Recent news on Ethanol

Senate bill encourages farmers located near ethanol biorefineries ...  -  25 May 2007
Wilmington News Journal, OH,SIOUX FALLS, SD (AP) - Legislation introduced in the US Senate this week would entice farmers located near ethanol biorefineries to grow dedicated energy

General Motors extends relationship with governors' ethanol ...  -  25 May 2007
Prdomain Business Register (press release),24 May 2007 : General Motors today announced the extension of its relationship with the Governors' Ethanol Coalition (GEC) through 2007.

Ethanol Booms, Farmers Bust  -  25 May 2007
AlterNet,From the news these days you'd think farmers have never had a better friend than ethanol. But if you actually are a farmer, ethanol, with the high corn

$600m WA ethanol plant wins Govt backing  -  25 May 2007
North Queensland Register,According to Minister for State Development, John Mickel, an ethanol mandate is just one strategy to ensuring the industry is vibrant.

Ethanol plant to host job fair  -  25 May 2007
Peoria Journal Star,CANTON - The Central Illinois Energy ethanol plant south of Canton is set to begin production this fall and will host a job fair next week.

Coop's Corner Podcast: Deconstructing the corn ethanol scam  -  25 May 2007
CNET News.com,But while corn-based ethanol--the favored solution of the agribusiness industry and many politicians--may be great for farmers, it's not the best answer.

Ethanol no panacea for our fuel woes  -  25 May 2007
Hendersonville Times News,To The Editor: To hear some people tell it, ethanol is going to solve our fuel problems. Last January, Scientific American threw some cold water on the

240000-ton ethanol fuel project to begin construction in Ningxia  -  25 May 2007
Interfax.cn (subscription),INTERFAX-CHINA - A large-scale ethanol fuel project will begin construction in the county of Pingluo in China's Ningxia Autonomous Region, and is expected

NY Times Links Higher Gas Prices to Bush and Ethanol  -  25 May 2007
NewsBusters...[Oil executives] point to a surprising culprit: uncertainty created by the government’s push to increase the supply of biofuels like ethanol in coming years

Cellulosic ethanol company licenses genome tool  -  25 May 2007
Inside Greentech (press release),TMO Renewables, a UK-based company pursuing ethanol from biomass, has licensed the ERGO bioinformatics software from Integrated Genomics of Chicago.

Ethanol demand drives up food prices  -  25 May 2007
9NEWS.com,An increase in ethanol production has led to a spike in the price of corn, leading to the ripple effect across grocery stores.

Ethanol in Speedway Spotlight  -  25 May 2007
Hoosier Ag Today,Ethanol is the fuel in the race cars on the track, and ethanol is the talk in the infield of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On Thursday a national ethanol

A guy with my last name probably shouldn’t go anywhere near the ...  -  25 May 2007
AgWebAnd for the first time ever, their vehicles will be powered by corn: They’re using 100-percent fuel-grade ethanol. If ethanol is good enough for the most

Noam Chomsky on ethanol  -  25 May 2007
Grist Magazine,The ethanol boom fits the pattern. As discussed by agricultural economists C Ford Runge and Benjamin Senauer in the current issue of Foreign Affairs,

Ethanol facility planned for West Quincy  -  25 May 2007
Quincy Herald Whig,A 100-million gallon ethanol plant will be built in West Quincy, Mo., under plans announced Wednesday by a company that counts the former governor of

Ethanol futures contracts taking off at CBOT  -  25 May 2007
Illinois Farm Bureau,Leaders at the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) realize they may have been early to market in March 2005 when they introduced an ethanol futures contract.

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Ethanol Education and Expansion Act  -  25 May 2007
Grainnet,The Ethanol Education and Expansion Act of 2007 would work to reduce prices at the pump for consumers by providing grants through the US Department of

Got some ethanol questions?  -  25 May 2007
NewsTalk 1410 AM,An ethanol plant is still the topic of debate in Sparta. Th city wants one. Century foods vows to fight to the bitter end to keep it from happening.

Road revamp paves way for Swan Hill ethanol plant  -  25 May 2007
ABC Regional Online,A road upgrade between Wakool and Swan Hill has cleared the way for the opening of Victoria's first ethanol plant by the middle of next year.

