The U.S. Department of Energy is providing $8.6 million for 16 projects to expand the use of alternative transportation fuels. According to a DOE release, combined with funding from the participants, more than $25 million will be invested in the nation’s alternative fuel infrastructure. The grants are part of the Clean Cities program and were selected under three topic areas …
Mid-Am Dream Becomes Reality
Exactly one year from the day they broke ground, Mid-America Biofuels held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the opening of their 30 million gallon a year plant in Mexico, Missouri. Lots of good friends, like Senator Kit Bond pictured, were there to congratulate the nearly 400 agricultural producers who purchased shares in Biofuels, LLC and then formed a joint venture …
Heartland Energy Sells Dogwood Stills
Heartland Energy Group Inc. of Louisiana is setting up the backyard still. A press release from Heartland announces the receipt of ethanol production equipment from Dogwood Energy, LLC (see previous post). Heartland Energy will exclusively sell and market Dogwood’s full line of ethanol stills and related ethanol products in the Louisiana territory. In addition, the agreement grants Heartland Energy, first …
Breast cancer symptoms
Symptoms of breast cancer How can a person tell if they are suffering from breast cancer men symptoms? This is not a very heard of or spoken about disease. Most breast cancer awareness is focused on women but men suffer from this disease as well. The reason for the discussion of breast cancer in men not being talked about as …
Support for Biofuels Investment
A new survey from the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) shows strong support for government investment in biofuels research. According to a press release: Four in five U.S. adults (80%) strongly or somewhat agree that national and state governments are not doing enough to promote production of biofuels. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive®, also found that 82% of adults say …
Sound Bites
I have been going over some of the several hours of audio I collected last week at the Advancing Renewable Fuels Conference and picked out quotes from some of the major speakers. ADM CEO Patricia Woertz Ethanol derived from corn and vegetable oil based biodiesel are examples of here and now solutions that deserve investment support. We believe that corn …
It’s Confirmed
President Bush is now confirmed to be the grand finale for the Renewable Energy Conference this week in St. Louis. He will make the final address on Thursday to attendees at the event, who will be hearing from other top administration officials on Wednesday, including Secretary of Energy Sam Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Johanns. Just about everybody who …
Home of the Biodiesel Rams
The newest breed of Dodge Ram comes factory-fueled with biodiesel. Under the Gateway Arch in St. Louis Tuesday, representatives from the National Biodiesel Board and Daimler-Chrysler announced that every 2007 Dodge Ram diesel coming off the assembly line at the company’s Fenton, Missouri north plant will be fueled with B5, a blend containing 5 percent biodiesel made from soybeans grown …
Biotech for Biofuels
Dr. Robert Fraley, Monsanto’s Chief Technology Officer, will be one of the presenters at the Advancing Renewable Energy: An American Rural Renaissance conference on Wednesday, October 11 in St. Louis. Dr. Fraley will be a panel speaker at the “Liquid Fuels and Bioproducts: Supply and Demand” breakout session on Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Fraley will share his scientific vision of agriculture’s …
Ram Stuff
DaimlerChrysler and the National Biodiesel Board are promising a “new breed of St. Louis Ram.” Look for a big announcement on Tuesday when representatives will discuss new programs to promote modern, clean diesel vehicles and the benefits of renewable biodiesel fuel. The diesel Dodge Ram is produced in St. Louis.