Highlights in Biotechnology
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July 27, 2010
A debate between Princeton Visiting Scholar Tim Searchinger and MSU Professor Bruce Dale, moderated by Univ. of Minnesota’s John Sheehan. Sheehan explores both the strongest and weakest parts of the arguments for and against including an indirect land use penalty in the carbon lifecycle of biofuels and bioenergy. Searchinger argues that bioenergy should only get credit for new sources of carbon it creates or for using carbon that would have decayed and entered the atmosphere anyway, but never for carbon that is already stored. Dale’s view is that a switch to bioenergy – and away from petroleum – would spur the creation of additional carbon stores. This could be accomplished through increased productivity and yield on the same amount of land so that the credit given to bioenergy is repaid quickly.
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July 20, 2010
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Lifecycle assessment for biofuels and biobased products: Challenges and solutions for regulation of greenhouse gas emissions