Oenon Holdings Inc. May Produce Ethanol from Rice  -  25 May 2007
Food Ingredients First (press release),24/05/07 Alcoholic beverage maker Oenon Holdings Inc. may produce ethanol from Japanese rice to mix with gasoline, a challenging plan in a country where

Cuba to modernize its ethanol production  -  25 May 2007
Cay Compass,HAVANA (AP) – Cuba is modernizing its ethanol–producing facilities despite Fidel Castro’s repeated assertions that making more of the biofuel could starve

Breach Of Contract Sparks Concern Over Ethanol Plant  -  25 May 2007
Yankton Daily Press (subscription),MECKLING -- The fact that there has yet to be any noticeable signs of construction at a proposed new ethanol plant near Meckling is, by itself,

By Colin A. Carter/Henry I. Miller  -  25 May 2007
Washington Times,In fact, in the short- and medium-term, ethanol can do little to reduce the vast amount of oil imported, and federal ethanol policy will have widespread and

Don't use corn for ethanol  -  May 24, 2007
Cincinnati Post,In fact, ethanol will do little to reduce the large percentage of our fuel that is imported (more than 60 percent), and the ethanol policy will have

Positive letters about ethanol plant fail to tell whole story  -  May 24, 2007
Port Huron Times Herald,Recent letters to the editor commending the Marysville Ethanol Plant miss the point entirely. The letters from Raymond Excavating and Torello Trucking

Meeting the Ethanol Challenge: Scientists Use Supercomputer to ...  -  26 Apr 2007
innovations report,Termites and fungi already know how to digest cellulose, but the human process of producing ethanol from cellulose remains slow and expensive.

Rising corn prices fuel planting--and concern FARMING >> Ethanol ...  -  26 Apr 2007
Fredericksburg.com,Demand for ethanol, a gasoline alternative distilled from corn, caused corn prices to exceed $4 a bushel early this year, double the price farmers received

US money for NZ ethanol company  -  26 Apr 2007
FarmNews.co.nz,26 April 2007 -- A New Zealand gas-to-ethanol company has secured a strategic partnership to the value of $US3.5m. Initially the alliance between NZ-based

Lack of data, environmental issues worry ethanol plant opponents  -  26 Apr 2007
Princeton Daily Clarion,Ethanol. The name brings to mind clean, environmental-friendly fuel. An alternative source of power that both embraces modern technology and will help our

Global Ethanol Boom Benefits Natural Gas Investors  -  26 Apr 2007
StockInterview.com,And according to widely followed natural gas commentator Phil Flynn of Chicago-based Alaron Trading, “Ethanol plants are going to require natural gas

Fast-paced equity drive under way for proposed Redwood County ...  -  26 Apr 2007
West Central Tribune,GRANITE FALLS — In a schedule as crunched as a politician’s final weeks of campaigning, the board of directors for what could be Minnesota’s next ethanol

Ethanol plant decision postponed  -  26 Apr 2007
Rapid City Journal,SIOUX FALLS — Minnehaha County commissioners have postponed a decision for a couple of weeks on zoning for a proposed ethanol plant at Sherman.

Fresno-area lawyer delays proposed ethanol plant  -  26 Apr 2007
KGET 17,BAKERSFIELD - A Fresno-area lawyer who helped delay the building of two Wal-Mart superstores in Kern County has now delayed a proposed ethanol plant.

City Torn Over Ethanol Information  -  26 Apr 2007
KTTC,Make no mistake about it noise, traffic and water concerns are just some of the reasons this group of neighbors say they wouldn't want an ethanol plant in

Distilleries shut on delay in ethanol blending  -  26 Apr 2007
The News - International,LAHORE: Despite the soaring oil bill the government has failed to ensure blending of locally-available environment-friendly ethanol with petrol resulting in

Ethanol Fuels International Debate  -  26 Apr 2007
Alca Abajo,The Economist of the UK and The New York Times have also warned like the Cuban president that converting food into fuel and planning on using ethanol

Corn-Based Ethanol Could Drive Up Food Prices  -  26 Apr 2007
NHPR,So if farmers plant more corn for ethanol instead of soybeans, that will drive up the price of soybeans, and in turn, the food that's made from them.

