For anyone who is trying to keep up with the extremely rapid developments in thebiodiesel industry, the second edition of Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy is aninvaluable aid. The breathtaking speed with which biodiesel has gained acceptance in themarketplace in the past few years has been exceeded only by the proliferation of biodieselproduction facilities around the United States and the world—only to confront newsocial and environmental challenges and criticisms.The international survey of the biodiesel industry has been expanded from 40 to morethan 80 countries, reflecting the spectacular growth of the industry around the world. Thissection also tracks the dramatic shifts in the fortunes of the industry that have taken placein some of these nations. The detailed chapters that cover the industry in the UnitedStates have also been substantially rewritten to keep abreast of its many new developmentsand explosive domestic growth. An expanded section on small-scale, localbiodiesel production has been added to better represent this small but growing part of theindustry. Another new section has been added to more fully explore the increasingly controversialissues of deforestation and food versus fuel, as well as GMO crops. The secondedition concludes with updated views on where the industry is headed in the years tocome from some of its key players.For anyone who is trying to keep up with the extremely rapid developments in thebiodiesel industry, the second edition of Biodiesel: Growing a New Energy Economy is aninvaluable aid. The breathtaking speed with which biodiesel has gained acceptance in themarketplace in the past few years has been exceeded only by the proliferation of biodieselproduction facilities around the United States and the world—only to confront newsocial and environmental challenges and criticisms.The international survey of the biodiesel industry has been expanded from 40 to morethan 80 countries, reflecting the spectacular growth of the industry around the world. Thissection also tracks the dramatic shifts in the fortunes of the industry that have taken placein some of these nations. The detailed chapters that cover the industry in the UnitedStates have also been substantially rewritten to keep abreast of its many new developmentsand explosive domestic growth. An expanded section on small-scale, localbiodiesel production has been added to better represent this small but growing part of theindustry. Another new section has been added to more fully explore the increasingly controversialissues of deforestation and food versus fuel, as well as GMO crops. The secondedition concludes with updated views on where the industry is headed in the years tocome from some of its key players.
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