]> http://www.greenedia.com/latest Ethanol Sector - Latest Blog Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131172?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Sometimes when big traditional companies announce good news about ways they're going to reduce waste, the question arises of shouldn't they have done this earlier? That's what I wonder with General Motor Corp. announcement today that within a year an... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:04:23 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/ecogeek/131172?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/131129?rsstype=latest&cid=42 The BBC News science section has an interesting sketch of the different ways in which Europe's wind power potential and costs are tied to different regional circumstances. Simon Cox asks what happens when the wind doesn't blow, and compares the reali... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 03:11:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/131129?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/131071?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Filed under: Legislation and PolicyNow that John McCain has been officially enthroned as the Republican party's choice for the window seat in the Oval Office, it's time to look at his proposals for how to deal with this country's seemingly insatiable... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:27:10 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/autobloggreen/131071?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131043?rsstype=latest&cid=42 By Tom PhilpottKate Sheppard mentioned it in her tireless coverage of the Republican convention, but it bears highlighting again: The official GOP presidential platform calls for an end to the biofuel mandate. Now, politics makes strange bedfellow... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:11:31 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131043?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131036?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Two grand opening events will celebrate the introduction of E85 at two retail fueling facilities in the state of Colorado. The events will take place at the Eagle Travel Stop in Sterling and Western Convenience in Montrose this month.On September 16... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:28:47 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131036?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131037?rsstype=latest&cid=42 VeraSun Energy has announced the start up of its 110 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery located near Dyersville, Iowa. The Dyersville production facility marks the 14th VeraSun biorefinery in operation and the fifth in Iowa, increasing the c... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:23:27 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131037?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131038?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Edgar the E-Man will be partying with Albert and Sebastian this weekend in Gainesville, Florida when the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council kicks off its sponsorship with the Fox Tailgate Tour at the Florida vs. Miami football game.Visitors at... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:50:26 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131038?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131039?rsstype=latest&cid=42 A process used in breweries and wastewater treatment facilities could make corn ethanol more energy efficient. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are exploring the use of oxygen-less vats of microorganisms that naturally feed on organi... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:10:43 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/131039?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130974?rsstype=latest&cid=42 With ethanol continuing to be such a political issue, it was especially important this election year for the ethanol industry to have a clear presence at both recent political conventions. In this Ethanol Report podcast, Matt Hartwig with the Renewa... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:23:12 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130974?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131051?rsstype=latest&cid=42 By David RobertsKate and I mostly spent our time at the RNC seeking out energy/environment-related events, but I wanted to go to at least a few on other subjects, just to see if our issues popped up anywhere outside their normal silo. In that spirit,... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:59:13 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/131051?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/131058?rsstype=latest&cid=42 A big pet peeve of mine is the way we have gone about handling tax credits for renewable electricity. I believe renewable alternatives warrant tax credits, because we simply do not pay the true cost of our fossil fuel usage. For instance, regardles... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:52:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/r-squared-energy-blog/131058?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130975?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Much has been said about the situation of the glaciers in Greenland and Antarctica, but little is known about those in the high mountain areas of the Iberian Peninsula. A Spanish study has now revealed, for the first time, that of all mountain areas ... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:06:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130975?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130918?rsstype=latest&cid=42 A group of scientists affiliated with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) have proposed a new framework to account more accurately for the effects of aerosols on precipitation in climate models. Their work appears in the 5 Septembe... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biopact-blog/130918?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130916?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Wilcox & Flegel Oil Company, one of the largest fuel distributors in the Northwest, is committed to E85 and is offering the product in the city of Olympia, Washington. This is the sixth location the distributor is supplying. The recently opened E85... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:54:07 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130916?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=42 By Kate Sheppard John McCain. Republican presidential candidate John McCain's acceptance speech in St. Paul this evening had plenty of references to the nation's energy concerns, calling for drilling here and now, as well as nuclear, clean... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:14:18 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/130818?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130815?rsstype=latest&cid=42 While the focus in Minneapolis-St. Paul this week has been the Republican National Convention, another important meeting is set for the Twin Cities later this month.Facing a Renewable Fuels Standard that will go from using 600 million gallons of rene... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:45:12 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130815?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130816?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Auto blogs are buzzing about ethanol boosting technology.Pickup Trucks.com reports this week that Ford is developing a new line of turbocharged ethanol direct-injection gasoline engines under the code name Bobcat.Bobcat engines will feature ethanol b... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:27:15 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130816?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130817?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Cellulosic feedstock powder may sound like a form of fairy dust - a powder that enhances the productivity and viability of cellulosic ethanol production. But producer Gulf Ethanol is prepared to prove it to anyone who asks.The company announced toda... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:12:41 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/domestic-fuel/130817?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/130749?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Here are a series of publicly accessible case studies that point to the conscientious work being performed and meticulously documented by forest managers and academia so that managers, land- owners, business entrepreneurs, communities, and industry ... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:17:00 -0400 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/biostock-blog/130749?rsstype=latest&cid=42 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/california-energy-blog/130740?rsstype=latest&cid=42 Santa Clara University's Fred Foldvary has it all figured out-- the way to lower the cost of gasoline by replacing excise taxes with pollution fees, eliminating state and federal regulatory barriers to new refinery construction, and blowing up the ... 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