Georgia, an ethanol 'Saudi Arabia', says GEFA fuels director  -  26 Apr 2007
Access North Georgia,GAINESVILLE - In a few short years, Georgia could replace Saudi Arabia as America's fuel supplier when it comes to ethanol made from pine trees.

China to Become a Net Corn Importer in the Future  -  26 Apr 2007
Resource Investor,Industry corn consumption is expected to reach 36 million tonnes in 2007/2008, among which, consumption of corn-ethanol will reach 13 million tonnes and

Combustion or consumption? Balancing food and biofuel production  -  26 Apr 2007
YubaNet,..."The escalating share of the United States (US) grain harvest going to ethanol distilleries is driving up food prices worldwide," warned Brown.

Oklahoma Ethanol leaving Enid for Blackwell  -  Apr 25, 2007
Cushing Daily Citizen,In August 2005, Enid leaders, local farmers and area lawmakers touted the news — Oklahoma’s first large-scale ethanol plant would be built in Enid.

Use of Ethanol-Blended Fuels  -  Apr 25, 2007
AutSpeed,The two most recent fuel system introductions are the gasoline-electric hybrid and vehicles capable of burning ethanol-blended fuels, E85 being the most

Ethanol plant on “a wing and a prayerâ€?  -  Apr 25, 2007
Vulcan Advocate,Farmers in Vulcan with their sights set on a wheat ethanol plant in the area are starting to look outside the region for support. On April 18, the Ag Energy

Babcock & Brown Acquires Iriquois Bio-Energy Ethanol Plant in ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Grainnet,IBEC recently commenced the operation of a 40 million gallon per year (mgpy) ethanol production facility which it has built over the last 18 months.

BlueFire Ethanol CEO Arnold R. Klann to Speak During Inside ...  -  Apr 25, 2007
Market Wire (press release)..."It gives BlueFire Ethanol Fuels yet another venue to expand the awareness of our conversion technology, its history and its third party proven results."

Ethanol plant gets $2.4M boost  -  Apr 25, 2007
Chillicothe Gazette,A new ethanol plant under construction in Fayette County expected to create 60 jobs recently was awarded a $2.4 million grant from the US Department of

Instant success for bio-ethanol Volvo in STCC  -  Apr 25, 2007
Auto Industry,The factory Volvo team’s use of E85 bio ethanol fuel in the 2007 Swedish Touring Car Championship met with instant success at the opening round of the

John Chuckman: The Case of Ethanol as Motor Fuel  -  Apr 24, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Ethanol has always been a poor choice as a fuel, but the scientific and economic considerations behind that statement don't stop politicians from claiming

The truth of Iraq; Yeltsin's legacy; Ethanol production; Keep the cork  -  Apr 25, 2007
International Herald Tribune,Barry Posen ("The risks of staying and the risks of leaving," Views, April 20) reveals the reality of Iraq. The babble about the war in Iraq having been won

The Next Enron; Ethanol Subsidies  -  25 Feb 2007
OpEdNews,The 51 cent per gallon direct subsidy for ethanol; and the secondary tax credits and benefits for ethanol give an unfair advantage to investors,

Forget ethanol; save corn for bourbon  -  25 Feb 2007
DetNews.com,Grandpa cooked corn into sour mash whiskey in a process nearly identical to the one used today to produce ethanol. But while the feds chased Old Pap up

Ethanol demand changes land use  -  25 Feb 2007
Chicago Daily Herald,Farmland values in the Midwest are rising sharply due to the ethanol effect, but pheasants aren’t going to be happy. The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago’s

Betting the farm on ethanol  -  25 Feb 2007
Indianapolis Star,From President Bush to Indiana corn growers, people are touting the use of ethanol to reduce US reliance on foreign oil. Is this alternative fuel all its

Ethanol plant construction in Romulus gets green light  -  25 Feb 2007
Elmira Star-Gazette,Needed paperwork is in place, and Empire Green Biofuels Inc. of Newark, NY, is free to begin construction of an $80 million ethanol plant on the grounds of

Crowd hears ethanol pitch  -  25 Feb 2007
Rapid City Journal,ProEco president Dale Barker talked about growing up in Belle Fourche and his hopes that bringing in an ethanol plant and research facility will help the

Texas News  -  25 Feb 2007
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat,Texas news in brief One killed, another injured in accident at ethanol construction site HEREFORD, Texas — One man was killed and another injured Thursday

Fueling the Future  -  25 Feb 2007
U.S. News & World Report,I am skeptical of ethanol having a significant positive impact on our nation's energy strategy ["Is Ethanol the Answer?" February 12].

