News and Notes - May 15, 2008

UTBI-related News

Our Mascoma Math Coma
http://www.xconomy.com/2008/05/06/our-mascoma-math-coma/

US News

Rome (NY – Mascoma) ethanol plant will convert wood chips into fuel
http://www.9wsyr.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=fee4904e-6288-497b-8d86-d20f8829ff97

More on DuPont, Genencor form $140M ethanol venture
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/5780018.html

House OKs farm bill by veto-proof margin
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.farmbill15may15,0,4147322.story

Farm bill reduces support for corn ethanol
http://www.nature.com/news/2008/080514/full/453270b.html

Bush advisor downplays ethanol's role in food prices
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080514/BUSINESS/80514020

Experts and Officials Say Blaming Ethanol for Food Cost is Wrong
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Experts_and_Officials_Say_Blaming_Ethanol_for_Food_Cost_is_Wrong-57255.html

Stop ethanol debacle now
http://www.heraldextra.com/content/view/266538/3/

Biofuels Digest Newsmaker: Ethanol guru Dr. Bruce Dale (Interview)
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/05/15/biofuels-digest-newsmaker-ethanol-guru-dr-bruce-dale/

Grocery Manufacturers identified as money, tactician behind anti-biofuels jihad
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/05/15/grocery-manufacturers-identified-as-money-tactician-behind-anti-biofuels-jihad-linked-financially-to-john-mccain-and-republican-senatorial-revolt-on-ethanol-mandate/
Original article at (requires subscription): http://www.rollcall.com/issues/53_137/news/23620-1.html

Medford pair creating way to use husks for ethanol
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2008/05/15/medford_pair_creating_way_to_use_husks_for_ethanol/

A sweet future: using sugar cane for ethanol
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/wwl051308ethanol.f9f04ef0.html

Minnesota moves on up (Gov. increase biodiesel mandate)
http://www.agweb.com/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?src=BiofuelsUpdate&PID=9becf92e-f8c7-4770-8e1c-5b5af71b3e89

Environmental Defense Fund and Florida Wildlife Federation launch Faces of Climate Change campaign, feature PetroAlgae, Green Circle BioEnergy (ethanol)
http://www.edf.org/page.cfm?tagid=22457

International News

High oil prices fuel Brazil's ethanol boom
http://www.investmentnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080512/REG/796826254

Japanese oil industry, govt butt heads over biofuels
http://investing.businessweek.com/research/sectorandindustry/news/article.asp?docKey=600-200805091602KRTRIB__BUSNEWS_16077-62CAOB34HEBRRV8K8C6CDUU6MG&timestamp=05/09/2008%204:02%20PM%20ET&headline=Oil%20industry%2C%20govt%20butt%20heads%20over%20biofuels%20%5BThe%20Yomiuri%20Shimbun%5D&docSource=Knight%20Ridder/Tribune&provider=ACQUIREMEDIA

(Malaysian) GOVT EYEING JATROPHA OIL FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080514/tbs-parliament-biodiesel-bm-ceeeaba.html