Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels joined officials from Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc., Consolidated Grain and Barge Co., and the Ports of Indiana Friday to announce plans for a 220 million gallon ethanol facility. The plant, which will be the largest in the state, will be built on 116 acres at the Port of Indiana in Mount Vernon, according to a …
Consistency is the “e”
Ethanol Promotion and Information Council Executive Director Tom Slunecka took to the podium at the American Coalition for Ethanol meeting this week to talk about how EPIC and ACE are working together to add value to the “e”. “EPIC has only been around for about 18 months, but we are starting to make a real impact with consumers around the …
ACE Reporters
Here we are, Chuck and Cindy, together again for the SECOND week in a row – here at the American Coalition for Ethanol meeting in Kansas City. But, don’t get used to it. Chuck left today for Norway to attend the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists annual congress. We both attended that event together last year in Switzerland because it …
A Sad Day For Team Ethanol
I just received some very sad news regarding Steve King, King Racing. Steve was involved in a bad accident last evening at the 46th Annual Knoxville Nationals. I’ll just use the statement on the website:
Steve passed away at 15:32 today. He loved you all. Thank you so much for your support. Please keep our family in your prayers.
Steve is pictured to the right of his parents, Danny & Naomi. I met them prior to this year’s Indianapolis 500 on Ethanol Day. Steve was a tireless supporter of the ethanol industry and was a part of Team Ethanol. You can hear his passion for racing and this renewable fuel in the interview I did with him there.
Our hearts go out to Steve’s family. He and they are in our prayers and always will be.
ACE is the Place For Governors
The American Coalition for Ethanol meeting in Kansas City featured the governors of rival states, one Democrat and one Republican, who both agree on the importance of ethanol to the economy. Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius told the record crowd attending the 19th annual ACE conference that to be successful, “our commitment to biofuels has to be real. It can’t just …
Senator Talent Receives ACE Award
Missouri Senator Jim Talent was on hand today to help promote the Paseo Biofuels/Cargill biodiesel plant announcement in Kansas City. He was certainly the biofuels Senator today.
So Many Plants, So Little Time
Here’s a brief run-down of some recent plant related announcements: Indiana – Premiere Ethanol and the Broin Companies broke ground August 3 on a state-of-the-art 60 million gallon per year ethanol biorefinery near Portland, Indiana. When fully complete, Premiere Ethanol will use 21 million bushels of corn and produce 356,000 tons of Dakota Gold Enhanced Nutrition Distillers Products™. New York …
Fast Action
Media stories about Badger State Ethanol in Wisconsin being badgered by state officials about selling E85 too cheap prompted Governor Jim Doyle to declare that ethanol is not subject to the state’s 1930s-era minimum markup law which requires wholesalers to charge gas stations at least three percent more than they paid.
Off to ACE
Domestic Fuel will be in Kansas City on Wednesday for the American Coalition for Ethanol 19th Ethanol Conference & Trade Show. This event is SOLD OUT with 1500 participants – no on-site registrations will be accepted. So, if you have not registered and want to know what’s happening there, you can find out here on DF. We expect to bring …
USDA Energy Paper Released
During a visit to Sioux City, Iowa on Tuesday, Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns released the latest farm bill forum theme paper – this one on USDA’s role in renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. “During the Farm Bill Forums, we heard real enthusiasm from producers about the potential for agriculture to unleash new sources of energy and income,” said Johanns. …