http://www.globalchange.com Why biofuel industry is dead — biofuel by converting food into oil is stupid and immoral. Biodiesel, biomass, biowaste and sugar to fuel conversion into biofuels. Foor price rises. World bank report on biofuels and food prices. Ethanol and gasoline or petrol mix, European Union EU policy changes on biofuel. Biofuels policy reversal. Anti-biofuel campaigns. Biofuel blamed for food riots, hunger, food shortages, rising food prices, wheat prices, food hoarding and stockpiles. Biofuel production: speculation in food futures. Biofuel links oil price to food price. Do biofuel quotas cause starvation, Africa Asia, India, China? Competition from biofuel manufafturers for food — poor people cannot eat, food prices rise, biofuel means burning wheat in car engines, driving vehicles on biofuel, adding ethanol to petrol / gasoline. Biodiesel, soybean price rises, rice price rises, food riots, biofuel destruction of forests for agriculture. Non biofuel reasons for rising food prices: drought, crop failure, hoarding, ban on food exports, stockpiling of food, speculation on food commodities markets. Ethics of biomass fuel generation and increased use of fertilisers. Net carbon footprint of biofuel production. Net biofuel consumption or saving of CO2 / energy. Global trade in biofuels, food, oil and energy. Ethical crisis in biofuels industry. Federal government policy on biofuels and national energy policy. EU fuel regulations for ethanol, biodiesel and biomass fuel generation. Biofuel impact on oil prices, demand, economy, global warming, energy conservation and real estate industry. Biofuels and environment, environmental change, climate change. Risks in real estate development. Operational and management risks and role of a Futurist. What is a Futurist? Identifying new opportunities in buildings control, environmental regulation. Keeping pace with change in real estate planning and corporate real estate demands. Impact on corporate real estate of mergers and acquisitions. How world getting faster, client demands growing faster. How clients behave illogically in longer term real estate planning. Buildings controls, heating and cooling, retrofitting high rise, office blocks and factories. Building regulations and government action. Longer term real estate planning. Market research limitations and customer expectations, client demands. Architects and buildings design, living space, partitions, ventilation systems, balancing and rebalancing air conditioning. ARBS event in Australia 2008. Business management video by Dr Patrick Dixon, conference keynote speaker lecture, author of Futurewise and Building a Better Business. Global warming impact from offices and commercial buildings, skyscrapers, tower blocks and corporate real estate. Energy efficiency and energy consumption of commercial buildings and office blocks. Balancing air conditioning systems with better building control systems (integrated temperature monitoring) can save over 30% of energy costs each year. Johnson Controls and other companies provide specialist technical advice on heat loss reduction and air conditioning management systems. Issues of ventilation, fresh air, “tight” buildings, carbon dioxide levels, heat exchangers and air ducting. Electricity use and power generation on buildings. Green roofs, open spaces, shade, natural light. Impact of global warming and CO2 reduction on building design, architecture, building regulations and government standards. Special tax relief and concessions, reductions in stamp duty for energy compliant 5* and 6* commercial properties. Activist campaigns to reduce carbon emissions. Carbon trading and offsets. Energy in construction and demolition as proportion of life-time energy use. Future of corporate real estate and corporate real estate management companies. Outsourcing buildings management.
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October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
What a nut. …
What a nut. Biofuel from algae is one of the most promising new sources of oil today. Why campaign to stop a new technology before it had even been developed fully?
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
The price and …
The price and shortage were manipulated. Do you remember how they speculate the oil price last year? Oil in food are overly used and produced in industries anyway.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
the reality in real …
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October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Reading on several …
Reading on several alternate fuel sources I would say everything has a downfall. The only factor that is taken into effect by corporations and the government they lobby to is profit. Even if something was super efficient with no negative environmental effects and possible to mass produce, if it’s too expensive it’s scrapped. I don’t try to prove or disprove global warming as everyone is divided on this but I found something amusing. I found they considered the methane from cowpat problematic
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
OH I forgot to tell …
OH I forgot to tell u i am harvesting algae in a natural pond by using recycled waste water . see my page for facts
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
This guy is a …
This guy is a jackass they are growing algae to make biofuel, from water its cleaner then oil and coal>>>>>so this guy wants us to keep using oil to feed africa , smart guy the electirc car will never go as much as we need it baby steps
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Nice work. keep it …
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October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
True but far too …
True but far too focused on terrestrial fuels. algal fuels could replace all transportation fuel used in the usa using 2% of its land mass, which doesent need to be agricultural land deserts and rooftops work fine too. costs come down rapidly too, think how much a PS2 or a flash drive cost 10 years ago, or how much a laser pointer cost 25 years ago($100, less than $2 now)
sorry but your numbers are wrong i could be done for about $10-$30 per gallon now.(chisti, 2007 biofuel from microalgae)
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Government action …
Government action can be both the problem and the solution. The perception of business can also be both the problem and the solution.
