News and Notes - May 21, 2008

US News

Wall Street Journal’s “Khosla's Conspiracy”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121123877696104955.html

Vinod Khosla’s letter regarding Wall Street Journal article
http://news.cnet.com/8301-10787_3-9949134-60.html

Khosla’s Food Vs. Fuel Presentation Script
http://khoslaventures.com/presentations/FOODvFUEL.pdf

Anti-ethanol Lobby Launches "Food Before Fuel Campaign"
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/20/politics/politico/thecrypt/main4111889.shtml

IA Sen. Grassley Urges GMA Member Company Workers to Voice Disappointment With Ethanol Smear Campaign
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/IA_Sen__Grassley_Urges_GMA_Member_Company_Workers_to_Voice_Disappointment_With_Ethanol_Smear_Campaign-57526.html

New Ethanol Legislation Could Hit Hard
http://investerms.com/top_news/382.html

More research needed on cellulosic ethanol: Borlaug
http://www.commodityonline.com/news/topstory/newsdetails.php?id=8494

New Trend in Biofuels Has New Risks (Invasive Plants)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/21/science/earth/21biofuels.html?_r=3&hp&oref&oref=slogin

Crude's Price Surge Attracts Oil-Field Thieves
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121132645628208717.html?mod=dist_smartbrief

Athena Recieves DOE Grant for Ethanol Microbe Research
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52520

Minnesota Passes Statewide B20 Mandate
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=52535

Our opinion: Biofools
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2008/may/20/our-opinion-biofools/

AU researchers show off way to turn wood to watts
http://nrmdi.wordpress.com/2008/05/19/wood-to-watts-biomass-gasification/


International News

Don’t blame biofuels for food shortage
http://theland.farmonline.com.au/news/nationalrural/grains-and-cropping/general/dont-blame-biofuels-for-food-shortage/774581.aspx

EU defends biofuels policy amid rising food prices
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/6415190.html

Indonesia considering mandatory use of biofuel
http://in.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idINJAK14435720080521?sp=true

Angola: Portuguese investors want to produce sugar cane in Zaire province
http://www.macauhub.com.mo/en/news.php?ID=5398

First Draft of Oil Palm Genome Completed by Synthetic Genomics Inc and Asiatic Centre for Genome Technology
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-21-2008/0004818112&EDATE=