Tagged with Ethanol 
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Sour corn
Is ethanol’s Congressional free ride coming to an end? 2
Posted 7 months, 3 weeks ago
The Congressional Budget Office just released a paperl ooking critically at the relationship between ethanol, food prices, and carbon emissions.
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Rot-gut liquor
Amid a sea of troubles, ethanol now has an antibiotics problem 1
Posted 7 months, 4 weeks ago
Ah, distillers grains, the leftover mash from the corn-ethanol process. Finding a high-value use for this "coproduct" is vital to the ethanol project. The industry's strategy -- slough it off onto CAFOs -- looks increasingly dicey as problems related to antibiotics emerge.
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Blend Wall Follies
EPA to Ethanol Lobby: Drop Dead! 0
Posted 8 months agoFor a while, I was afraid the EPA might actually bow to political pressure and raise the so-called blend wall for ethanol, i.e. the amount of ethanol that can currently be mixed into gasoline and sold at the pump.
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Oregon's folly
Oregon tries to undo ethanol leg. while ‘enviros’ lobby for biofuels subsidies 0
Posted 8 months agoOregon is struggling to undo bad ethanol legislation.
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Biomess 2009
The DOE’s annual biofuels conference doesn’t inspire confidence 0
Posted 8 months, 2 weeks agoTeam Ethanol got together recently at the Department of Energy for Biomass 2009: Fueling Our Future -- a conference on all things biofuel. Needless to say, they're still singing the same old song. More subsidies, a higher blend wall (a cheer that USDA Chief Tom Vilsack knows well) and much crowing over the promise of cellulosic ethanol, which uses "non-food crops" such as switchgrass and wood waste rather than corn.
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Looking for work?
African ethanol producers accepting employment applications 0
Posted 8 months, 2 weeks agoWanted: Young cane cutters for part time seasonal work. Must be willing to work ten hours a day swinging a machete in tropical sun while wearing gloves, long sleeved shirt, and hat -- no retirement benefits (because you won't live that long). Apply within.
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Biosphere still being fed to our cars, threatening rainforests 0
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Bob Geldof takes a big ol’ swig of biofuel 6
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Climate Central takes on Iowa corn 1
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Is the U.S. ready for sane ethanol policy? 6
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Kids stay off lawns, debunk ethanol fantasies 1
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As mandates and government aid ramp up, the case for ethanol runs out of steam 6
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On the challenge of cellulosic ethanol 3
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What U.S. leaders could learn from a 13-year-old 11
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NYT weighs in on Vilsack pick 3
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Cellulosic ethanol’s bumpy ride 19
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The incoming energy secretary sees corn as a ‘transitional’ fuel crop 3
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New energy chief’s enthusiasm for cellulosic ethanol makes me uncomfortable 61
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Ford drops hydrogen while GM remains confused about ethanol 9
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The food price blame game 1
Posted 1 year ago