In an effort to bring attention to the issue of global climate change and the role ethanol can play in the solution, the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council has joined the team for explorer Will Steger’s Global Warming 101 Expedition, according to an EPIC release. Steger, who has long been a proponent of alternative energy in the fight against global …
Poll Shows Support for Government Involvement in Alternative Fuels
A new poll indicates that 85% of American voters think that the government should be involved in the development of alternative fuels. According to a release from the Renewable Fuels Association, the poll was conducted by The Winston Group prior to President Bush’s State of the Union speech. It also found that 84% of voters think that the government should …
Missouri Could Adopt Biodiesel Standard
On the heels of President Bush’s call for more alternative fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel, Missouri’s legislature is considering a five percent biodiesel standard at every gas station in the state. The State Senate Agriculture, Conservation, Parks and Natural Resources Committee has heard testimony on a bill that would require all diesel sold in Missouri to have at least …
NextGen Fuels Completes Small Biodiesel System
The parent company for NextGen Fuels, GS Agrifuels, has announced the completion its first 10-million gallon a year biodiesel production system. The system is expected to benefit small-scale operators. This from the company’s press release: “We believe that there is a robust and mostly untapped domestic and international market for development of small-scale biodiesel production facilities,” said Tom Scozzafava, GS …
Livestock Industry Concerned About Ethanol Increase
The goals set out by President Bush Tuesday night to increase alternative fuels nationwide were met with enthusiasm by the ethanol industry, but not so much by the livestock industry which is facing higher prices for feed and increased competition for grain crops. The president acknowledged those concerns during an appearance at a DuPont facility in Delaware. “There is a …
Administration Proposes Cellulosic Research Funding
The Bush administration wasted no time this week in translating the president’s State of the Union energy words into actions. “We will be proposing $1.6 billion in new funding for renewable energy, with a focus on cellulosic energy research and production as part of the administration’s 2007 Farm Bill proposals,” Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns announced Tuesday. “We’ve had great …
Ethanol Production Effects on Poultry
One of the first people I ran into here at the International Poultry Expo was Dr. Paul Aho who is a poultry economist. His company is called Poultry Perspective. Dr. Aho is being interviewed here by farm podcaster, Ned Arthur, PoultryCast. Dr. Aho says that the increase in the cost of corn has had a significant impact on the meat …
Promoting Alt Fuel in Atlanta
It seems like everywhere I go I find 25X’25. No one was home here in this booth at the combined International Poultry Expo and International Feed Expo going on in Atlanta, GA but I got a picture anyway. I’m here for reasons other than renewable fuel but you can’t escape it. For poultry producers what’s happening in the renewable fuels …
China Stepping up Biofuels Development
As China’s economy continues to grow, the country’s consumption of oil grows with it. And with the Chinese recognizing there aren’t unlimited resources of petroleum out there, they seem to be embracing more biofuels… in particular biodiesel. Renewable Energy Access has reprinted a story talking about the development of a new rapeseed, which the Ministry of Agriculture reports, has an …
European Ethanol, Biodiesel Stocks Get Boost from Bush
It’s not just American alternative fuels seeing a boost from President Bush’s State of the Union speech last night when he pledged to reduce U.S. gasoline consumption by 20 percent in the next 10 years. Check out this story from Dow Jones posted on CattleNetwork.com: Michael McNamara, London-based senior equities analyst for Jefferies International, said European stocks are indirectly benefiting …