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Geotimes March 2007 Rick Zalesky	Integrating Biofuels into the Fuel Supply Biofuels are but one part of a larger story -- the transition to a broader portfolio of efficient, environmentally favorable fuels, both petroleum- and biomass-based, that will supply tomorrow's vehicles.
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IEEE Spectrum June 2010 David Schneider	Biofuel's Water Problem Irrigating biofuel crops on a grand scale would be disastrous. When water enters the equation, biofuels are a lot less attractive than the stuff they're replacing.
Food Processing September 2006 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Robbing food to pay fuel Will efforts to find alternatives to oil, such as corn-derived ethanol, have us someday competing with our own SUVs for food?
IDB America April 2008 Luis Alberto Moreno	Green Energy Allies or Biofuel Antagonists? Small developing countries in Latin America that are heavily dependent on imported fossil fuels have especially compelling reasons to invest in biofuels.
Geotimes February 2006	Turning Trash Into Energy Global investment is growing in a variety of projects that take trash and convert it into usable energy: Turkey to oil... Poop power... From bread basket to fuel pump... Flying high on plant waste... Trash to light up New York...
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The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Toby Shute	Brazilian Fuel Moves Three bits of Brazilian fuel news that you can use.
National Defense June 2012 Eric Beidel	Biofuels Industry at Crossroads as Military Waits for Lower Prices Military leaders like to say that their aircraft, ships and personnel can't tell the difference between petroleum and biofuel. But their budgets can.
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Finance & Development March 1, 2008 Helbling et al.	Riding a Wave Soaring commodity prices -- especially those of oil, nickel, tin, corn, and wheat -- has brought a sea change to the commodities landscape. Trade policies should be adjusted for better efficiency.
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IEEE Spectrum August 2007 Prachi Patel-Predd	U.S. Military in Hunt for Bio-based Jet Fuel The U.S. Department of Defense is pumping millions of dollars into projects to turn organic matter into jet fuels. If the military projects succeed, they could become a catalyst for planet-friendly commercial aviation technologies.
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IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Divan & Kreikebaum	Biofuels Aren't Really Green Cultivate inorganic energy sources instead of biofuels. The model we constructed showed that there is simply not enough land and water to support a prosperous biofueled world.
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The Motley Fool October 15, 2009 Toby Shute	Look! Up in the Sky! It's Natural Gas! Qatar Airways announces a successful commercial passenger flight using a fuel derived from natural gas. Is this the jet fuel of the future?
National Defense January 2011 Eric Beidel	Navy Takes Biofuels Campaign Into Uncharted Waters The Pentagon of today has launched another campaign to look for homegrown solutions to its energy crisis. This crusade could have lasting impacts as the military tries to jumpstart an alternative fuels industry that needs a poster child.
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Chemistry World May 2008 Jeremy Tomkinson	The biofuel backlash The author argues that legitimate concerns about sustainability should not derail the whole biofuel enterprise.
Popular Mechanics September 17, 2008 Chris Ladd	5 Clean Jet Fuels to Wean Planes Off Oil (& Make Tickets Cheaper) As cheap oil fades into memory, we get an update on research into new ways to power tomorrow's airplanes and lower the cost of riding them.
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