Every CEO, in every company in America can embrace this technology, incorporate it into their buildings, and be the start of a global sea-change! Algae is nature’s solar collector, and is probably the major component in most of the world’s oil. It would also create a lot of jobs, as companies would be created around maintaining these systems.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
The solution has to …
The solution has to be a multi-pronged attack at the base problems. Production of both food, and algae can be done through modular, cheap, reliable, easily produced designs. This could be picked up by BD powered trucks to be converted into BD.
This needs to be worked into a new form of business, specializing in retrofitting as well as new construction, and ongoing maintenance. Green materials would be used where possible, such as biodegradable plastics (made from algae feedstock).
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
We can all avoid …
We can all avoid their crash, by growing as much food as we can at home. It is not hard, start small and expand, most of all start today!!
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October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
what people dont …
what people dont understand is this little thing called “cellulosic” ethanol. it uses the non food byproduct of a corn harvest (i.e. the stalk, and husk) no food required. also Switchgrass has the potential for enough biomass to produce up to 100 gallons (380 liters) of ethanol per metric ton harvested. This gives switchgrass the potential to produce 1,000 gallons of ethanol per acre, compared to 665 gallons per acre of sugarcane and 400 gallons per acre of corn.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I’m a huge fan of …
I’m a huge fan of using Algae for biofuel, but I recently read that it costs nearly $100 per gallon with existing methods of production. I’m quite sure they can bring that down, but the questions are, how far and how fast?
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Yes I am talking …
Yes I am talking about use of food for fuel. There are many other potential biofuels where arguments are very different. But right now, it is mainly food that is being converted into fuel.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
True – we live in …
True – we live in times of great instability, complexity, inter-related factors (globalised), huge velocity of change, but also with fundamental, relentless challenges of which a major one is resourcing a total of 9 billion people that will soon live on the earth, all wanting the kinds of lifestyles that those in developed nations take for granted.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I’m guessing you …
I’m guessing you provide your services for free?
I’ve never seen a commodities price chart with a gradient like that, that lasted very long.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I don’t know why …
I don’t know why corn or beet are still the main references for the biofuel industry. They yield the lowest amount and take up the most space. Algae has no competitive crops and takes little space to grow with modern cultivating methods. It is like all the arguments are based on out of date info. Corn should be taken out of the debate entirely.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
What he says, Its …
What he says, Its all lies
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
hey, vato, check …
hey, vato, check out all the pelones on this video.lol
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I agree that …
I agree that American biofuels policy is a disaster. But perhaps you should save some outrage for the ban on genetically modified crops that is being perpetuated by many EU states, and is contributing at least as much to starvation in lesser developed countries, especially those in Africa.
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
I see I see, so …
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I see I see, so that’s why rice prices are going high in my country… Thx… Economics is rather facinating
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
do a google search …
do a google search on corn ethanol and the horrors of it, put in Dashal and Obama they are hooked into this. The prototype for bio fuel was done by Brazil and that was sugar beets, which can be grown anywhere, corn ethanol can not be grown anywhere, it ruins the earth and it will become the OIL OPEC of bio fuel for the greedy ones who want to take the market. Corn Ethanol it is BAD BAD, Horrors BAD!
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
You bring up some …
You bring up some very good points…This man here is a bit negative and one sided as I see it. If we keep burning petroleum at the rate we are burning it, there won’t be any air or water, period! Lets work with what we have and go from there. In my mind, that’s positive!
October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Carbon credits/ …
Carbon credits/REDDS, Worldbank plans =
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October 29th, 2009 at 3:03 am
Actually there are …
Actually there are two lobbys one for biofuel (mid west) and the great ‘oil’ companys. These two are big vote and money banks. Bio fuel is not a complete solution but may be a part of solution. Lets have biomass as we can have, using unused lands and second generation feedstocks without affecting food production. And cut down as much oil from those middle eastern dictators.