News and Information for Ethanol and BioDiesel Industries http://www.biofuelsjournal.com Mon, 12 May 2008 17:28:40 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Iowa_Biodiesel_Board_Applauds_Gov__Culver_Signing_Biodiesel_Assistance_Bill_Into_Law-57123.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Iowa_Biodiesel_Board_Applauds_Gov__Culver_Signing_Biodiesel_Assistance_Bill_Into_Law-57123.html Urbandale, IAand#151;The Iowa Biodiesel Board (IBB) commends Governor Chet Culver for signing House File 2689 and signaling his continued support of Iowa's biodiesel industry. The bill provides assistance to Iowa companies making investments in the renewable fuels infrastructure. Strong efforts were made by the IBB during the legislative session to ensure the bill would provide support to the biodiesel industry in Iowa. "This bill will help Iowa's biodiesel industry continue to grow and strengthen," said Randy Olson, IBB executive director. "It's another step towards making our state the leader of the renewable fuels industry." The bill includes several provisions aimed at Mon, 12 May 2008 16:48:47 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/EU_Could_Tighten_Biofuels_Standards_to_Lessen_Carbon_Footprint__Business_Week_-57117.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/EU_Could_Tighten_Biofuels_Standards_to_Lessen_Carbon_Footprint__Business_Week_-57117.html http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/content/may2008/gb2008059_759769.htm?campaign_id=rss_eu Mon, 12 May 2008 16:43:30 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/USDA_Estimates_Suggest_High_Enough_Grain_Quantities_for_Food_And_Fuel_in_2008-57116.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/USDA_Estimates_Suggest_High_Enough_Grain_Quantities_for_Food_And_Fuel_in_2008-57116.html http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-Agflation/idUSN0921599620080509 Mon, 12 May 2008 16:40:15 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Scottish_Minister_Unveils_Renewable_Energy_Plan_Centered_Around_Biomass_Conversion__BBC___-57115.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Scottish_Minister_Unveils_Renewable_Energy_Plan_Centered_Around_Biomass_Conversion__BBC___-57115.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7392045.stm Mon, 12 May 2008 15:36:24 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Myke_s_Biofuels_Blog__Real_Science____Actual_Water_Use_by_Ethanol_Plants_is_Comparable_to_Gasoline_Industry-57111.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Myke_s_Biofuels_Blog__Real_Science____Actual_Water_Use_by_Ethanol_Plants_is_Comparable_to_Gasoline_Industry-57111.html By Myke Feinman, BioFuels Journal Editor The Wall Street Journal editorialized May 7, gleefully gloating about how everyone is jumping on their bandwagon that ethanol is some horrible monster sucking up precious water resources and increasing the price of food. We have already discussed how the actual price of food is due to factors like weather, energy (read gasoline and diesel prices) and demand overseas (See "Domestic Ethanol Producers Penalized for Foreigners Who Tear Down Rainforests … What's Wrong With This Picture?" Which was posted on March 4. I guess what really upsets me about the opinion piece is it quotes horribly Mon, 12 May 2008 15:10:50 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Japanese_Govt__And_Oil_Companies_Conflict_Over_Biofuel_Types__Business_Week_-57109.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Japanese_Govt__And_Oil_Companies_Conflict_Over_Biofuel_Types__Business_Week_-57109.html http://investing.businessweek.com/research/sectorandindustry/news/article.asp?docKey=600-200805091602KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_16077-62CAOB34HEBRRV8K8C6CDUU6MGandtimestamp=05/09/2008%204:02%20PM%20ETandheadline=Oil%20industry%2C%20govt%20butt%20heads%20over%20biofuels%20%5BThe%20Yomiuri%20Shimbun%5DanddocSource=Knight%20Ridder/Tribuneandprovider=ACQUIREMEDIA Mon, 12 May 2008 15:06:25 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/China_Plans_Biofuels_Slowdown_To_Save_Food_Crops__Times_of_India_-57108.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/China_Plans_Biofuels_Slowdown_To_Save_Food_Crops__Times_of_India_-57108.html http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Top_Headlines/Food_crisis_forces_China_to_cut_down_rising_biofuel_industry/articleshow/3028305.cms Mon, 12 May 2008 15:03:16 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/NCGA_CEO_Tolman_Untiringly_Defends_Ethanol_and_Biofuels_Evolution-57107.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/NCGA_CEO_Tolman_Untiringly_Defends_Ethanol_and_Biofuels_Evolution-57107.html http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208andu_sid=10331280andu_rss=1and Mon, 12 May 2008 14:44:08 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Miami__FL_Mayor_Signs_Biofuel_Purchasing_Program_for_City_Vehicles_Into_Law__Business_Journal_-57093.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Miami__FL_Mayor_Signs_Biofuel_Purchasing_Program_for_City_Vehicles_Into_Law__Business_Journal_-57093.html http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2008/05/12/story14.html?ana=from_rss Mon, 12 May 2008 14:34:00 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Senegal_Ag_Research_Institute__Jatropha_Production_Not_a_Threat_to_Food_Security-57103.