News and Notes - June 10, 2008

US News

Herseth Sandlin Leads Effort to Preserve Renewable Fuels Standard
http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1376&yr=2008

Farm-Belt Voters Favor Eliminating or Scaling Back Corn Ethanol Mandate, New Poll Finds
http://www.nationalcenter.org/PR-Poll_Ethanol_061008.html
and Biofuels Digest analyzes the survey here
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/10/poll-finds-41-percent-of-americans-want-to-repeal-ethanol-mandate-but-was-the-poll-manipulated-you-be-the-judge/

Research into biofuel crops under way (Clemson University)
http://www.scnow.com/scp/news/local/pee_dee/article/research_into_biofuel_crops_under_way/7386/

The race for nonfood biofuel
http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/06/04/the-race-for-nonfood-biofuel/

Revenues From Biofuels to Double in Four Years
http://www.usagnet.com/story-national.php?Id=1344&yr=2008

Smear campaign targets ethanol (Ed. - Sen. Grassley shoots back at the Grocers Association)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19712775&BRD=517&PAG=461&dept_id=473182&rfi=6

Governors Supporting Ethanol (Ed. - Midwest Govs oppose RFS waivers)
http://www.farmfutures.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=CD26BEDECA4A4946A1283CC7786AEB5A&nm=News&type=news&mod=News&mid=9A02E3B96F2A415ABC72CB5F516B4C10&tier=3&nid=E1592D5299774EA4A2AB1FDA50AD55A6

Grease shortage worries Oregon's fledgling biodiesel industry
http://www.oregonlive.com/environment/index.ssf/2008/06/grease_shortage_worries_oregon.html

Algae oil promises truly green fuel
http://environment.newscientist.com/channel/earth/mg19826595.900-algae-oil-promises-truly-green-fuel.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

USDA says 74 percent of corn emerged, compared to 89 percent five year average, as weather threatens crop failure
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/10/usda-says-74-percent-of-corn-emerged-compared-to-89-percent-five-year-average-as-weather-threatens-crop-failure/

Pinnacle Biofuels to Utilize Greenline Industries' Waterless Processing Technology to Produce Biodiesel at Crossett, AR Plant
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Pinnacle_Biofuels_to_Utilize_Greenline_Industries__Waterless_Processing_Technology_to_Produce_Biodiesel_at_Crossett__AR_Plant-58372.html

Danisco enzymes improve DDGS
http://www.distillersgrainsquarterly.com/article.jsp?article_id=1252&article_title=Danisco%20enzymes%20improve%20DDGS

U.S. DDGS exports rise
http://www.distillersgrainsquarterly.com/article.jsp?article_id=1250&article_title=U.S.%20DDGS%20exports%20rise

Pollution Violations May Test Public Support for Biodiesel
http://biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2383&article_title=Pollution+Violations+May+Test+Public+Support+for+Biodiesel

International News

Lula Says Oil Companies Make `War' Against Brazilian Ethanol
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=aUetV.5VS3go&refer=latin_america

Pipeline Projects On Hold
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4298&article_title=Pipeline+Projects+On+Hold

Money -- and patience -- needed for 2nd-generation biofuels
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hPfjVM9kwQUrFli_sUG7PYEfSOgQ

Ethiopia eyes biofuels, says no risk to crops
http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSL0932721220080609

Nitish asks Centre to amend ethanol production law
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=39597