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byGen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) (New York Times) Letter to Editor: ...The consequences include not only huge environmental risks, but
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Governor Riley Visits Enterprise, AL on Thursday
(WTVY) ...Governor Riley will join local officials to celebrate the grand opening of a biodiesel facility that uses cooking oil
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Promising Ethanol Yeast Nears Market Launch
(Xylogencis, Inc.) ...Two-year-old Xylogenics Inc. also says it plans to license its first bioengineered yeast later this year. This version
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PetroAlgae Files for $200M IPO; Goldman, UBS, Citi, Piper Jaffray Underwriting
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...The announcement was greeted with a hilariously inaccurate story in the New York Times, which
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Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: The Last of the Privateers Show How It’s Done. Jonny Cocker Puts the Cellulosic Ethanol Drayson Lola on the Pole
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) We’ve written a fair amount about Lord Paul Drayson’s Green Racing efforts and
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DOE Announces Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
(US Department of Energy) The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the members of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB).
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San Francisco Green Party Opposes Biodiesel, Arguing It's Not Eco-Friendly
Peter Jamison (SF Weekly) ...The Examiner reported this morning that a facility that renders bones and fat from slaughtered animals
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POET Conducts Biomass Harvest Research in Texas
(POET) Work will focus on maximizing corn cob removal for cellulosic ethanol. POET this week will begin harvest research in corn
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What’s New and Cool: What Inventors are Inventing in Biofuels
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Washington, here’s a look at some of the more interesting biofuel-related patent applications logged at
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World Conference of Bioenergy April 25-29 Dalian, China
Theme: Developing Bio-renewable Energy from Nature WCBE-2011 aims to bring together industry leaders, professors, policy makers, investors, and researchers and
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Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: The Little Team That Could! Dyson Lola Wins Emotional Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Race with Bio-Isobutanol (From BP)
By Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Imagine. Imagine you’re a small but very smart racing team with a history
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BFC Leverages Platform for Commercial Scale Biomass Gasification Feasibility Program
(PR.com/BFC) BFC recently created the Rapid Verification ProgramTM a program designed for prospective clients to test their alternative fuels, at
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Professors Receive Funding for Cellulosic Biofuels Research
by Linsey Davis(North Dakota State University) Two NDSU professors received $309,357 from the National Science Foundation for research to improve conversion
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Lab Test: ICCC Lab Becomes National Leader in Biodiesel Testing
(PR Newswire) Community college is first to earn BQ-9000 designation, driving business to the state. Don Heck has heard a lot
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Growing Fuel by the Roadside
by Sam Harris (Charlotte Observer) ...In conjunction with a national program known as "FreeWays to Fuel" ( freewaystofuel.org), researchers at
August 10, 2010 Read Full Article
Marlborough (New Zealand) Businesses Commit to Biodiesel
(Business Day) Fourteen Marlborough companies have joined forces to buy 2.5 million litres of biodiesel. Marlborough Biodiesel User Group's co-ordinator, Kevin Parker
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Mozambique to Get 19 Million Dollar Biofuels Project
(AFP) Mozambique's state fuel company has partnered with the private sector to invest 19 million dollars (14 million euros) in biofuel
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British Airways Acts Quickly on Waste Biofuel
by Ivan Gale (The National) British Airways (BA), which is preparing to become the first airline to buy jet fuel
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What’s “New and Cool” in the World of Algal Fuel Development
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...On the microcrop, bacterial and algael research front. Lemna... The Archaea... Electricity from Waste via microbes... READ MORE
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Sapphire Energy Poised to Make ’Super Algae’ a Competitive Energy Source
by Bryant Furlow (New Mexico Independent) ...Sapphire has inserted genes into its algae that alter the hydrocarbons algae normally produce,
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Solazyme Takes Lead in Race for Commercialized Algal Oil; Raises $52M for Algal Fuel Expansion
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Solazyme, which was ranked #1 in the 2009-10 “50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy” by Biofuels
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Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: Ferrari Wins GT Class with Added E-85 Performance
