Jeff Manuel
@jeffmanuel.bsky.social
Historian of Energy, Technology, and the Environment; Professor at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Coauthor of "Ethanol: A Hemispheric History for the Future of Biofuels;” Public and Oral History Practitioner.
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Jeff Manuel
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· Oct 7
Ethanol - University of Oklahoma Press
Though ethanol, a liquid fuel made from agricultural byproducts, has generated controversy in recent years—good or bad for the environment? a big-ag boon o...
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It's the official publication day for ETHANOL: A HEMISPHERIC HISTORY FOR THE FUTURE OF BIOFUELS. Want to know why the US turns 40 percent of the corn crop into fuel? How the US and Brazil became the world's two largest ethanol producers? Tom Rogers and I have answers.
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
Both look great, thank you!
January 13, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Both look great, thank you!
Historians: is there a good book or article on the history of the League of Women Voters? A student will be processing an archival collection of local LWV records and I'm looking for relevant background readings. Thanks!
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January 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Historians: is there a good book or article on the history of the League of Women Voters? A student will be processing an archival collection of local LWV records and I'm looking for relevant background readings. Thanks!
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Thanks to Ethanol Producer Magazine (the trade magazine for biofuels, in case you're not a subscriber) for featuring _Ethanol: A Hemispheric History_ in the current issue.
ethanolproducer.com/articles/sha...
ethanolproducer.com/articles/sha...
‘Shaped By Its Past’ | Ethanol Producer Magazine
Multiple themes emerge as historians compare the historic development of ethanol production and policy in Brazil and the U.S.
ethanolproducer.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Thanks to Ethanol Producer Magazine (the trade magazine for biofuels, in case you're not a subscriber) for featuring _Ethanol: A Hemispheric History_ in the current issue.
ethanolproducer.com/articles/sha...
ethanolproducer.com/articles/sha...
In the 2000s, I met a t-shirt buyer for Target. According to him, he tried to revive Vaurnet as an ironic retro brand but couldn’t pull it off for some reason.
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 AM
In the 2000s, I met a t-shirt buyer for Target. According to him, he tried to revive Vaurnet as an ironic retro brand but couldn’t pull it off for some reason.
This is like a Cory Arcangel installation piece
December 29, 2025 at 8:16 PM
This is like a Cory Arcangel installation piece
Reposted by Jeff Manuel
This is a rare example of doing two type of opeds often done poorly well (AI & Rust Belt op-eds)
Opinion | When A.I. Took My Job, I Bought a Chain Saw
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
This is a rare example of doing two type of opeds often done poorly well (AI & Rust Belt op-eds)
This mana-tea infuser is a favorite gift this year. But pouring hot water on this guy feels like a sad metaphor for climate change.
December 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
This mana-tea infuser is a favorite gift this year. But pouring hot water on this guy feels like a sad metaphor for climate change.
Which do you find more annoying: bad handwriting or doing tech support?
December 28, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Which do you find more annoying: bad handwriting or doing tech support?
So long as you’re okay assessing content knowledge rather than the structure of an argument, bluebooks.
December 28, 2025 at 12:35 AM
So long as you’re okay assessing content knowledge rather than the structure of an argument, bluebooks.
Another holiday confirming that Gen X and elder millennials are the undisputed champs of family tech support. From Apple IIe to AI, we’ve seen it and can MacGyver a fix.
December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Another holiday confirming that Gen X and elder millennials are the undisputed champs of family tech support. From Apple IIe to AI, we’ve seen it and can MacGyver a fix.
Whoa. Didn’t know about this. Thanks for sharing.
December 26, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Whoa. Didn’t know about this. Thanks for sharing.
Agreed. This is an issue of priorities. Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois maintain hundreds of miles of incredible dedicated bike trails. There's no reason the riverfront trail couldn't be just a nice (except for after a flood 😅)
December 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Agreed. This is an issue of priorities. Madison and St. Clair counties in Illinois maintain hundreds of miles of incredible dedicated bike trails. There's no reason the riverfront trail couldn't be just a nice (except for after a flood 😅)
I was just talking about what kind of bicycle you can ride while wearing a blazer without looking silly. The answer is
(a) a classic roadster, or
(b) anything if you’re Humphrey Bogart.
(a) a classic roadster, or
(b) anything if you’re Humphrey Bogart.
December 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I was just talking about what kind of bicycle you can ride while wearing a blazer without looking silly. The answer is
(a) a classic roadster, or
(b) anything if you’re Humphrey Bogart.
