Here's the audio file (MP3/17.1MB/1:15:00) for this Saturday, October 18, 2008, session: Download C3_Energy
Corn-based ethanol has fueled a bitter debate over efficiency and the ethics of using a food product to gas up vehicles. But even farmers acknowledge that corn for ethanol and soybeans for biodiesel will likely be replaced someday by other feedstocks that are more efficient and less politically troublesome. This panel isn't about the fight over the wisdom of biofuels in general; we'll leave that to other forums. These authorities will tell about more efficient processes that could mine grasslands, the ocean or landfills for tomorrow's fuel.
Moderator: Perry Beeman, Environment Reporter, The Des Moines Register
Panelists:
Frank Maisano, Bracewell & Giuliani
Julie Sibbing, Senior Program Manager, Agriculture Policy, National Wildlife Federation
Chris Somerville, Director, Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California-Berkley
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