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IMPLICATIONS OF ENERGY AND CARBON POLICIES FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY SECTORS
Burton C. English, Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Chad Hellwinckel, Kimberly L. Jensen, R. Jamey Menard, Tristram O. West, and Christopher D. Clark
June 2011

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Summary of Results – 2009 Southeastern U.S. Switchgrass Production Survey
Jamey Menard, Kim Jensen, Josh Qualls, Burton English, and Christopher Clark
April 2011

bullet Factors influencing willingness-to-pay for the ENERGY STAR ® LABEL
David O. Ward, Christopher Clark, Kimberly L. Jensen, Steven T. Yen and Clifford S. Russell
January 2011
bullet Consumers Willingness to Pay for Appliances Produced By Green Power Partners
David O. Ward, Christopher Clark, Kimberly L. Jensen and Steven T. Yen
February 2011
bullet Projected Economic Impacts of Green Jobs Development in the Appalachian Region
Kimberly L. Jensen, Dayton M. Lambert, R. Jamey Menard, Burton C. English, and Wan Xu
July 2010
bullet Willingness to pay for E85 from corn, switchgrass, and wood residues
Energy Economics, In Press, Corrected Proof, Available online 11 June 2010
Kimberly L. Jensen, Christopher D. Clark, Burton C. English, R. Jamey Menard, Denise K. Skahan and Adrienne C. Marra
bullet Expanded ethanol production: Implications for agriculture, water demand, and water quality
Biomass and Bioenergy, Volume 34, Issue 11, November 2010, Pages 1586-1596
Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, Lixia He, Kimberly L. Jensen, and Burton C. English
July 2010
bullet Farmer Willingness to Supply Poultry Litter for Energy conversion and to Invest in an Energy Conversion Cooperative
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics>Volume 42, Number 01
Kimberly L. Jensen, Roland K. Roberts, Ernie Bazen, R. Jamey Menard, and Burton C. English
Feruary 2010
bullet Field Report of National Ethanol Consumer Survey (January - February 2009)
Conducted by Knowledge Networks on behalf of the University of Tennessee project researchers Kimberly L. Jensen, Christopher D. Clark, Burton C. English, and Daniel De La Torre Ugarte
February 2009
bullet Analysis of the Implications of Climate Change and Energy Legislation to the Agricultural Sector
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Burton C. English, Chad Hellwinckel, Tristram O. West, Kim Jensen, Christopher D. Clark and R. Jamey Menard
November 2009
bullet Projected Impacts of Proposed Federal Renewable Portfolio Standards on the Kansas Economy
Burton C. English, Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard and Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
August 2009
bullet Projected Impacts of Proposed Federal Renewable Portfolio Standards on the Florida Economy
Burton C. English, Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, and Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
August 2009
bullet Projected Impacts of Proposed Federal Renewable Portfolio Standards on the North Carolina Economy
Burton C. English, Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, and Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
August 2009
bullet Projected Impacts of Proposed Federal Renewable Portfolio Standards on the Colorado Economy
Burton C. English, Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard and Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
June 2009
bullet Evaluating the Economic and Environmental Impacts on the Agricultural Sector as a Result of the Push toward Renewable Fuels
Burton C. English, Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, James Larson, Jamey Menard, Chad Hellwinckel, Liu-Hsiung Chuang, and Phil Spinelli
March 1, 2008
U.S. and Tennessee Biodiesel Production - 2007 Industry Update
Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, and Burton English
August 2007
Economic Implications to the Agricultural Sector of Increasing the Production of Biomass Feedstocks to Meet Biopower, Biofuels, and Bioproduct Demands
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Burton C. English, Chad M. Hellwinckel, R. Jamey Menard, and Marie E. Walsh
January 2007
Using Corn Stover for Ethanol Production: A Look at the Regional Economic Impacts for Selected Midwestern States
Burton English, Jamey Menard, and Daniel De La Torre Ugarte
Economic and Agricultural Impacts of Ethanol and Biodiesel Expansion
Daniel De La Torre Ugarte, Burton English, Kim Jensen, Chad Hellwincle, Jamey Menard, and Brad Wilson
December 2006

 

 

 

 

 


 


 

25% Renewable Energy for the United States By 2025: Agricultural and Economic Impacts
A recent study for the 25x’25 Working Group in which the economic analysis conducted at the University of Tennessee outlines how tapping America’s natural resources could produce 25 percent of the nation’s energy supply from renewable resources by the year 2025. The user will be redirected to the complete study on the 25x’25 Working Groups website by clicking on the document title above.

Burton C. English, Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Kim Jensen, Chad Hellwinckel, Jamey Menard, Brad Wilson, Roland Roberts, and Marie Walsh
November 2006

25% Renewable Energy for the United State by 2025: Agricultural and Ecnomic Impacts
Burton C. English, Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Kim Jensen, Chad Hellwinckel, Jamey Menard, Brad Wilson, Roland Roberts, and Marie Walsh. November 2006.

25% Renewable Energy for the United States by 2025: State Level Agricultural and Economic
Impact Tables

Burton C. English, Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, and Chad Hellwinckel.  August 2007.

 

Principles and Guidelines for the Development of Biomass Energy Systems
A Report from the National Biofuels Roundtable, May 1994

Tennessee Farmers' Views of Producing Switchgrass for Energy
Kim Jensen, Pam Ellis, Jamey Menard, Burton English, Christopher Clark, and Marie Walsh
October 2005

Economic Impacts of Using alternative Feedstocks in Coal-Fired Plants in the Southeastern United States
Burton English, Jamey Menard, Marie Walsh, and Kim Jensen
December 2004

An Economic Analysis of Producing Switchgrass and Crop residues for Use as a Bio-energy Feedstock
Burton C.English, Daniel de la Torre Ugarte, R. Jamey Menard, Chad Hellwinckel and Marie Walsh
November 2004

An Analysis of the Residential Preferences for Green Power-the Role of Bioenergy
Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, Burt English, and Paul Jakus
June 2004

Ehancing Agricultures Potential to Sequester Carbon: A Framework to Estimate Incentive Levels for Reduced Tillage
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Chad M. Hellwinckel and James A. Larson
April 27, 2004

Tennessee Residential Electricity Consumers’ Views on Electricity from Bioenergy and Other Renewable Sources
• Web Page with report
• Full Report
Kim Jensen, Jamey Menard, Burt English, and Paul Jakus
June 2003

Tennessee Soybean Producers' Views on Biodiesel Marketing
Kim Jensen, Burton English, and Jamey Menard
April 2003.

The Economic Impacts of Bioenergy Crop Production on US Agriculture
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Marie E. Walsh, Hosein Shapouri, and Stephen P. Slinsky
February 2003

An Energy Strategy Based on Energy Dedicated Crops or Corn: Differential Economic and Regional Impacts
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte
February 2003

Economic Feasibility of Producing Biodiesel In Tennessee
Burton English, Kim Jensen, and Jamey Menard in cooperation with Frazier, Barnes and Associates, Llc.
December 2002

High-Value Renewable Energy from Prairie Grasses
S. B. McLaughlin,* D. G. de la Torre Ugarte, C. T. Garten, Jr., L. R. Lynd, M. A. Sanderson, V. R. Tolbert, and D. D. Wolf
April 9, 2002

Synergism Between Agriculture and Energy Policy: The Case of Dedicated Bioenergy Crops
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte and Marie E. Walsh
February 2002

 

The Economics of Biomass: A Status Report
Burton C. English and Robert R. Alexander
November 1993

   

 

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