Ebook: Perspectives on Biofuels: Potential Benefits and Possible Pitfalls

Content: CONTENTS ; DEDICATION ; 1. PUTTING BIOFUELS INTO CONTEXT BEYOND BIOFUELS CHEMISTRY-CONTEXT, ISSUES, ; AND BROADER PERSPECTIVES IMPORTANT TO THE TECHNICAL AUDIENCE ; RICH LOMNETH, CAROLINE TAYLOR, AND FRANKIE WOOD-BLACK ; 2. PROJECTING AN ENERGY FUTURE: BIOFUELS, BIOENERGY, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF ; REGIONALITY IN SCENARIOS AND POTENTIALS ; CAROLINE TAYLOR ; 3. THE EFFECTS OF STAKEHOLDER VALUES ON BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCK CHOICES ; HEATHER L. YOUNGS ; 4. INVENTORIES AND THE GLOBAL FOOD-COMMODITY PRICES ; GAL HOCHMAN, DEEPAK RAJAGOPAL, GOVINDA TIMILSINA, AND DAVID ZILBERMAN ; 5. AVOIDING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF BIOENERGY ; S. A. MILLER ; 6. SUSTAINABILITY OF BIOENERGY FROM FORESTRY ; MARCIA PATTON-MALLORY ; 7. ALGAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR BIOLOGICAL CAPTURE AND UTILIZATION OF CO2 REQUIRE ; BREAKTHROUGHS IN BASIC RESEARCH ; JENNIFER L. MILNE, JEFFREY C. CAMERON, LAWRENCE E. PAGE, SALLY M. BENSON, AND ; HIMADRI B. PAKRASI ; 8. UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES: EVALUATION OF THE PROS AND CONS OF NEW ; TECHNOLOGIES AND REGULATORY DRIVERS AS THEY RELATE TO THE POTENTIAL ; CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE ; FRANKIE WOOD-BLACK, PH.D., REM, MBA ; 9. ECONOMIST>'S PERSPECTIVE ON BIOFUELS ; DAVID ZILBERMAN, DEEPAK RAJAGOPAL, AND GAL HOCHMAN ; 10. SECURING A BIOENERGY SUPPLY: UK AND US ; C. WHITTAKER, P. W. R. ADAMS, AND M. C. MCMANUS ; 11. BIOMASS SUSTAINABILITY STANDARDS: TOWARDS A CREDIBLE AND FEASIBLE ; MEASURE OF BIOMASS SUSTAINABILITY FOR U.S. BIOENERGY POLICY ; JODY M. ENDRES, J.D., M.A. ; EDITORS' BIOGRAPHIES ; INDEXES ; AUTHOR INDEX ; SUBJECT INDEX