Congressman Randy Neugebauer from Texas has proposed and the U.S. House has approved a study to look into his measure to put a public database online to find out what kind of wind turbines could go up without causing problems for aviation sites. This story in the Wichita Falls (TX) Times Record News says it will help the industry and …
The Greenest Team in Football
The Philadelphia Eagles don’t just wear green jerseys (although, what was up with those UGLY uniforms this past weekend?). They also are living the green lifestyle. This story on the ABC News web site says the team is probably the greenest franchise in American sports: When the lights come on for an Eagles game at Lincoln Financial Field, 30 percent …
Wisconsin Biodiesel Association Opens Meeting to Public
The Wisconsin Biodiesel Association is opening its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25th at 9:30 a.m. at the Wisconsin DNR office in Madison to the general public. This story on Wisconsin Ag Connection says it’s an effort to educate people about the benefits of biodiesel in the state: WBA President Jeff Pieterick says the group has prepared a particularly informative …
NASDAQ Campaign Features US BioEnergy
US BioEnergy Corporation has been selected by NASDAQ as one of 17 companies featured in a new advertising campaign, “NASDAQ and the Companies that Move Life Forward,” that profiles NASDAQ-listed companies and how they improve the way we work and live every day. The US BioEnergy ad shows a man pumping fuel into his pick-up truck at a filling station …
Indy and Ethanol on the College Circuit
The IndyCar Series and ethanol are being featured as part of Popular Science’s “What’s New” College Tour visiting college campuses around the nation this month and next. According to an article on Auto Racing Daily, the Indianapolis 500 and IndyCar Series branding are featured in the high-tech mobile dorm room, which is outfitted out with sophisticated surround sound systems, wireless …
Another Kansas Ethanol Plant Sought
According to a Kansas.com report, a northern Kansas energy broker is working to get a second ethanol plant in Harvey County. Newton Area Chamber of Commerce officials say the North Central Energy Group of Morrowville has taken an 18-month option on land within the county. The group plans to test the land’s water, then recruit investors for an ethanol plant …
Agenda Change for Cellulosic Summit
With the resignation of US Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns last week, the Cellulosic Ethanol Summit next month has made an agenda change. Johanns was scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the event but now Acting Secretary Chuck Conner will be the keynoter. The Summit will be in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15-17. The annual three-day event has established itself as …
Ethanol Keeps Gas Prices Down
Rising gas prices have made headlines this year, but those prices could have been much worse if not for ethanol. The Renewable Fuels Association sent out a media FYI release drawing attention to that fact, which is backed up by recent news reports. Specifically, RFA cites stories in the Wall Street Journal and the Dallas Morning News. As a September …
Former EU Ag Commissioner on Biofuels
Back in 2003, the European Union instituted some major reforms in its agricultural sector, which are now known as the “Fischler Reforms” after the Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries at the time, Franz Fischler. Among the policies instituted at the time was a very small incentive for farmers to produce crops on set aside land that could be …
Bio Gasoline Research in Japan
Researchers at Japan’s National Agricultural Research Center are working on developing Bio-Gasoline from plant oils and animal fats. According to researcher Ken Taniwaki, bio-gasoline has the same properties as petroleum gasoline and can be run in automobile engines without modifications. “This is not bio-ethanol. This actually contains the same components as gasoline,” he says. Taniwaki says bio-gasoline can be made …