Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 03/30/2009



Tucson gets ready for this year's Earth Day celebration
When: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. Details: Call Pamela J. Beilke, Chair, 975-9426 or online at: www.tucsonearthday.org y The Reid Park Zoo is offering free admission in conjunction with the Earth Day Festival...

Chinas Renewable Energy by Gordon Feller - EcoWorld
Those same people could also be filling their gas tanks with ethanol fuels. EURChina needs to import a lot of oil so the government is looking at alternative fuels,EUR said Christine Pu, energy and chemicals analyst at Deutsche Securities ...

State budget cuts threaten inspections that impact your money
You expect to get what you pay for - that the food, gasoline and other products you buy are what they claim to be and that you're paying the right amount...

New Energy Economics: Markets For Traditional Corn Ethanol Narrowing (CattleNetwork.com)
Last December, one of my newsletters discussed the California Air Resources Board's adoption of a new "Scoping Plan" that was passed Dec. 11, 2008. This legislation is the state's energy blueprint for the future and has been in development since 2006. On March 5, 2009, California defined which renewable fuels qualify for the plan and the prospects for traditional corn grain ethanol are not bright...

Commentary: Can fading Caribbean island-states thrive in the world of . - Caribbean Net News
In the ongoing search for a way to reduce global dependence on crude oil, many countries are turning to alternative energy sources to satisfy their seemingly insatiable appetite for fuel. The British, for instance, are spearheading a growing movement ...

Louisiana Oil and Gas Association: America's oil and gas industry under attack
'We will harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories,' said President Barrack Obama in his inaugural address on Jan...

E20 Fuel Blends Safe for Mainstream Use, New Study Finds | CleanBeta
Other studies have identified a number of problems associated with intermediate blends of ethanol fuels, especially corrosion. E20 Fuel Blends Safe for Mainstream Use, New Study Finds The news arrives amidst a tough year for the ethanol ...

Bill aims to boost biofuel industry
The Wisconsin Special Committee on Domestic Biofuels voted to send a bill to the full Legislature later this year that could lead to a stronger biofuel industry in the state...

Third Group Adds Voice To Chorus Backing Ethanol - KELOLAND TV
Supporters of a new ethanol advocacy group, Growth Energy, say it was created to help educate people on how ethanol and agriculture can provide both fuel and feed. Growth Energy joins two other ethanol advocacy groups: the American Coalition for ...

Ethanol's African Land Grab | Mother Jones
Mozambique has survived colonialism and civil war. But can it survive the ethanol industry?..

newnet news - BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power Concepts to develop biofuel technology...

Ethanol more trouble thats its worth as gas additive, alternative (The Post and Courier)
EUREveryone Hates Ethanol,EUR headlines a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal. Mr. John Bledsoe Bonds of Mount Pleasant agrees. In my nearly 23 years writing this column, a letter from Mr. Bonds is one of the finest ever received...

Holden, Coskata partner for green cars (Adelaide Now)
HOLDEN has formed an alliance with US renewables company Coskata as part of its plans to produce Commodores capable of running on E85 ethanol fuel from 2010...

Ethanol investors assail California greenhouse gas plan
Ethanol investors met last week with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail California's far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels...

Ethanol investors assail California greenhouse gas plan (Houston Chronicle)
Ethanol investors met last week with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail California's far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels...

Energy secretary serving under microscope
A s a physicist, Steven Chu has seen atoms suspended in a powerful laser beam and DNA stretched out in a vacuum chamber...

Corn Farmers Coalition promotes corn, corn facts to Beltway . - High Plains Journal
The Nebraska Corn Board and organizations from nine other corn states plus the National Corn Growers Association have formed the Corn Farmers Coalition as a way to educate policymakers in Washington, D.C. When corn prices spiked last year, big food ...

Pump change good for Earth but not wallets
You felt the pain at the pump last summer. So did the Earth's climate; transportation accounts for about 40 percent of the state's greenhouse gas emissions...

Ethanol more trouble that's its worth as gas additive, alternative
"Everyone Hates Ethanol," headlines a recent editorial in the Wall Street Journal...

Bill addresses ethanol usage - Morning Sentinel
A Kennebec County senator is proposing that oil companies provide an ethanol-free fuel across Maine, less than a year after the additive appeared in the state. Sen. Lisa MarrachŽ, a Waterville Democrat, announced Tuesday she submitted the bill ...

California Unenthusiastic About Ethanol (Ag Report)
FARGO - Mar 26/09 - NDSU -- The California Air Resources Board's adoption of a new 'Scoping Plan' that was passed Dec. 11, 2008 is that state's energy blueprint for the future and has been in development since 2006. On March 5, 2009, California defined which renewable fuels qualify for the plan and the prospects for traditional corn grain ethanol are not bright...

An energy 'explosion' (Williston Herald)
After hearing the status of a proposed oil refinery, ethanol plant, biodiesel plant and coal-to-liquids conversion plant, Sidney Mayor Brett Smelser asked a question of about 100 people Thursday evening...

Ethanol Fuels from Corn
Readers Question: The federal gov. requires that all US cars use some form of ethanol fuels from cornEUREUREURso what effect will that have on Beef? Price increase first, or Price decreased first, or demand increase first, or Supply increase ...

Unintended successes of big government
Some folks worry that our government is getting too big. I worry that it won't get big enough...

Hawaii has all it needs to produce biofuels and cure its dependence on oil
Sustainable biofuels could provide Hawaii with enough fuel, food and fiber to significantly reduce our dependence on foreign sources of fossil fuel and imported food...

