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Biofuels Ablaze Symposium

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Global Gender Perspectives on Biofuel Production

2009-02-15 , Summerfield, Gale

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Setting Global Standards for Sustainable Biofuels Development

2009-02-15 , Woods, Jeremy

Environmental standards are vital if the international trade in biofuels was to be allowed to begin on a massive scale. Large-scale production of biofuels in Asia — such as palm oil plantations in Papua New Guinea — could cause serious environmental challenges for the entire planet, starting with the clearance of forested land for plantations. Development should focus on second-hand generation biofuels are produced from the by-products of food crops, such as sugarcane, rather than crops grown purely for bio-fuel production.

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Lessons Learned About Societal Responses to Emerging Technologies Perceived as Risky

2009-02-15 , Wilbanks, Thomas J.

This presentation will present results from a research project that asks whether past experience in the United States with technologies associated in the public mind with risk, along with relevant social-scientific literatures, can inform strategies for bio-energy technologies.

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Biofuels as Alternative Energy: A Regional Overlook

2009-02-15 , Meerganz von Medeazza, Gregor

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Promises and Challenges of Biofuels for the Poor

2009-02-15 , Rosegrant, Mark W. , Msangi, Siwa

In order to make a difference in the lives of poor people as both energy producers and consumers, and to make strong environmental and economic contributions, biofuel technology needs further advancement, and investments and policies facilitating agricultural innovation and trade will have to be considered.

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World News Coverage of Biofuels

2009-02-15 , Cozzens, Susan E. , Soumonni, Diran

This paper will report preliminary results from monitoring press coverage from around the world on the benefits and costs of biofuels over the period 2007-2008, a period when the framing of the issues changed dramatically. Did news coverage reflect local issues and concerns and if so, what issues and how were they framed?

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