News and Notes - May 16, 2008

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UTBI News

Today’s Knoxville News-Sentinel cover story! (There is also a video on the website)

Farmers planting switchgrass as crop for alternative fuel
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/may/16/seeds-of-change/

US News

The Farm Bill: Ethanol For Everyone! (Senate and House pass bill by veto proof margins)
http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/05/15/ethanol-congress-agriculture-biz-beltway-cx_bw_0515farmbill.html

Grassley responds to ethanol smear campaign
http://grassley.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=ee2bfce2-f5dc-7670-0f23-38fc3f9755d8

Ethanol: corn, fuel savings and world hunger
http://deltafarmpress.com/corn/ethanol-study-0516/

EPA Seeks Comments on Texas' RFS Waiver Request
http://www.agweb.com/get_article.aspx?pageid=143120

Ethanol Production Increases Food Prices By A Third Worldwide
http://ethanol-news.newslib.com/story/6938-25462/

Farmers Don't Buy Into Ethanol Criticism
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=9950e325-8934-4f18-aa68-c7fb8cdd3f9b&rss=102

BBI creates subsidiary to produce cellulosic ethanol (Fagen Inc to be contractor)
http://www.biomassmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=1644

Louisiana Approves Revenue Bonds For Tyson Biofuel Venture
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?contentid=222235

Ethanol Subsidies Wipe Out the Savings
http://www.13wham.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=d20712fc-089f-43af-88ce-2366649db2c4

Honeywell to test biofuel for jets
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/business/articles/0516biz-honeywell0516.html

KC biodiesel plant is up and running
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2008/05/12/daily38.html

International News

FAO sees energy, biofuel keeping world food costly
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7518637

Survey: Canadians support biofuels
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2399

Brazil, Germany sign co-op deal on environment, energy
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/international/2008/05/783275/

China Adds Emphasis to Ethanol Production as Biodiesel Feedstocks Remain Low and Costly
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/China_Adds_Emphasis_to_Ethanol_Production_as_Biodiesel_Feedstocks_Remain_Low_and_Costly-57342.html