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  • What canada is up to

    Hi,
    At the Canadian International Autoshow this past week, i saw the government of Canada had a big display and showing off all the most fuel efficient cars. It looks like the government is thinking on the right track.

    They had a big display all about Ethanol and what it is.

    Here's an press release i googled up.

    from

    http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/fuels/ethanol/eep.cfm?attr=8

    Government of Canada
    2005/50
    July 6, 2005

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    Five Ethanol Plants Receive $46 Million in Government of Canada Funding
    BRANTFORD, ONTARIO -- Canada's capacity to produce renewable transportation fuels is set for another substantial increase following the announcement of a second round of funding under the Government of Canada's Ethanol Expansion Program (EEP). The Government of Canada has allocated a further $46 million for the construction or expansion of five ethanol plants across Canada.

    The results of the competitive process were announced today by Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Andy Mitchell, on behalf of the Government of Canada.

    The following companies are being allocated contributions under Round 2 of the EEP:

    Commercial Alcohols Inc. -- $15 million for a new plant in Windsor, Ontario;
    Husky Oil Marketing Company -- $10.4 million to build a plant in Minnedosa, Manitoba;
    Integrated Grain Processors Co-Operative Inc. -- $11.9 million for a new plant in Brantford, Ontario;
    Permolex Ltd. -- $1.1 million to expand its existing facility in Red Deer, Alberta.
    Power Stream Energy Services Inc. -- $7.3 million to convert a recently closed starch plant in Collingwood, Ontario; and
    These contributions are in addition to $72 million that was previously allocated to six other projects under the first round of the Ethanol Expansion Program.

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    I got a hunch that Canadian farmers will want to produce a whole wack of it... and be exporting it down south...

    ... aparently here too there are a few stations around... and more will come. ... a couple in Ontario

    http://oee.nrcan.gc.ca/transportation/fuels/ethanol/stations-results.cfm?prov=ON&attr=16

    FYI
    :)
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