[caption id="attachment_11138" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Ferraris on the Curves at Mid-Ohio photo: J.Ivancic"][/caption] by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) During Friday’s
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Mid-Ohio American Le Mans Series: A Great Weekend for Biofuels
by Robert E. Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA) Green Racing fans have been waiting for a weekend like this – a
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Hawaii Sugar Grower Working to Power Navy
By Audrey McAvoy (AP) The federal government has turned to a 130-year-old Hawaii sugar grower for help in powering the Navy
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Advanced Biofuel Developer to Buy Minnesota Ethanol Plant
(Brighter Energy) Gevo, the biobutanol technology developer based in Colorado, looks set to acquire an ethanol production plant in southwest Minnesota
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Farmers & Ranchers Don’t Deserve Blame For World Hunger
by Richard Keller (Cattle Network) As renewable fuels continues to be something that people of the world support in general,
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Department of Energy Extends Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Solicitation
(US Department of Energy) Secretary Steven Chu announced today that the Department of Energy is extending the application deadline for the
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Centre May Permit Ethanol Production
by Faizan Ahmad (Times of India) The Centre is contemplating giving permission to Bihar to for production of ethanol in
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Renewable Fuels Association Joins Buffalo Chip Team
(Rapid City Journal) Renewable Fuels Association will again be featured at the Buffalo Chip Campground to promote the use of ethanol-based
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Biofuels Generates $3.45 Billion in Funding for 2009-10: “Who’s Getting Some”, Special Biofuels Digest Guide
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Biofuels Digest reports that tracked biofuels companies and institutional projects received $3.45 billion in grants and
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E100 Would Reduce Imported Oil Reliance
by Don Siefkes (E100 Ethanol Group/Des Moines Register) The recent oil platform blowout in the Gulf of Mexico shows the
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Study Asks, Can Bio-Fuel Crops Be Grown in Lubbock?
by James Clark (KCBD) A new study done in Lubbock and other parts of Texas will look at growing crops
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ACE Speakers Answer Big Oil, Ethanol Critics
by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine) At this year’s American Coalition for Ethanol Conference & Trade Show, two speakers gave
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Tax Credits for Biofuels
by Brent Erickson (BIO/New York Times) Letter to Editor: The refundable investment tax credit for wind, solar and geothermal energy
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The Ministry of Oil Defense
by Peter Maass (Foreign Policy) It's not polite to say so, but if Americans understood just how many trillions their
August 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Expanding Biofuel Production: Sustainability and the Transition to Advanced Biofuels - Lessons from the Upper Midwest for Sustainability
(National Academies of Science) Expanding Biofuel Production: Sustainability and the Transition to Advanced Biofuels: Summary of a Workshop (2010) While energy
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Miscanthus Planters From New Energy Farms
(New Energy Farms) Growers of the energy crop Miscanthus now have two planters available from New Energy Farms, the leading
August 09, 2010 Read Full Article
Ethanol: Now is the Time — for Truth
by Darrin Ihnen (The Hill/National Corn Growers Association) ...Unfortunately, many of the articles we’re seeing don’t get the facts quite
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The Engines of Biofuels Adoption
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...Larry Nitz, GM’s executive director of hybrid and electric powertrain engineering, described ethanol as the the
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Specific Climate Impact of Passenger and Freight Transport (Cars Warm Climate More than Planes)
by Jens Borken-Kleefeld, Terje Berntsen and Jan Fuglestvedt (Environmental Science and Technology) ...An unambiguous ranking of the specific climate impact
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New Carbon Dioxide Emissions Model
(Max Planck Society) ..."What’s new about this research is that we have integrated the carbon cycle into our model to
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Gulf Disaster Renews Interest in Biofuel Technology
by Patrick Peterson (Florida Today) Even as last of BP oil spilled on the Gulf Coast dissipates, interest in Florida's biofuel
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Trade Associations Support Legislation for Advanced Biofuels Tax Policy
(Algae Industry Magazine) As Congress takes action on critical tax incentive packages, leading advanced biofuel trade associations reemphasized the importance of
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A Burning Desire to Turn Trash into Gas
by Laura Graff (Winston-Salem Journal) Entrepreneur proposes $400 million plant in city. A Winston-Salem entrepreneur wants to turn Winston-Salem's trash into
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New E85 Pumps near Pittsburgh, PA; Phoenix, AZ; Fremont, CA
by Joanne Ivancic (Advanced Biofuels USA) Ninety degrees on a Sunday afternoon in August, waiting 20 minutes on the Pennsylvania
