News and Notes - 4/18/08

Germany touts wood residue, straw and sour milk as biofuel sources (Daimler and Volkswagen)
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iHLzbIPNPyjjvbMH6dSzcR_QpaaQ

Ethanol incentives, farm payments may be cut (Continuing Farm Bill Negotiations)
http://uk.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUKN1721847220080418

Merkel, Like Lula, Rejects Biofuels as Root of Food-Price Rises
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601100&sid=axYK89HdsPTg&refer=germany

The Ethanol Apologists
http://www.counterpunch.org/bryce04172008.html

Brazil Region to Turn Record 58% of Cane Into Ethanol (Update2)
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aUFpETqrGucs&refer=latin_america

U.S. needs to add 3 million acres of corn
http://deltafarmpress.com/corn/crop-increase-0417/

Will biodiesel tax credit be extended?
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2264
Related: Troubled (US) biodiesel plants find market in Europe
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080402/NEWS05/804020308/1064/NEWS05

AAA says E85 is 8% higher in cost per mile than gasoline
http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080417/FREE/11443721/1024

According to a Virginia Tech study, the most water-efficient energy sources are natural gas and synthetic fuels produced by coal gasification. The least water-efficient energy sources are fuel ethanol and biodiesel.
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/539917/?sc=swhn

Brazilian Ethanol Imports May Increase: Market Analysts
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Brazilian_Ethanol_Imports_May_Increase__Market_Analysts-56036.html

Biomass Plant Added to FSU's Master Plan
http://www.wctv.tv/home/headlines/17833724.html