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Senegal_Ag_Research_Institute__Jatropha_Production_Not_a_Threat_to_Food_Security-57103.html http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h3gpq0LbytIwFWa-1oNKhhvdVPiw Mon, 12 May 2008 14:30:16 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Currituck__NC_High_School_Class_Converts_Motorcycle_to_Run_on_Biodiesel__Daily_Advance_-57102.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Currituck__NC_High_School_Class_Converts_Motorcycle_to_Run_on_Biodiesel__Daily_Advance_-57102.html http://www.dailyadvance.com/local/content/news/stories/2008/05/12/0512biodieselbikeZG.html?imw=Y Mon, 12 May 2008 14:21:11 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Purada_Processing_Biodiesel_Plant_in_Lakeland__FL_Stalled_Due_to_High_Soybean_Oil_Cost__Ledger_-57091.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Purada_Processing_Biodiesel_Plant_in_Lakeland__FL_Stalled_Due_to_High_Soybean_Oil_Cost__Ledger_-57091.html http://www.theledger.com/article/20080510/NEWS/805100329/1178 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:44:29 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Washington_State_University_and_Pacific_Northwest_National_Laboratory_Dedicate_New_Building_for_Biomass_Research__PNNL_-57098.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Washington_State_University_and_Pacific_Northwest_National_Laboratory_Dedicate_New_Building_for_Biomass_Research__PNNL_-57098.html http://www.pnl.gov/topstory.asp?id=310 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:39:58 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Gulf_Ethanol_Seeks_New_Chief_Executive-57097.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Gulf_Ethanol_Seeks_New_Chief_Executive-57097.html Houstonand#151;Gulf Ethanol Corporation, (OTC: GFET) announced May 12 its executive search for a new CEO, CFO and Director of Engineering and Design. Mr. JT Cloud is retiring and the Board of Directors is seeking to recruit professional management to continue the implementation and development of its alternative energy technology. The Company is seeking a CEO with public company management experience coupled with knowledge of alternative energy or engineering and design. The CFO will be responsible for company financial reports and with assisting the Company with obtaining the financing it will need to complete the testing and development of its biomass pre-processing Mon, 12 May 2008 12:31:17 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Consolidated_Grain_and_Barge_to_Begin_Corn_Delivery_to_Patriot_Renewable_Fuels_Annawan__IL_Etahnol_Plant-57096.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Consolidated_Grain_and_Barge_to_Begin_Corn_Delivery_to_Patriot_Renewable_Fuels_Annawan__IL_Etahnol_Plant-57096.html Annawan, ILand#151;“We are pleased to announce that Consolidated Grain and Barge (CGB) has begun posting basis bids for corn delivery into our ethanol facility,” says Patriot’s CEO/Chairman Gene Griffith. “As construction of our plant rapidly continues with nearly 400 people on site daily we are beginning to focus our efforts on grain receiving and product outflows. "All of our hard work to get us to this point has been rewarding and we are looking forward to entering the next phase of plant operations”. Dan Aubry, Grain Procurement Manager for CGB went on to say that “CGB is offering a ‘buyer’s call’ contract for last half of July. Mon, 12 May 2008 12:21:50 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Boston_Duck_Tours_Replaces_Portion_of_Amphibious_Bus_Fleet_With_Biodiesel_Burning_Versions__Boston_Herald_-57095.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Boston_Duck_Tours_Replaces_Portion_of_Amphibious_Bus_Fleet_With_Biodiesel_Burning_Versions__Boston_Herald_-57095.html http://bostonherald.com/business/general/view.bg?articleid=1093355andsrvc=homeandposition=recent Mon, 12 May 2008 12:14:14 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Palm_Beach_County__FL_Fuels_Municipal_Fleet_With_Ethanol_and_Biodiesel__Palm_Beach_Post_-57094.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Palm_Beach_County__FL_Fuels_Municipal_Fleet_With_Ethanol_and_Biodiesel__Palm_Beach_Post_-57094.html http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/content/local_news/epaper/2008/05/12/pbcfuel0512.html?cxtype=rssandcxsvc=7andcxcat=76 Mon, 12 May 2008 12:05:54 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Circle_Biodiesel___Ethanol_to_Donate_10__of_Sales_to_Myanmar_Relief_Effort-57092.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Circle_Biodiesel___Ethanol_to_Donate_10__of_Sales_to_Myanmar_Relief_Effort-57092.html San Marcos, CAand#151;Myanmar, specifically the area of the Irrawaddy delta, the cities of Yangon and Pegu, and the states of Karen and Mon, are in a state of emergency after the cyclone Nargis hit a week ago. Casualties are estimated in the tens of thousands and rising, and those who survived are now living in an area of complete devastation with many obstacles to overcome for survival. Food, clean water, sanitation kits, antibiotics and other medicines, tents and transportation, among many more items, are in severe need in order to aid the victims of cyclone Nargis. In an effort to help lighten these critical circumstances, Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:52 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Birmingham_International_Airport_Groundcrew_Running_on_Biodiesel__NBC_-57090.