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ACE Update on Ethanol Blender Pumps
by Cindy Zimmerman (DomesticFuel) ...ACE Vice President for Market Development Ron Lamberty gave a little update to the membership on
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Renewable Fuels Association Analysis Reveals More Problems With EPA GHG Accounting
(Renewable Fuels Association) Further analysis of EPA’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) reveals more errors in the agency’s calculation of corn ethanol
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Better Sugar Cane Initiative Ltd. Application to the EU for Voluntary Scheme Recognition
(Better Sugar Cane Initiative, Ltd.) July was an historic month for the Better Sugar Cane Initiative. After three years of hard
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C2B2 Receives National Science Foundation Grant for Student Research
(Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels) Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels has been awarded $336,534 over a three-year period from
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NSF Grant to NC State U. for Algae Biofuel from Dunaliella
(Algae Industry Magazine) Dr. William L. Roberts, a professor in the department of mechanical and aerospace engineering at North Carolina
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Biofuels’ Impact Hard to Gauge, Report Warns
by Steve Rennie (The Star) The biofuels industry leaves behind a hazy ecological footprint because each facility measures its environmental performance
August 05, 2010 Read Full Article
Barley “Must Fit” for Virginia Growers
(Southeast Farm Press) A recent study by researchers at Virginia Tech’s Tidewater Agricultural Research and Extension Center will give state grain
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Future Fuel Trends Discussed: GM Favors Ethanol; Others Back Diesel
(FREEP.com) During the 2010 Center for Automotive Research Management Briefing Seminars on Tuesday, auto executives debated which technologies to boost
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US Study on Greenhouse Gas Balance of Soy Based Diesel with Inconsistencies
(European Union for Oil and Protein Plants) A new US study on the greenhouse gas (GHG) balance of soy-based diesel
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The Hidden Hook in the Renewable Fuel Standard
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...“Investors constantly ask us the simple question,” says AE Biofuels CEO Eric McAfee, “ If the
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Chinese Feed Group Using DDGS at Near-Maximum Levels
(Midwest Producer) When China-based Shandong Zhonghui Group Corp. began importing U.S. distiller's dried grains with solubles (DDGS) two years ago,
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Malaysia Must Tap Oil Palm Biomass Potential
(The Star) MALAYSIA needs to tap the full potential of oil palm biomass such as empty fruit bunches, palm fibre, palm
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The Race to Make Fuel Out of Algae Poses Risks as Well as Benefits
by Dina Fine Maron (ClimateWire) One day, Big Algae may be competitive with Big Oil, but as researchers search for
August 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels: Fractional Catalytic Pyrolysis of Biomass to Stable Bio-oils and Hydrocarbon Fuels
by Foster Agblevor (Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)) Agblevor discusses the development of pyrolysis techniques for
August 04, 2010 Read Full Article
Hydrocarbon Fuels: Modern Catalytic Technologies for Converting Biomass to Fuels
by Dion Vlachos (Elizabeth Inez Kelley Professor, University of Delaware / Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC)) Vlachos' research focuses on the
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: National Advanced Biofuels Consortium
by Dr. Thomas D. Foust (Executive Director of the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium, National Renewable Energy Laboratory) The DOE created the
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: Opportunities for Biofuels in the European Union
by Philippe Schild (Programme Officer, Directorate General Research, European Commission) In his presentation, Schild summarizes the mandated standards for biofuels
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: Renewable Petroleum Products and Technologies
by Stephen del Cardayre (Vice President of Research and Development, LS9) LS9 has focused efforts on the development of a renewable
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: Topsøe Integrated Gasoline Synthesis - TIGAS
by John Bøgild Hansen (Senior Scientist, Haldor Topsøe A/S) Topsøe is a Danish company that develops catalysts and process technology for
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: Integrated Hydropyrolysis and Hydroconversion (IH2) Process for Direct Production of Gasoline and Diesel Fuel from Biomass
by Terry Marker (Bioenergy Initiatives Manager, Gas Technology Institute) Fuels derived from lignocellulosic biomass have the potential to fill a significant
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Hydrocarbon Fuels: Commercialization of New Technology
by Andras Marton, Ph.D. (Project Analyst, Independent Project Analysis, Inc.) Independent Project Analysis (IPA) functions as a consultant on process industry
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SG Biofuels to Expand Jatropha Research and Development Center in San Diego
(SG Biofuels) SG Biofuels, Inc., a bioenergy crop company focused on the development and production of elite seeds of Jatropha, today
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Porsche 911 GT3 R Hybrid to Make North American Debut at Petit Le Mans!