(a) a classic roadster, or
(b) anything if you’re Humphrey Bogart.
In our recent book, Tom Rogers and I tell the story of how a state-level regulator in Maine, of all places, uncovered the MTBE water pollution crisis. One of my favorite stories from the book.
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
Ethanol - University of Oklahoma Press
Though ethanol, a liquid fuel made from agricultural byproducts, has generated controversy in recent years—good or bad for the environment? a big-ag boon o...
www.oupress.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
In our recent book, Tom Rogers and I tell the story of how a state-level regulator in Maine, of all places, uncovered the MTBE water pollution crisis. One of my favorite stories from the book.
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
www.oupress.com/978080619601...
On FarmDoc daily, Scott Irwin has a nice analysis of the timing of US corn ethanol investments and the Renewable Fuel Standards. In short, banning MTBE as a fuel additive *before* RFS was a causal factor.
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/12/what...
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/12/what...
What Caused the U.S. Ethanol Boom? - farmdoc daily
Scott Irwin -
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
On FarmDoc daily, Scott Irwin has a nice analysis of the timing of US corn ethanol investments and the Renewable Fuel Standards. In short, banning MTBE as a fuel additive *before* RFS was a causal factor.
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/12/what...
farmdocdaily.illinois.edu/2025/12/what...
Looking forward to a brave new future where AI plays the Costello to my Abbott
December 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Looking forward to a brave new future where AI plays the Costello to my Abbott
Trying to understand why the Trump administration is dismantling NCAR, so I asked for an AI summary. But now I'm more confused than ever
December 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Trying to understand why the Trump administration is dismantling NCAR, so I asked for an AI summary. But now I'm more confused than ever
creating new blind spots. Microfilm did the same two generations prior. Seems like we historians should channel a bit more of our customary sanguinary at this moment.
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
creating new blind spots. Microfilm did the same two generations prior. Seems like we historians should channel a bit more of our customary sanguinary at this moment.
We historians are often strangely disinterested in the technologies of scholarship and how they affect our work. People are rightly mad at the plagiarism machine in the classroom.
But we all rely on digitized, OCRed, and keyword searchable texts. They’ve revolutionized source access while
But we all rely on digitized, OCRed, and keyword searchable texts. They’ve revolutionized source access while
December 22, 2025 at 2:59 AM
We historians are often strangely disinterested in the technologies of scholarship and how they affect our work. People are rightly mad at the plagiarism machine in the classroom.
But we all rely on digitized, OCRed, and keyword searchable texts. They’ve revolutionized source access while
But we all rely on digitized, OCRed, and keyword searchable texts. They’ve revolutionized source access while
6. Log in to ClassDojo to send the teacher a message that the missing homework is done.
7. Despair at how we’ve let EdTech eat education
7. Despair at how we’ve let EdTech eat education
December 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
6. Log in to ClassDojo to send the teacher a message that the missing homework is done.
7. Despair at how we’ve let EdTech eat education
7. Despair at how we’ve let EdTech eat education
4. Log in to Epic reading software to access the e-book. Epic is freely available during school hours but if you want to use it at home it requires a $7.99 monthly subscription.
5. Show kid how to find an online pdf version of the book to avoid the subscription.
5. Show kid how to find an online pdf version of the book to avoid the subscription.
December 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
4. Log in to Epic reading software to access the e-book. Epic is freely available during school hours but if you want to use it at home it requires a $7.99 monthly subscription.
5. Show kid how to find an online pdf version of the book to avoid the subscription.
5. Show kid how to find an online pdf version of the book to avoid the subscription.
Steps for to help a 5th grader finish their homework before break:
1. Log in to PowerSchool to see what the assignment are
2. Log in to the parent side of Schoology to see the instructions for each assignment
3. Help with logging in to Canva to complete the assignment
1. Log in to PowerSchool to see what the assignment are
2. Log in to the parent side of Schoology to see the instructions for each assignment
3. Help with logging in to Canva to complete the assignment
December 20, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Steps for to help a 5th grader finish their homework before break:
1. Log in to PowerSchool to see what the assignment are
2. Log in to the parent side of Schoology to see the instructions for each assignment
3. Help with logging in to Canva to complete the assignment
1. Log in to PowerSchool to see what the assignment are
2. Log in to the parent side of Schoology to see the instructions for each assignment
3. Help with logging in to Canva to complete the assignment
White’s Railroaded?
December 20, 2025 at 3:59 AM
White’s Railroaded?