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Thursday, June 5th, 2008
Christian Science Monitor:
Way back in 2006, when gasoline cost just $2.50 a gallon, President Bush called for home-grown biofuels to replace three-quarters of oil imports from the Persian Gulf – or about 72 billion gallons – by 2025.
How to achieve that goal is still a question. Corn-based ethanol production is expected to be 12 […]
Just Like Cholesterol There Is The Bad Ethanol And The Good Ethanol
Thursday, June 5th, 2008IRINnews.org:
Biofuel is in the dock at the global food summit in Rome this week, with counties divided over whether it is the villain behind food insecurity, or the cheap energy of the future.
At issue is the impact of grain-based biofuels on food prices - now at their highest levels since the 1970s - and […]
Finding The Holy Grail Of Ethanol Biofuel For Cars
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008IslamOnline:
In the search for renewable energy, turning low-value materials like switchgrass and corn husks into ethanol to fuel cars is something of a Holy Grail.
In theory, these materials would replace corn as the main feedstock for ethanol in North America, reducing the pressure on farmland that has played a role in rising food prices and […]
High Fuel Prices Make Cellulosic Biofuels Increasingly Competitive With Gas
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008Mongabay.com:
A new institute in the San Francisco Bay Area is seeking to make cellulosic biofuel an economically viable alternative to corn ethanol and gasoline within the next five years.
The Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), a partnership between three national laboratories and three Bay Area universities, was formed in June 2007 after the U.S. Department of […]
Madison-Area Gas Stations Hyping Benefits Of Ethanol-Free Fuel
Monday, June 2nd, 2008RedOrbit:
Ethanol has been touted as a step toward the nation’s energy independence, but with gasoline prices soaring above $4 a gallon last week in Madison, some area stations are marketing ethanol-free gasoline.
The attraction of ethanol-free fuel goes beyond its compatibility with older or smaller engines to anyone who wants to squeeze the most gas mileage […]
Ethanol Blends: Renegades’ Recipe For A Cheaper Fuel
Saturday, May 31st, 2008Some Minnesotans are boldly burning ethanol blends in their old cars, challenging the U.S. Clean Air Act and manufacturers’ warranties.
Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Wally Lutz believes in ethanol, not least because his western Minnesota neighbors grow the corn that goes into the biofuel.
So for three years, Lutz has done his best to put at least half ethanol […]
Ethanol Company Chief Bullish On Renewable Fuel’s Future
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008Brownfield:
An ethanol titan is still bullish on his industry. And he’s confident the current backlash against corn-based ethanol will quickly dissipate.
On April 1st, VeraSun Energy of Brookings, South Dakota, bought U.S. Bioenergy of St. Paul, Minnesota. The combined company produces a billion gallons of ethanol a year, and when six facilities now under construction are […]
Ethanol Blend Fuels May Or May Not Affect Your Car
Monday, May 19th, 2008NTV:
The ongoing ethanol debate continues as drivers see more fraud at the pump. Besides what paying more for ethanol blend fuels does to your wallet, it might be affecting your car.
It’s less expensive, but ethanol blend fuels aren’t necessarily cheaper quality.
Lon Shroer of Kearney said, “Normally everything with ethanol has a little higher octane rating […]
State Offers Grants To Expand Sale Of Ethanol Fuel
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Bizjournals.com:
The state of Wisconsin is making grants of up to $5,000 available to gas station owners who install pumps that dispense fuel that’s 85% ethanol, or E85.
The grants from the Wisconsin Office of Energy Independence are available to any state-licensed gas station in Wisconsin, and provide 50% of the costs of E85 equipment installation, up […]
In Defense Of Ethanol
Wednesday, May 14th, 2008Newsweek:
In the 12 years that I have speaking to him, Robert Zubrin has never disappointed. Whether he was devising a bargain-basement way to mount a manned mission to Mars (rather than taking along the fuel you need for the return trip, produce it from compounds in the Martian atmosphere once you get there, founding Pioneer […]
Ethanol Alternatives Stuck In Slow Lane
Monday, May 12th, 2008Arizona Republic:
Despite a public-relations backlash of epic proportions and frenzied research on other technology such as algae biodiesel, it likely will be years before other alternative fuels are as widely used as corn ethanol.
Ethanol is now a staple in gasoline, used as an additive that reduces the amount of crude oil and cuts back on […]
Undoing America’s Ethanol Mistake
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Global Warming Hoax:
The Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman once said, “One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.”
When Congress passed legislation to greatly expand America’s commitment to biofuels, it intended to create energy independence and protect the environment.
But the results have been quite different. America […]
E-CORN-OMICS: Food And Fuel Markets Begin To Merge In Ethanol Boom
Monday, May 5th, 2008Daily Herald:
Erwin Johnson picks up a clump of the dark, rich soil that he has farmed for 35 years, like his father and grandfather before him. In a few months, this flat expanse of northern Iowa will be crowded with corn ready to be trucked to market.
A year ago, that market got a little […]
Brazil’s Counterattack On Biofuels
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008TIME:
As soaring commodity prices spark food riots around the globe, prompting a U.N. official to dub the production of biofuels at the expense of food cultivation “a crime against humanity,” the debate over the efficiency and morality of using plants as an energy source is heating up. And Brazil, the world’s largest producer of biofuels […]
End Of Fuel Scarcity In Sight
Monday, April 28th, 2008This Day:
As the nation groans under the crippling effects of the week-long fuel scarcity, the end may be in sight with the resolution of the delayed release of the N17 billion owed Independent Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN).
The association is believed to be behind the current dearth of petroleum products as the marketers failed to […]
How To Solve The Global Food Crisis
Friday, April 25th, 2008BBC News:
The world economy has many problems but none more pressing than what is happening to food prices.
There have been food riots in Haiti, the Philippines, Ethiopia, Indonesia and several other nations.
Twenty thousand desperate textile workers in Bangladesh went on a rampage, giving rise to fears of wider instability, since the garment industry accounts […]
Tug-Of-War Between Global Crises
Friday, April 25th, 2008New York Times:
With signs of a food shortages everywhere, a chorus of concern was punctuated today by a man with a singular view: Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General.
“This steeply rising price of food has developed into a real global crisis,” he said, according to wire services. “The United Nations is very much concerned, as [are] […]
We Can Still Save From The World Food Crisis
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias:
It does not deal with an apocalyptic prophecy anymore. It is now a reality that concerns everybody: the increase on the prices of staple foods might lead the whole world towards a situation of famine.
In different occasions, president Hugo Chávez has warned about the issue in such a manner that food […]
Gasoline To Remain The Dominant Fuel, Experts Say
Friday, April 18th, 2008AutoWeek:
We’ll stick with gasoline.
That was the conclusion of a panel of experts discussing alternative fuels at the SAE World Congress on Wednesday, April 16.
Panelists said that gasoline will continue to dominate until the industry begins mass production of fuel cells and other electrically powered vehicles.
The panel spent most of its time discussing ethanol. […]
Lowndes Student Finds Fuel Alternative
Friday, April 18th, 2008WALB-TV:
Georgia forests produce millions of tons of biomass every year.
It’s regarded as useless, but one South Georgia student thinks the waste could be the key to more alternative fuels in the state.
So when Governor Sonny Perdue issued a challenge, Lowndes High Senior Nicholas Worley stepped up.
“It was a challenge to agriculturists to solve the […]
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