Fuels
Jan 23rd, 2013 | By Aubrey Yee
Boeing aims to develop renewable jet fuels using region specific biofuel feedstocks like recycled cooking oil and fast growing grasses.
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