News and Notes - April 29, 2008

UTBI in the News:

Mascoma and UT join in $26 million DOE grant
http://www.oakridger.com/news/x170778935

Other News:

Senate proposes $1.01 per gallon ethanol tax credit; ethanol tariff 50/50 chance of expiring this year, analyst projects
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/04/29/senate-proposes-101-per-gallon-ethanol-tax-credit-ethanol-tariff-5050-chance-of-expiring-this-year-analyst-projects/

Biofuel production is ‘criminal path’ leading to global food crisis: UN expert
http://www.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=36701&Itemid=2

Bring on the right biofuel crops
http://canberra.yourguide.com.au/news/opinion/opinion/bring-on-the-right-biofuel-crops/1233084.html

Key farm-state lawmakers shifting support to cellulosic fuel
http://www.eenews.net/Greenwire/2008/04/28/1/

A cleaner fuel print: Ethanol-blended fuels are coming to a gas station near you -- sooner than you might think (Florida preparing to mandate E10)
http://www.miamiherald.com/516/story/510253.html

Monsanto enters partnership to make biofuel from grass
http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/business/stories.nsf/0/B96ABAEA7E180F9E8625743A000CB246?OpenDocument

Biotech execs say biofuels no threat to food supply
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2815629620080428

Testing the Water
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=3981

Flocks Or Feedstocks (CRP Land Debate)
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=3983