Greenbuilding Law

JULY 24, 2022

Today there is a little direction provided by the FTC’s 2012 version of its Green Guides, the current update of the Guides , but that document is at this point more of a historical reference; although it does offer guidance on materials and energy sources that are “renewable,” and “carbon offset” claims.

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Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. A polluting gas-fired electricity plant was moved to this area by the Ontario government in 2012. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Source: IESO [link].

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Electricity Natural Gas Carbon Emissions Renewable Energy 52

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 10, 2024

Biofuels can play a productive role when used at a sustainable level. Source EIA Monthly Biofuels Capacity and Feedstocks Update ) Using more oils and fats for fuel instead of food and animal feed has consequences for competing users of these products and for the global agricultural system. Source US Energy Information Administration.

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Acoel

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, between 2007 and 2012, 7.8 Less than a quarter of cropland is devoted to food directly eaten by humans, with the rest going to mostly to animal feed and biofuel feedstock, and it takes many pounds of grains to produce a pound of beef. Today, very little agricultural land provides these important environmental benefits.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Biofuels 2007 52

Environmental Progress

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

The “climate policies” the authors refer to are ones that would make energy more expensive and result in more bioenergy use (the burning of biofuels and biomass), which in turn would increase land scarcity and drive up food costs. Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management,” Nature 490 (2012): 254–257, [link]. [70]

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Environmental Progress

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

The “climate policies” the authors refer to are ones that would make energy more expensive and result in more bioenergy (the burning of biofuels and biomass), which would increase land scarcity and drive up food costs.

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