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Tuesday, June 12th, 2007
Scenta:
The man who sequenced the human genome and scoured oceans for unknown organisms is seeking exclusive commercial rights to the bare essentials for life.
It follows a discovery by researchers backed by Craig Venter (photo), the school dropout turned scientific entrepreneur, of what is believed to be the minimum number of genes required for life […]
Petroleum Industry Uses ‘Ethanol Excuse’ To Explain Away Decision Not To Invest In New Refinery Capacity
Wednesday, June 6th, 2007Ethanol.org:
The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) has responded to recent comments by oil company executives who are attempting to blame current record high gasoline prices on the petroleum sector’s concern over future ethanol growth.
“Big Oil’s latest attack on ethanol is stunning, even for them,” said Ron Lamberty, ACE Vice President / Market Development. “I don’t […]
Is The Bio-fuels Industry Ready To Cut The Government Apron Strings?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007The Farm Gate:
The ethanol driven corn market has caused many livestock producers to wince at feed costs, and grumble about tax credits and other government incentives that have benefited the ethanol industry. Calls for a more level playing field have been frequent, not only from some livestock organizations, but also policy critics of the ethanol […]
GreenHunter Energy And Orion Ethanol Agree To Merger
Thursday, May 31st, 2007Grainnet.com:
GreenHunter Energy, Inc. announced June 1 that it has executed a definitive agreement to merge with Orion Ethanol, Inc., a Pratt, KS based ethanol company, in a stock-for-stock transaction valued at approximately $150 million.
Under the terms of the transaction, each outstanding share of GreenHunter Energy common stock will be exchanged for 2.09925 shares of Orion […]
Vietnam To Sign Pact With Brazil For Ethanol Fuel
Monday, May 28th, 2007Reuters:
Vietnam said on Monday it had approved a plan with Brazil to produce ethanol fuel in Vietnam.
Hanoi said in a government directive it had assigned Minister of Industry Hoang Trung Hai to sign an agreement with Brazil, the world’s top ethanol exporter, to share ethanol fuel technologies.
In Brazil, ethanol fuel, a biofuel alternative to gasoline, […]
Fight Over Ethanol Secrets Might Be Settled Out Of Court
Friday, May 18th, 2007Argus Leader:
A former ethanol plant manager e-mailed top-secret documents to his girlfriend’s e-mail account as he prepared to take another job in the industry, according to newly filed court documents in a federal lawsuit.
The allegations are at the center of a battle over trade secrets that underscores the highly competitive nature of the ethanol business.
Sioux […]
AlgoDyne Ethanol Energy to Offer Mobile Eco-Stations
Friday, May 18th, 2007Grainnet:
AlgoDyne Ethanol Energy Inc. announced May 17 that it has successfully completed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with John M. Ellsworth Inc. dba/JME to pursue a business relationship that would see them provide mobile eco-fueling stations.
As part of AlgoDyne’s new focus, this component represents the final tier in providing a retail component to its Eco-Energy […]
Rules On Storage Of Petrol-Ethanol Blends Relaxed
Wednesday, May 16th, 2007Scoop:
The Environmental Risk Management Authority has relaxed the rules for storing so-called E10 petrol-ethanol blends by removing the requirement that the fuel must always be stored in double-skinned underground tanks.
Previously, the rules prohibited storage in single-skinned underground tanks.
The Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority asked ERMA New Zealand to reassess the storage rules as they effectively […]
Hogs Are Left To Compete With Gas Hogs As Lawmakers Push Ethanol Over Gasoline
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007The Albuquerque Tribune:
Nebraska hog producer Joy Philippi says livestock farmers “are having jitters” over ethanol, worried there won’t be enough corn left for the pigs.
She might as well be talking to a wall.
There is an ethanol juggernaut moving through Congress, with New Mexico’s two senators doing much of the steering, that will call for a […]