Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 06/27/2009

Eric Ehrmann: How Sweet It Is. Brazil's Sugar Ethanol Fuels .
Ethanol trade has helped make China Brazil's top trade partner, replacing Uncle Sam, who had been top dog ever since Herbert Hoover was in the White House...

Fords EURœBobcatEUR uses two fuels for increased performance
Not bad, but Ford plans to continue to evolve the EcoBoost lineup, and a radical engine concept dubbed EURœBobcatEUR makes use of both gas and ethanol fuels to deliver diesel-like performance. Wait, what? Alright, lets back track a bit here ...

Big Picture: Bio-fuels Impact on Pork Industry
When corn and soybean prices soared last summer, due to demand for bio-fuels, grain producers cashed in...

Prospects for Anaerobic Biodegradation of Biofuels (Ethanol and.
Prospects for Anaerobic Biodegradation of Biofuels and Proposed Biofuels in Aquifer Sediments Contact Description: Biofuels, such as ethanol and biodiesel, are a growing component of the nationa s fuel supply...

E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: All Ethanol, All The Time | The Truth .
There might, someday, be a viable way to make ethanol fuels in quantity. It's a shame that the ethanol boondoggle creates opposition to alcohol capable cars, because while corn ethanol has many drawbacks, ethanol from sugar cane, ...

House passes major energy-climate bill
House passes major energy-climate bill By H. JOSEF HEBERT and DINA CAPPIELLO Associated Press Writers WASHINGTON In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of ...

Energy-climate measure clears House, fulfilling Pelosi promise
Houses Speaker Nancy Pelosi vowed to have an energy and climate bill by the Fourth of July...

Seattle Halts Use Of Soybean-Based Biofuels (NPR)
Ethanol and biodiesel were once touted as a green alternative to foreign oil. Now policymakers are questioning how much good biofuels actually do. A new report shows use of biodiesel may increase deforestation...

Peterson works out deal on climate bill
" A deal brokered by U.S. Rep. Collin Peterson appears to have given a global warming bill a fighting chance to pass the House today...

EPC raising $30 M for ethanol project (Manila Bulletin via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Eastern Petroleum Corporation (EPC), through alternative fuels development subsidiary Eastern Renewables and Fuels Corporation, is seeking to raise $30 million from local banks to fund its ethanol plant in Isabela. In an interview with reporters, Eastern Petroleum president Fernando Martinez said the plant will have an annual capacity of 30 million liters or 100,000 liters per day and will use ...

House Dems close to climate agreement (USA Today)
The nuclear industry, ethanol producers and rural electric cooperatives are among those who stand to benefit from eleventh-hour deals made by House Democrats in search of enough votes to pass a sweeping climate bill...

Clark pushes ethanol in Denver appearance - Denver Post
Retired Army Gen. Wesley Clark, co-chairman of the ethanol-industry-backed Growth America program, spoke Tuesday to a Denver ethanol conference. (John Prieto, The Denver Post) Ethanol must remain a key part of the nation's energy mix despite ...

Landmark climate bill wins narrow vote in House
In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner yet more costly energy...

House passes climate change bill - Nashville Tennessean
WASHINGTON EUR” In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of ...

Davis Station Starts Selling Alternative Fuels - KXTV News10Net
DAVIS, CA - The next time you're driving through Davis along Interstate 80, look for the Richards Boulevard South exit. There you will find the only 24-hour Chevron filling station that offers B85 ethanol and B5 biodiesel fuels. According to Manager ...

University of Illinois Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in the Corn Belt. Medill Reports by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009. In June 2008, corn prices soared to $7.50 a bushel on high demand after spring flooding in the Midwest ...

House OKs climate bill
WASHINGTON - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy...

House narrowly passes major energy-climate bill (AP via Yahoo! News)
In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy...

End Human Trafficking - Change.org: Ethanol Fuels Debt Slavery in .
If you think ethanol is always a better fuel choice than gasoline, think again. A recent report from Catholic Land Pastoral links a rise in debt slavery in Brazil to a rise in the production of et...

Biofuel Showdown: Should Domestic Ethanol Producers Pay for Deforestation Abroad? (Scientific American)
After a fierce battle over agricultural incentives in a landmark climate bill, Congress plans to ask the National Academy of Sciences to study how biofuel production in the Midwest can shift food production abroad, stimulating a wave of deforestation. [More]..

Oil companies shop for discounted ethanol plants - Waxahachie Daily Light
FULTON, N.Y. (AP) EUR” When Sunoco closed this week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market. Traditional refiners under pressure to ...

Discounted ethanol plants fuel trend - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
FULTON, N.Y. -- When Sunoco closed last week on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market. Traditional refiners under pressure to reduce ...

Bioethanol: five questions and answers - Autoblog UK
The German automobile association, ADAC, warns that the new ethanol fuels E50 and E85 are likely to cause costly damage to ordinary petrol-driven cars, since these are not adapted to run on them. It is a different story when the engine ...

