Synopsis
Various musings about things biorenewable.
Episodes
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You can't just flip a switch
26/09/2015 Duration: 13minIt would be nice to start using other/additional feedstocks for biofuels. But it an't that easy...
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Believing in Climate Change?
13/09/2015 Duration: 13minDo I have to believe in climate change to be successful in your class?
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Biofuels and the Iowa Caucuses
24/08/2015 Duration: 09minWhat the presidential candidates are saying (or not saying) about biofuels...
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Back at it for Fall 2015
23/08/2015 Duration: 08minJust a brief intro to get myself back in the podcasting mode!
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Biofuels - a risky investment?
13/10/2014 Duration: 10minThe government could decide to eliminate or reduce the requirements in the RFS2. If you're a company that's invested (or will invest) hundreds of milllions of dollars in biofuels, isn't that a lot of risk?
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Will the EPA ever decide RFS2 levels for 2014?
13/10/2014 Duration: 05minEPA is no hurry to announce the 2014 biofuel volume requirements. Isn't it almost 2015?
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Is EPA hurting John Deere?
22/09/2014 Duration: 14minThe EPA has yet to issue the 2014 RFS mandated amounts of biofuels. The Iowa Governor says the uncertainty is causing farmers to not buy new machinery. Really? Is this something else driving this?
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Rain: two stories of biorenewable's importance to Iowa
28/08/2014 Duration: 06minIt's raining - reminds me of how important biorenewables are to the state of Iowa.
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So what's the plan?
12/10/2012 Duration: 10minDriving across Iowa - lots of biomass but no real plan...
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Basement remodeling and biorenewables?
19/09/2012 Duration: 09minReally? Remodeling my basement is just like the emerging bioeconomy?
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$110M investment in the Bioeconomy
31/08/2012 Duration: 10minIowa invests in the bioeconomy. Here's one example that benefits me.
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Drought, food prices and biofuels
22/08/2012 Duration: 12minDrought has pushed up prices. Should we quit making ethanol from corn?
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Back from Stoverland
29/11/2011 Duration: 15minReflections on my recent trip to NW Iowa and lots of time walking harvested corn fields.
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Driving across Stoverland
13/11/2011 Duration: 12minDriving across west-central Iowa - thoughts about corn, stover and pheasants...
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A No-Win Scenario?
24/10/2011 Duration: 11minCaptain Kirk didn't believe in a "no-win" scenario. I don't either.
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The Emperor Has No Clothes
18/10/2011 Duration: 15minThe Hans Christian Andersen story and biofuels?
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Building the Bioeconomy Infrastructure
03/10/2011 Duration: 13min$107M Biorenewables Complex at Iowa State - my new academic home!
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The Ripples of 9-11
19/09/2011 Duration: 11minThe effects of 9-11 extend even into biorenewables...
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Newspapers? Really?
28/08/2011 Duration: 11minI'm still reading newspapers on top of news on the internet.