News and Notes - June 17, 2008

US News

All Biofuels Are Not The Same (Khosla editorial in Washington Post)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/15/AR2008061501454_pf.html

Street downgrades ethanol makers, corn refiners (Corn futures hit $8)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/street-downgrades-clobber-ethanol-makers/story.aspx?guid=%7B3DF8DD0B-46B9-45D0-8B5F-5857CD081CF8%7D&dist=msr_1

Ethanol's advantages far outweigh costs
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080617/OPINION01/806170326/1002/OPINION

Big Guns Tackle Next-Gen Ethanol
http://www.forbesautos.com/news/headlines/2008/june/fdc061108-big-guns-tackle-ethanol.html

Biofuel research by Austin Peay SU biology prof could help lessen fuel crisis
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2008/06/15/biofuel-research-by-apsu-biology-prof-could-help-lessen-fuel-crisis/

Company claims consultant stole ethanol plant idea (Empire State Ethanol sues BBI International)
http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/jun/16/0616_ethanol/

Rice hulls/straw to be feedstock for ethanol facility
http://deltafarmpress.com/rice/feedstock-ethanol-0616/

More incentives needed for cellulosic ethanol
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN1629003120080616?sp=true

Gulf Ethanol Announces Completion of Cellulosic Preprocessor for Ethanol
http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release.do?id=868994

Allegro Signs Definitive Agreement to Sell Biodiesel Plant and Related Assets
http://www.primenewswire.com/newsroom/news.html?d=144751

Mendel Biotechnology and MMR Genetics Announce Sorghum Biofuels Collaboration
http://www.mendelbio.com/news/#aa

Fueling Hunger
http://www.syracuse.com/opinion/index.ssf?/base/opinion-2/1213433839123230.xml&coll=1

International News

Naturol (India) to export biodiesel to Europe
http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=39855

Nestle Chairman: Biofuels are "ethically indefensible"
http://news.mongabay.com/2008/0614-biofuels.html

Jatropha beckons
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/life/2008/06/13/stories/2008061350060300.htm