Encouraging development of cellulosic ethanol is one of the main goals of the bi-partisan American Farm Improvement Act of 2007 introduced by Florida Congressmen Tim Mahoney and Adam Putnam.
The bill seeks to jumpstart the alternative energy market by eliminating multiple, conflicting definitions of “biomass,” “cellulosic ethanol,” and other terms relating to the emerging biofuels market. The American Farm Improvement Act also creates and improves loan guarantee programs within USDA that focus on building facilities to produce liquid fuels, power and other commercial products from cellulosic feedstocks.
Congressman Putnam said, “By jumpstarting the research and development on cellulosic ethanol, we think it can play a tremendous role in adding value to existing agricultural commodities.”
Putnam believes Florida could play a key role in producing cellulosic ethanol “with a year-round growing season and tremendous acres of formally mined phosphate lands that offer potential for energy crops.” Adding value to agricultural lands for the production of energy crops could also help slow the loss of land to urban development in the state.
Listen to an interview with Congressman Putnam about the proposed legislation here: [audio:http://www.zimmcomm.biz/audio/putnam-ethanol.mp3]
Craig Floss is the CEO of the 
Jeff Simmons, driver of the #17 Ethanol car for Rahal-Letterman Racing got his first laps on this track this afternoon.
You can see the interest 
Once again yesterday the ethanol logo was flying high.
The Iowa Corn Growers just held a press conference here at the Iowa Speedway to unveil the trophy for Sunday’s Iowa Corn Indy 250. It’s a tall good looking trophy.
Here’s some of the reasons why the Iowa Corn Growers is involved and supporting this inaugural race:
One of the people attending the ethanol pump promotion in West Des Moines was 
At today’s Kum & Go pump promotion I got a chance to interview IndyCar driver Jeff Simmons once again. Jeff was on hand to pump ethanol enriched gas for customers during this midday promotion.