Dan mentioned a few places to go deeper with any of the energy issues brought up during his talk. First and foremost, Dan said just Google it. If there is a particular energy issue you want to learn about, google it + your city and you’ll find it.
Dan also highlighted the biggest problem, in his opinion, facing us globally: poverty. A few of the links below are groups working locally on the connection between poverty and environmental justice.
Latino Issues Forum
Ella Baker Center
Environmental Entrepeneurs
Environmental Defense – Take Action
ICLEI – Local …

Last week, Dan Kammen came out to talk Biofuels. This was one of the best science cafes I have been to…EVER. Dan was incredibly engaging, melding both the science and policy surrounding this issue. I encourage everyone to check out the video and the pics here. The first video has dead audio for the first couple minutes, but it clears up when Dan starts to speak.
See you next month at Fertility!

Popular Mechanics did an interesting fiscal analysis of various gasoline substitution technologies. Even though the only ethanol source listed is from corn, the analysis illustrates how conventional gasoline still tops the charts. Many technologies were compared including E85/ethanol, M85/methanol, B100 biodiesel, compressed natural gas, electricity (EV cars), and Hydrogen fuel cells.
As of May 2006:

 
Raw Materials Consumed
Fuel Needed
Price
Economy

Gasoline
4.5 barrels of oil
90.9 gal
$2.34/gal
33 MPG

Corn Ethanol
53 bushels of corn, 0.5 barrel crude oil
176 gal
$2.41/gal
17 MPG

M85 Methanol
18190 cu ft Natural Gas, 0.5 barrel crude oil
214 gal
$2.89/gal
14 MPG

B100 Biodiesel
16.5 gals of used …