It's in the wind, my friends. I have been following headlines about biofuels with great interest and this one hit me hard.

It's true that biofuels are a clean energy source we can get behind but we can't go all willy nilly on biofuels without addressing CONSUMPTION of all that is unclean.

This blog is awesome by the way.

A month or so ago I read an article in the Post citing that tortilla prices are going through the roof in Latin America thanks to an international demand for ethanol. Columnist Marcela Sanchez called the region "the 'Persian Gulf' of Biofuels"

Read about UMD students learning to be environmentalists in the school of architecture.

It'll make ya feel good....

Clean Currents, LLC, a DC area sustainably-operated clean energy business announced today that it is sponsoring SILVERDOCS: AFI/Discovery Channel’s Documentary Festival and donating offsets to make the event the first ever carbon neutral documentary film festival in the U.S.  The company will measure the carbon emissions from the energy used by the film festival and purchase clean energy credits to completely offset them. Clean Currents will also advise and help SILVERDOCS promote environmental initiatives during the week-long film fest in June.

Councilmember Roger Berliner Requests ‘Green Ideas’ 

ROCKVILLE, March 14, 2007—Montgomery County Councilmember Roger Berliner today called on residents to provide “green ideas” to help make the County a model community in the battle against global warming.

Berliner asked residents to share thoughts on protecting the environment at The Response of County Government to Global Warming, a public forum held attended by more than 100 people at the Council Office Building in Rockville. The forum explored the necessity for taking action and identifying specific best practices.

Thu Sep 21, 2006 5:54am ET
By Michael Kahn

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California sued six of the world's largest automakers over global warming on Wednesday, charging that greenhouse gases from their vehicles have caused billions of dollars in damages.

The lawsuit is the first of its kind to seek to hold manufacturers liable for the damages caused by their vehicles' emissions, state Attorney General Bill Lockyer said.

by Ivy Farguheson

Let's say that you are an environmentally conscious individual, interested in finding local businesses that believe as you do. You want to spend your money without feeling guilty about it, but you're unaware of where to go. You may work for a non-profit or any number of progressive businesses and organizations that wish to do a large mailing or printing, but you're not interested in using toxic materials or working with a company that doesn't match your beliefs. Could you find a company to match your ideals and still provide quality services? If so, is that company local? The answer is to both questions is yes; Ecoprint may be exactly what you need.

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