Rubin Quoted on Biofuel Development

Professor Jonathan Rubin was interviewed for a Bangor Daily News article on research to develop energy from trees in Maine. Rubin’s economic research focuses on how to commercialize biofuel development for use in the transportation industry. Last month the U.S. Department of Defense announced a $3.3 million investment into ongoing research at the University of Maine, some of which may assist UMaine’s Forest Bioproducts Research Initiative in its efforts to develop a wood-based biofuel from Maine’s forests. The recent article in the Bangor Daily News appears here:

Maine trees could fuel military jets, but as long as oil costs $40 a barrel, it’ll be a while

Maine trees could fuel military jets, but as long as oil costs $40 a barrel, it’ll be a while