Lots of people talkin at me about biofuels recently in a variety of personal and professional contexts, and lots of chatter about esp in the wake of the passing of the energy bill yesterday. In lieu of posting any of my own thoughts etc allow me to just direct anybody interested in the subject to this three-part feature in the current MIT Technology Review, which does a fantastic job of telling the story til now and looking at prospects for the future with a realistic vibe - Part 1 on why corn isn't a long-term answer, Part 2 on cellulosic ethanol (mostly), Part 3
on other synthetic biofuels under development.