News and Notes - May 5, 2008

UTBI News

Switching to switchgrass to cut foreign oil (Feature on WBIR Evening News, May 2, 2008)
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=57478&catid=2 (Article)
http://www.wbir.com/video/default.aspx?aid=63883&storyid=57478 (Video)

UT researcher says cars may soon run on $1.50-per-gallon 'grassoline'
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9006210

Think tank seeks political points
http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/OPINION01/805040404/1008

US News

Nu-Energie biodiesel business set to hold grand opening (Surgoinsville, TN)
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9006222

Grundy County (TN) High School's biodiesel program expanding after a year of production
http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2008/apr/30/grundy-county-high-schools-biodiesel-program-expan/

Oklahoma Legislature funds Noble, OU and OSU ethanol effort
http://southwestfarmpress.com/energy/ethanol-funding-0502/

Algae are fueling a boom in energy research
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695237893,00.html

Bush defends ethanol as energy source
http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=54133&sectionid=3510203

Obama: Change in ethanol policy might be needed
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gKwNfClK2RU_LVUDl8BxgFXtj_AgD90EUHIO0

Whitman: Stemming world food crisis before its too late
http://www.northjersey.com/news/nationalpolitics/18570359.html

Connecticut Requests Ethanol Waiver
http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=CD26BEDECA4A4946A1283CC7786AEB5A&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=DD92002816394DCE838D9F22E2C17485

Land for Largest Field of Swithgrass for Bioenergy Acquired
http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2008/05/land-for-larges.html

Growth of ethanol industry likely to boost competition for corn
http://www.iowafarmer.com/articles/2008/05/03/special_section/energy_and_ethanol/003eth3.txt

Chevron notches record first-quarter profit
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/03/BUTL10FVD9.DTL

International News

Rising global food prices also due to India’s prosperity: Bush
http://www.thehindu.com/2008/05/04/stories/2008050460790100.htm