(Road Atlanta) The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patrón took another monumental step toward enhancing its position as the
August 03, 2010 Read Full Article
Study Claims Conventional Ag Limits Greenhouse Gas
by David Mercer (Associated Press) Advances in conventional agriculture have dramatically slowed the flow of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, in
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Novozymes Joins Sustainability Consortium
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel) A new global organization called The Sustainability Consortium, has been formed to improve the sustainability of consumer
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Algae Biofuel Grown in Bioreactors Has 3.7x the Carbon Footprint of Petro-Diesel: Study
by Matthew McDermott (Treehugger) ...According to Anna Stephenson from the University of Cambridge, when algae is grown in clear-tubed bioreactors
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Lee County's Biofuel Business Bound in Red Tape
by Brian Liberatore (News Press) Paperwork, government foot-dragging delay plant, bust budget, partner says A local businessman says he spent $1
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The New Imperium: A Major Player in Biodiesel 1.5 Aims for Biofuels 2.0
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) Back in 2008 the death watch began on Imperium Renewables. Though its 100 Mgy multi-feedstock plant in
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N-Viro International Corporation Provides Pennsylvania Mobile Facility Update
(N-Viro) N-Viro International Corporation, an environmental technology company that markets an alternative fuel manufacturing process and agricultural products, reported today
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Ceres Opens a Subsidiary in Brazil to Develop the Business of Sweet Sorghum
(Ceres) Ceres , Inc., a leader in developing cultivars for bioenergy created a subsidiary in Brazil. The announcement marks an expansion
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Pennsylvania Pursues Alternative Fuel JV
(Algae Industry Magazine) The Raytheon Co., Accelergy Corp. of Houston, TX, and A2BE Carbon Capture LLC/Algae at Work, of Boulder, CO
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Low Voltage
(Washington Post) Editorial: PRESIDENT OBAMA was back in Michigan recently, breaking ground on a plant that will make batteries for the
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Commercial Airlines May Get 1% of Fuel From Biofuels By 2015, Boeing Says
by Alex Morales (Bloomberg) Commercial airlines may derive 1 percent of their fuel by 2015 from biofuels made of plants
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Garuda Indonesia Planning to Switch to Biofuel
by Fidelis E. Satriastanti (Jakarta Globe) National airline Garuda Indonesia is finalizing preparations to use biofuel in an attempt to reduce
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Canadian Programme Formed to Undertake Camelina-Sourced Biofuel Test Flight of a Bombardier Turboprop
(GreenAirOnline) A six-partner consortium led by crop biotechnology company Targeted Growth Canada (TGC) is to undertake a test programme using biofuel
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Progress on Alternative Jet Fuels "Stunning", Says Aviation Industry, but Commercialization Is Now the Major Challenge
(GreenAirOnline) Environmental executives from Boeing, Airbus and IATA lined up at the recent Farnborough Air Show to proclaim rapid progress in
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Race on to Build First Commercial Cellulosic Ethanol Plant
by Dale Hildebrant (Minnesota Farm Guide) ...Delegates to the Biomass '10 conference in Grand Forks heard reports on all three
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Holden Plans Commodore Able to Run on 85% Ethanol as Standard
by Barry Park (Sidney Morning Herald) ...The carmaker is expected to unveil a version of the Commodore that can run
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Oil Spill Mars UC Berkeley's BP-Funded Research
(AP) BP's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is fueling opposition to the University of California, Berkeley's research partnership
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Largest FFV Fleet in United States Now Has E85
(Renewable Fuel Association) The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Protec Fuel are proud to announce the Grand Opening of the Naval
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Soot Seen as Significant in Global Warming
(UPI) Soot from burning fossil fuels and solid biofuels has a greater impact on global warming than previously believed, a U.S.
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Sustainability and Forest Biorefinery IV November 19 Syracuse, NY
Sustainability & Forest Biorefinery IV will highlight the biorefinery capacity that is already in existence - the realities of what
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Supplemental Curriculum Materials & Other Resources
(State University of New York--Environmental Science and Forestry) Valuable materials free to educators New educational units for middle and high school
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World Bank: Impact of Biofuels on Commodity Prices “Not As Large” as Originally Thought
(Renewable Fuels Association) A newly released report from the Development Prospects Group at the World Bank, conludes that “…the effect
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Beyond Biofuels: Renewable Energy Opportunities for U.S. Farmers
(Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America) In cooperation with 25x’25, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung North America hosted a transatlantic roundtable discussion
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Texas Awards Terrabon $2.75M to Support Biofuels Work
(EcoFriendlyMag.com) Texas Governor Rick Perry has awarded $2.75 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund (TETF) to Terrabon for its work
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Digest Special Report on Switchgrass; Genera Breaks Ground on Biomass Innovation Park
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) ...However, SARA (safe, affordable, reliable, available) feedstocks for advanced biofuels remain a goal rather than