Post story raises questions on US Attorney firings  -  25 Feb 2007
Reno Gazette Journal,Though Vilsack will not be on next year's presidential ballot, the alternative fuel, ethanol, can be made from one of his state's top crops, corn.

The View from Europe  -  25 Feb 2007
Stabroek News,The initiative partly relates to surging demand for ethanol and the inability of the US and Brazil, the world's two largest producers, to keep up with

Spencer ag meeting breaks attendance record  -  25 Feb 2007
Sioux City Journal,Minnesota, he noted, has legally mandated a 20 percent Ethanol content in all gasoline sold by the year 2010. Northey said he expects that will be a

Understanding the Green Scene  -  25 Feb 2007
Washington Post,Ethanol: These vehicles run on an alcohol-based fuel produced from fermented corn, barley and wheat. All gasoline vehicles are capable of running on a blend

Ethanol, corn affect land rents in Red River Valley  -  Feb 24, 2007
In-Forum (subscription),The ethanol-driven corn market is boosting land rent values in the Red River Valley. Prices at a recent farmland cash rent auction in Cass County were

Ethanol industry's boom reflected in fourth quarter  -  Feb 24, 2007
Peoria Journal Star,PEKIN - Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings Inc., a Pekin-based ethanol producer, capped a strong performance in 2006 by more than doubling earnings in the

Report casts doubts on ethanol benefits  -  Feb 24, 2007
Regina Leader-Post (subscription),The province's fledgling ethanol industry will require government subsidies and mandates to be viable into the future, while positive benefits to the rural

Weighing Up the Benefits of Ethanol  -  Feb 23, 2007
오마�뉴스,Many years ago Brazil began the production of ethanol from sugar cane as a mode of import substitution, deciding that it would be mixed with gasoline.

Ethanol process detailed on tour of Rochelle plant  -  Feb 23, 2007
Bloomington Pantagraph,ROCHELLE -- It takes about two days of crushing, mixing, cooling and heating to get the right mixture of corn and water to make ethanol.

House ag panel chair hails ethanol potential  -  Feb 23, 2007
San Antonio Express,AUSTIN — Demand for ethanol, particularly cellulosic ethanol that comes from woody plants, is revitalizing agriculture and should receive a funding boost in

Washington farmers skeptical of stubble ethanol  -  Feb 23, 2007
High Plains Journal,Straw, switchgrass and corn stalks are the primary components used in cellulosic ethanol, which has been referred to as "green gold".

Plans develop for GI ethanol plant  -  Feb 23, 2007
KHAS-TV,...(2/23/2007) By David Ernst Plans are in the works to build an ethanol plant just outside of Grand Island in Hall County. In February of last year,

Trading of ethanol company stock under investigation  -  Feb 23, 2007
Kansas City Star,A one-time lawyer for Kansas City-based ethanol company Alternative Energy Sources Inc. may have illegally traded 1 million shares of its stock,

Bio ethanol BMWs to race in Swedish Touring Car Championship  -  Feb 23, 2007
Auto Industry,The Karlstad based Flash Engineering is to run its team of BMW 320si racecars on E85 bio ethanol fuel in the 2007 Swedish Touring Car Championship.

Dupont's commercialization strategies for cellulosic ethanol ...  -  Feb 23, 2007
Checkbiotech.org (press release),DuPont’s three-part strategy entails: (1) improving existing ethanol production through differentiated agricultural seed products and crop protection

Ethanol making soars in state  -  Feb 22, 2007
Bismarck Tribune,The Blue Flint Ethanol plant, in Underwood, began production on Tuesday, adding a capacity of about 50 million gallons of ethanol to the state's ethanol

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