Ethanol by-product raises food safety concerns - High Plains Journal
WORTHINGTON, Minn. (AP)--Ethanol's main by-product, which is sold as livestock feed, has raised potential food safety concerns. Several studies have linked the by-product, known as distillers grain, to elevated rates of E. coli in cattle. And now ...

"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal .
"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails." Posted May 26th, 2009 by Prometheus 6. in. Economics · The Great Ethanol Scam Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute ...

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In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly, energy...

The Ethanol Fuel Hoax « Journal of Whole Food and Nutritional Health
When it comes to U.S. ethanol fuels, we must not forget that we are burning food and taking millions of farm acres out of food production. When livestock is fed ethanol wastes, human pathogen counts go way up in the meat. ...

House OKs climate bill - Coloradoan
WASHINGTON - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner ...

Davis Station Starts Selling Alternative Fuels (News10 Sacramento)
B85 ethanol and B5 biodiesel fuels are growing in popularity in Davis, according to a local Chevron station operator...

Corn Commentary » Blog Archives » Harleys, Ethanol and Apple Pie
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"Ethanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails." Posted May 26th, 2009 by Prometheus 6. in. Economics · The Great Ethanol Scam Not only is ethanol proving to be a dud as a fuel substitute ...

Davis Station Starts Selling Alternative Fuels (News10 Sacramento)
B85 ethanol and B5 biodiesel fuels are growing in popularity in Davis, according to a local Chevron station operator...

Major energy-climate bill chugs toward House vote
With President Barack Obama lobbying by phone, the Democratic-controlled House churned toward a showdown vote Friday night on historic legislation to reduce pollution linked to global warming and power the nation with cleaner but more expensive energy...

Refiners move into alternative fuels
When Sunoco closed in mid-June on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant in Fulton, N.Y., for pennies on the dollar, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Ethanol Standards Would Hike Corn, Feed Prices, Study Says - Morning News
SPRINGDALE EUR” The U.S. government's plan to increase its ethanol mandate will mean higher food prices and more harm to the environment, according to an impact study conducted for two groups that oppose the increase. "We continue to believe the ...

Energy 'cap-and-trade' battle rages in D.C.
Democrats struggled to solidify a fragile coalition needed for passage, and one Republican predicted they would prevail...

Windfall for, or waste of, energy?
The energy bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday represents what experts say is the nation's most dramatic effort to alter the way energy is produced and consumed in America...

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group...

Roadsters Embrace Green Racing
That's what it takes to get to the winner's circle in a new type of auto racing...

Sunoco buys ethanol plant (Tulsa World)
When Sunoco closed on the acquisition of a bankrupt ethanol plant for pennies on the dollar last week, it became just the latest oil refiner to step into the alternative fuels market...

Gas station proposal opens ideological divide
The push for a gas station in the Issaquah Highlands is becoming more than just a question of economics and convenience, as city staff, residents, and the developer consider what it would mean for the heralded green development and Issaquah's goals of conservation and sustainability...

Ethanol lobby flexes muscle on climate bill (The Hill)
The deal House Democrats were forced to strike on the climate change bill demonstrates the power of the corn ethanol lobby...

Environment Bill Passes House
In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy...

Climate bill slides through House on close vote
Despite opposition from northern Colorado business leaders, Rep. Betsy Markey, D-Colo., joined primarily other Democrats to give President Barack Obama a narrow climate-change policy victory on Friday...

House passes major energy-climate bill - AP
A A A' In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy...

The Oklahoman: 'Report of Fossil Fuels' Demise Exaggerated' (DTN / The Progressive Farmer)
Despite a national move away from fossil fuels in favor of alternative fuels such as ethanol, The Oklahoman in Oklahoma City said in an opinion piece that fossil fuels such as compressed natural gas shouldn't be counted out in the big picture...

High-ethanol fuel probe expands; at least 12 local stations received . - Daily Press
At least a dozen gas stations in Hampton Roads received gasoline containing higher-than-allowed amounts of ethanol earlier this month, much of which was pumped into the vehicles of unsuspecting motorists, the state confirmed Tuesday. The tainted fuel ...

Seattle Halts Soybean-Based Biodiesel Use
The main argument against biodiesel is that it increases demand for vegetable oils, which in turn may increase deforestation in soybean-growing countries such as Brazil...

House Passes Landmark Bill Meant to Curb Global Warming
In a triumph for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed sweeping legislation on Friday that calls for the nation's first limits on pollution linked to global warming and aims to usher in a new era of cleaner, yet more costly energy...

Eastern seeks loans for $30-m ethanol plant (Manila Standard Today)
Eastern Renewables and Fuels Corp., a unit of Eastern Petroleum Corp., will seek loans from local banks to finance its $30-million ethanol plant in Isabela, a company official said yesterday...

Ethanol Group Pleased with Passage of Climate Bill
The American Clean Energy and Security Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 219 to 212, with 44 Democrats voting against the bill and eight Republicans voting in favor...

Train derails: Letting fuel fire burn common - Rockford Register-Star
David Whites been to 50 or so train derailments involving ethanol spills and fires, and at every one, firefighters took the same approach: Let it burn itself out. White, founder of firefighter education group Industrial Fire World, said its the ...

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