This NY Times article is all about how turning corn in to ethanol requires natural gas and the research that is being done to turn ethanol into more cost-effective energy alternative
Investors Interested in Ethanol
The headline for the article is “Wall Street storms the Corn Belt to build new ethanol plants”
Dueling Ethanol Editorials
Here’s an addition to the editorials pages about ethanol
Ethanol Editorials
Ethanol is fueling editorial fodder nationwide
Washington Farm Report on Ethanol
Here is a link to today’s Washington Farm Report in the Des Moines Register which discusses the research into how much energy it takes to make ethanol from corn.
Marine Methanol Question
I hope one of your readers can fill me in on a paticular aspect of fuel attributes.
Cutting Fertilizer Use Goal of New Energy Estimator
USDA has released it’s new Energy Estimator for Nitrogen to help farmers and ranchers identify potential nitrogen cost savings associated with major crops and commercial nitrogen fertilizer applications.
Loan Guarantee to Fund Biodiesel Plant
A Clinton, Iowa biodiesel plant is getting a $3.2 million loan guarentee from USDA’s Rural Development Agency
Record Production in ’05
It should be no surprise to anyone that ethanol production set a record in 2005
Biodiesel Interview From the Barn
John Deere has been making efforts to encourage the use of biodiesel in it’s tractors and combines, at least on a small scale.