Papermakers Dig Deep in Highway Bill To Hit Gold (Washington Post)
Big paper companies could each get hundreds of millions of dollars in cash payments from the Treasury this year by taking advantage of an alternative fuels tax credit in the 2005 highway bill, according to company filings and Wall Street analysts...

Ethanol investors try to derail California's carbon-emissions proposal (Los Angeles Times)
A group of ethanol investors met with Gov. Schwarzenegger in an effort to derail the proposal, which they say would cripple the nation's biofuels industry. Ethanol investors met with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this week in an effort to derail Californias far-reaching proposal to slash carbon emissions from transportation fuels...

Clark: Old Policies Stunting Potential for Innovation
Everyone agrees that our nation is facing daunting challenges. From energy independence to economic sustainability, from national health care to national security, we are at a critical crossroads in history...

Uncertain future (Evansville Courier & Press)
Work on an ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Ind., has all but stopped...

Ready for more corn in your tank? - High Plains Journal
Ethanol advocates say "it's all about the economy, stupid." At a time when the industry is struggling, they say that including more ethanol in our nation's transportation fuels can provide jobs and stimulate the economy--especially in rural areas ...

California Focus: Blogs, Stonewall Democrats, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events
CALIFORNIA FOCUS: Blogs, Stonewall Democrats, Alternative Energy, Groups and Events BLOGGING CALIFORNIA: Here are some blogs covering California Politics Calitics is an open source news organization for California...

DRIVING GREEN - The Denver Daily News
The Statewide Green Car Convoy that visited 14 Colorado cities in four days rolled into the state Capital Sunday afternoon. Area dealers showcased the cars that are either hybrids or are powered by ethanol or clean diesel, and all are fuel-efficient ...

Fuel from waste coming soon: expert
Motorists could soon be using fuel made from trash, including old tyres and plastic bottles, to power their cars, an alternative fuel expert says...

Silobreaker: Organic Fuels of the Today and Future
SA farmers want ethanol mandate. The South Australian Farmers Federation Grains Industry Committee is calling on the state and federal governments to mandate the use of grain-based ethanol fuels. . - [18 hours ago - ABC Online] ...

Genius Investor Dumps BlueFire Ethanol Fuels | BNET Energy Blog | BNET
Yesterday mornings Clean Technology Insight contains a tidbit on BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, a publicly-traded ethanol startup. Quercus Trust, one of its investors, is dumping shares in the company at a loss, according to CTI. ...

Public Forum
Cheap gasoline only temporary It seems everyone has breathed a sigh of relief with the lower prices of fuel...

More market manipulation by big oil --Anne Wilder Chamberlain
On Coast to Coast AM March 2, 2009, alternative energy advocate David Blume shared updates on alcohol fuel and related topics...

Button and Brawn come back from the brink with surprise F1 win - Guardian Unlimited
Jenson Button celebrates after winning the Australian grand prix. Photograph: Oliver Multhaup/AP Less than four months ago Jenson Button seemed to be heading for a Christmas in the dole queue while his Honda formula one car was destined for the ...

portland imc - 2009.03.29 - Automaker Production Must Shift From .
Ethanol fuels are derived from primarily corn, which is fertilized by what? Ammonium nitrate fertilizer. That is also derived from petroleum. electric vehicles sound so nice. There is a downside though. Electricity must be pulled from ...

Fuel from waste coming soon: expert - West Online
Motorists could soon be using fuel made from trash, including old tyres and plastic bottles, to power their cars, an alternative fuel expert says. Wes Bolsen, from US company Coskata, said anything that included carbon could provide the basis of ...

Gasoline Vs. Ethanol - The Bulletin
Probably the only thing to be thankful for in this current recession is the drop in gas prices. So when I saw a new study by the Energy Policy Reach Foundation (eprinc.org) discussing federal ethanol mandates to help the ethanol industry recover from ...

technical bullitin from seafoam re:use in fuel system.
Sea Foam Uses in Fuels Sea Foam Motor Treatment #s SF-16 (16 ounce), SF-128 (gallon container) and SF-55 (a 55 gallon drum) is registered with the EPA as a fuel additive for use in all Gasoline, all Ethanol fuels, Gas/oil mixes & ALL ...

Breaux: Congress Should Not Wait for a Crisis to Act
When crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $147 per barrel in July and gasoline prices at the pump reached nearly $4 a gallon, the American public stormed on Washington, D.C., demanding that Congress do something, do anything...

World must put its faith in technology
THE technology guru Vinod Khosla is a billionaire but the walls of his office are grubby...

Flip Burgers with Mother Nature
Palm Springs, California - Each spring, millions of grilling enthusiasts dust off the grill in anticipation of another fun-filled summer of backyard barbecues...

Waiting for Next-Gen Ethanol in 2009? Forget It (Salon.com)
In the summer of 2008, 2009 looked like it could be a breakout year for the next generation of ethanol. There were dozens of companies racing to be the first to churn out cellulosic ethanol made from non-food crops and plant waste from pilot and even commercial-scale plants...

Slocum: Beware of Polluters Claiming to Have Converted to Green
When oil companies spend millions of advertising dollars to proclaim their 'green' allegiance , then you know the craze is official: Being green is in...

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Uncertain future
Work on an ethanol plant in Mount Vernon, Ind., has all but stopped. Aventine Renewable Energy has been building the plant at the site of the Ports of Indiana-Mount Vernon since late 2007...

Hazardous Materials: Focus on Ethanol - NebraskaTV
What to do if a dangerous chemical spills on you? Employees in hazardous work environments are often trained. But in an ever-changing industry like ethanol, emergency responders must also stay up-to-date. "Ethanol is still in an evolving stage, so ...



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