Latest in Biotechnology for Biofuels series September 26, 2017 As the Bio-Based Live Americas conference meets today to discuss topics including industrial scale production of biofuels and chemicals via genetically engineered (GE) microorganisms such as GE algae, a...
“Biotechnology for Biofuels” includes in-depth investigations of three biofuel companies – Algenol, Mascoma, and Solazyme/TerraVia, and will be updated with forthcoming reports on algae and cellulosic biofuels, followed by further materials. Click here to view.
Executive Summary Algenol is a Florida-based biotechnology company that has received considerable attention as one of the most promising algae biofuel startups. Since its founding in 2006, the company has received $35 - $50 million in public support, alongside tens of...
A Call For Conservation with Conscience: No Place For Gene Drives in Conservation. A letter initiated by the Civil Society Working Group on Gene Drives, signed by scientists and civil society organisations
Biofuelwatch investigation into Mascoma Corporation, who took at least $100 million and possibly over $155 million in public subsidies, mostly for building commercial cellulosic ethanol refineries which they never started to build. [add-this] Executive Summary: This...
Solazyme/Terra Via: Synthetic Biology Company Claimed to be Capable of Replacing Palm Oil Struggles to Stay Afloat [Update: In March 2016,Solazyme announced that they are changing their name to TerraVia] A Biofuelwatch investigation of a Californian company which has...
Joint briefing by Biofuelwatch and Friends of the Earth United States: Beware False Promises: Algal Oils and Other Products of Synthetic Biology Aren’t About to Save the Orangutan.... But Carry Serious New Risks [add-this] “Algal oil” and “oily yeast” have been...
Biofuelwatch response to the Consultation on the “Updated report and synthesis of views in response to paragraph 7(b) of decision XII/24” and the “Report of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology”
Comments submitted to: EPA Workshop for Public Input on Considerations for Risk Assessment of Genetically Engineered Algae, EPA Docket Number: EPA–HQ–OPPT–2015–0508 by Rachel Smolker
"Jurassic World" and the Dinosaurs at the USDA, Rachel Smolker, Truthout
Submission of information on Synthetic Biology to the Convention on Biological Diversity, prepared on behalf of Biofuelwatch by Rachel Smolker
Is toxic algae good for you?, Article by Rachel Smolker about synthetic biology and algal biofuels, published by Huffington Post
Synthetic Biology and the Next Assault on Biodiversity and Livelihoods Report by ETC group