Category Archives: environment

When a tree falls in a stream, there’s always something around to make use of it.

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Allochthonous may have some obscure usage related to rocks, but in ecology, allochthonous material is a major concept that underpins thinking about nutrient cycling and food web dynamics. In its most general definition, allochthonous material is something imported into an … Continue reading →

Categories: by Anne, environment, hydrology, photos

New at Erratics – Biofuels: What would you say you do here?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Will Dalen Rice finishes his series on the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, by talking about the state of biofuels technology: Although there is still significant future distance to travel, the technology had come a long way. The leader of the … Continue reading →

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New at Erratics – Biofuels: We Need the Money

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Will Dalen Rice continues his series on the Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, by talking about the ins and outs of financing biofuel development: The ALBC was more of a business conference than it was a technology conference. Many technologies have … Continue reading →

Categories: conferences, environment, links

New at Erratics – Biofuels: state of the science and industry

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Anne Jefferson

Will Dalen Rice becomes our fourth contributor to Earth Science Erratics with the first of three posts on The Advanced Biofuels Leadership Conference, held in Washington, DC in April. Will offers the newbie’s perspective on the state of the biofuels … Continue reading →

Categories: conferences, environment, links