Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 05/06/2009
| New standards could cut tax breaks for corn-based ethanol - Los Angeles Times Reporting from Washington -- The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed renewable-fuel standards that could reduce the $3 billion a year in federal tax breaks given to producers of corn-based ethanol. The move sets the stage for a major battle ... |
Making Your Own Ethanol and the Story of MicroFueler There is an ongoing debate about the true energy and CO2 savings that Ethanol fuels provide, and we have written about it here, here, and here, but let's skip that for now. Ethanol has several obvious benefits. ... |
15% ethanol blend might boost S.D. jobs - Argus Leader If the Environmental Protection Agency grants a waiver increasing the ethanol blend at the gas pump to 15 percent, it would create 2,594 jobs and $419 million in revenue in South Dakota alone, according to a study released Tuesday. In March, Growth ... |
Ethanol Fuels Iowa Caucuses » Market to Market - Feature Ethanol Fuels Iowa Caucuses. Last week, the state of Florida proposed new ethanol blending rules that would open the door to the nation's third-largest gasoline market. Despite the Sunshine State's dominant role in sugar production, ... |
BlueFire Ethanol Applauds Formation of Biofuels Interagency Working . - PR Inside BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, commends President Obama for forming the Biofuels Interagency Working Group ... |
Barack Obama's $1.8bn vision of greener biofuel - Guardian Unlimited The Obama administration took on the powerful farming interests in America's heartland today, making clear it does not see corn-based ethanol as part of the long-term solution to climate change . The new proposals on the biofuel EUR in the face of ... |
Corn ethanol subsidies targeted (The Morning Call) Environmentalists, Midwestern growers at odds over Obama proposal to end tax breaks The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed renewable-fuel standards that could reduce the $3 billion a year in federal tax breaks given to producers of corn-based ethanol. The move sets the stage for a major battle between Midwest grain producers and environmentalists who say the gasoline additive actually ... |
New standards could cut tax breaks for corn-based ethanol (Los Angeles Times) Rules proposed by Obama administration set the stage for a battle between Midwest grain producers and environmentalists who say the gasoline additive actually worsens global warming. The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed renewable-fuel standards that could reduce the $3 billion a year in federal tax breaks given to producers of corn-based ethanol. The move sets the stage for a major ... |
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels teams up with Applied Power Concepts to . BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, an ethanol transportation fuel company, has struck a technology development services agreement with Dr William Farone and his company Applied Power Concepts... |
EPA plan takes aim at corn ethanol subsidies (Sun-Sentinel) Environmentalists, Midwestern growers at odds over proposal to end tax breaks EUR” The Obama administration proposed draft rules Tuesday that could undercut $3 billion a year in federal tax breaks for producers of corn-based ethanol, a move that sets the stage for a battle between Midwestern grain producers and environmentalists, who say the gasoline substitute worsens global warming... |
They Can't Even Agree On What to Call It - Ecademy Still being fought along regional lines are battles over carbon credit cap and trade provisions, whether the carbon footprint of corn based ethanol fuels must take into consideration rain forest destruction the world over for cropland ... |
Support higher blend of ethanol - Bismarck Tribune Ethanol has already proven itself as a major player in our country's effort to become energy independent, and as an engine for economic development and job creation, especially in rural America. Much more, however, can be expected from this vital ... |
Feds ponder ethanol, other biofuels and climate change - Star-Press WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against ... |
AE Biofuels partners with Pearson Fuels to distribute cellulosic . BlueFire Ethanol Fuels ready to break ground on waste-to-ethanol plant in Calfornia; BlueFire Ethanol Fuels is ready to break ground by April on its 3.1 Mgy waste-to-ethanol plant near Lancaster, California. The company is awaiting its ... |
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc. Partners With William Farone and . Irvine, CAEUR”BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. (OTC BB:BFRE), a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, announced March 10 a Technology Development Services ... |
BlueFire Ethanol Applauds Formation of Biofuels Interagency Working Group to Promote Energy Independence (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) IRVINE, Calif.----BlueFire Ethanol Fuels, Inc. , a company changing the world's transportation fuel paradigm through the production of ethanol from non-food cellulosic wastes, commends President Obama for forming the Biofuels Interagency Working Group... |
Obama policy could help Pacific Ethanol (The Sacramento Bee) Sacramento's struggling Pacific Ethanol Inc. got some hope from the White House Tuesday... |
G2G: Ethanol: Back from the Dead? Bluefire Ethanol Fuels (BFRE.ob) rose 26 cents (38.24%) to 94 cents. - Aventine (ABRNQ.PK) rose 2.8 cents (32.18%) to 11.5 cents. Let's see how long these stocks will ride the Obama wave. del.icio.us · Stumbleupon · Technorati · Digg ... |
Ethanol Crops? Lab Finds New Method To Turn Biomass Into Gasoline - Post Chronicle A synthetic biology lab at the University of California San Francisco identified a compound able to use biomass to produce a gas that can be converted into a gasoline chemically indistinguishable from fossil-fuel based petroleum. Their method allows ... |
Check Services - Commodity Online WASHINGTON: The US Environmental Protection Agency has come forward with new standard norms against the conventional corn ethanol production based on greenhouse-gas emissions and proposed other advanced biofuels. According to EPA, instead of ... |
Lack of money biggest block for biofuels - San Francisco Gate Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Companies trying to make ethanol from grass, crop stubble and wood are building demonstration plants across the country. Within the next two or three years, the world will finally see whether these cellulosic ethanol plants can ... |
Ethanol standing gets a little gas (St. Joseph News-Press) Ethanol supporters are encouraged by two developments on the national scene Tuesday. The Environmental Protection Agency released its analysis of the renewable fuels standard, which calls for more use of fuels... |
Rules to Limit Emissions in the Making of Ethanol (New York Times) The Obama administration moved to help biofuel manufacturers, but it also introduced rules to curb carbon dioxide emissions in ethanol production... |
U.S. raises the bar for ethanol producers (The Globe and Mail) The corn-based ethanol industry will have to substantially reduce its emissions of greenhouse gases in order to play a leading role in the U.S. drive to boost the use of renewable transportation fuels... |
Administration addressing ethanol, climate change (AP via Yahoo! News) The Obama administration renewed its commitment Tuesday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global warming... |
Obama gives support to ethanol initiatives - Richmond Times-Dispatch The Obama administration renewed its commitment yesterday to speed up investments in ethanol and other biofuels while seeking to deflect some environmentalists' claims that huge increases in corn ethanol use will hinder the fight against global ... |
10% ethanol fuels taking over. Used to be only the cheap stations ran ethanol in their gas but in the last week or so I've noticed those "may contain up to 10% ethanol" stickers at BP, Exxon and Chevron :( With government mandates requiring more ethanol be used every ... |
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