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Birmingham_International_Airport_Groundcrew_Running_on_Biodiesel__NBC_-57090.html http://www.nbc13.com/gulfcoastwest/vtm/news.apx.-content-articles-VTM-2008-05-09-0018.html Mon, 12 May 2008 11:36:17 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Town_of_Stettler__AB_to_Continue_Talks_With_Greenlab_on_Proposed__190_Million_Canola_Fed_Biodiesel_Plant_-57089.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Town_of_Stettler__AB_to_Continue_Talks_With_Greenlab_on_Proposed__190_Million_Canola_Fed_Biodiesel_Plant_-57089.html http://www.albertalocalnews.com/news/More_talks_coming_on_Stettler_biodiesel_plant.html Mon, 12 May 2008 11:30:23 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Outdated_Information_May_Prevent_New_Zealand_Govt__Committee_From_Passing_Biofuels_Bill-57086.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Outdated_Information_May_Prevent_New_Zealand_Govt__Committee_From_Passing_Biofuels_Bill-57086.html http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU0805/S00212.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 11:13:27 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/New_Webinar_on_How_RFS_Quality_Requirements_Will_Impact_Biodiesel_Producers_Sponsored_by_Stoel_Rives_on_May_15_at_2_pm_CST_-57082.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/New_Webinar_on_How_RFS_Quality_Requirements_Will_Impact_Biodiesel_Producers_Sponsored_by_Stoel_Rives_on_May_15_at_2_pm_CST_-57082.html http://www.grainnet.com/webinarpromos/stoelrives_webinar.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 11:06:04 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Cheap_Home_Brewed_Biodiesel_a_Growing_Trend_in_UK__Guardian__-57080.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Cheap_Home_Brewed_Biodiesel_a_Growing_Trend_in_UK__Guardian__-57080.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/may/10/biofuels.alternativeenergy Mon, 12 May 2008 10:59:25 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Ohio_Department_of_Development_Offers_Funding_to_Switch_School_Buses_to_Biodiesel__Biobased_News_-57079.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Ohio_Department_of_Development_Offers_Funding_to_Switch_School_Buses_to_Biodiesel__Biobased_News_-57079.html http://www.biobasednews.com/node/15193 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:25:43 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Bread_Company_CEO_Siegel_Blames_Biofuel_Policy_for_Rising_Food_Prices__Bangor_Daily_-57072.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Bread_Company_CEO_Siegel_Blames_Biofuel_Policy_for_Rising_Food_Prices__Bangor_Daily_-57072.html http://bangornews.com/news/t/news.aspx?articleid=164069andzoneid=500 Mon, 12 May 2008 10:21:22 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Oil_Companies_Settle_in_MTBE_Groundwater_Pollution_Suit__Yahoo_News_-57071.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Oil_Companies_Settle_in_MTBE_Groundwater_Pollution_Suit__Yahoo_News_-57071.html http://in.news.yahoo.com/reuters_ids_new/20080509/r_t_rtrs_bs/tbs-wto-farm-talks-chair-says-to-revise-796e4e8_1.html Mon, 12 May 2008 10:17:53 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Fagan_Engineering_to_Challenge_Citations_Related_to_Worker_s_Death_at_Granite_Falls__MN_Ethanol_Plant_Construction_Site-57070.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Fagan_Engineering_to_Challenge_Citations_Related_to_Worker_s_Death_at_Granite_Falls__MN_Ethanol_Plant_Construction_Site-57070.html http://www.gazetteonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080508/NEWS/866534569/1006/NEWS Mon, 12 May 2008 09:56:05 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Dennis_Avery_Opinion__Biofuels_Production_Could_Create_Global_Famine-57067.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Dennis_Avery_Opinion__Biofuels_Production_Could_Create_Global_Famine-57067.html Churchville, VAand#151;Do today’s soaring food prices and Third World food riots mean we’re headed for global famine? Not any time soon—if we suspend the biofuels mandates quickly. Unfortunately, if we keep burning corn, wheat, and palm oil in our vehicles, there’s no limit to the hunger, malnutrition, wildlife extinction and political disruption we can cause. The problem is simple: Food demand is inelastic. People need about the same number of calories whether they’re expensive or cheap. But the demand for biofuels is almost without limit. An acre of corn produces only 50 gallons worth of gasoline per acre, while humans worldwide Mon, 12 May 2008 09:32:45 CDT http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Iowa_State_Researcher_to_Senate__Ethanol_Rollback_Won_t_Help_Food_Crisis__Des_Moines_Register_-57062.html http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Iowa_State_Researcher_to_Senate__Ethanol_Rollback_Won_t_Help_Food_Crisis__Des_Moines_Register_-57062.html http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080507/BUSINESS/80507013/1030/BUSINESS01