Thursday, June 19, 2008

News and Notes - June 19, 2008

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US News

Knoxville (TN) ethanol company pulls plug on proposed Illinois plants
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/business/2008/06/18/firm_pulls_plug_on_royal_ethanol_plant

Bio-initiative looking for ‘a few good farmers’ (Memphis BioWorks Foundation)
http://deltafarmpress.com/biofuels/bioinitiative-energy-0617/

McCain calls for building 45 new nuclear reactors
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080619/ap_on_el_pr/mccain

Economists, Environmentalists, and Food Industry Experts Urge EPA to Roll Back RFS
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Economists__Environmentalists__and_Food_Industry_Experts_Urge_EPA_to_Roll_Back_RFS_-58979.html

Green power firm picks Lamar; expected to go online in 2011 (50 MW plant to be built in GA)
http://www.barnesville.com/ (Scroll about halfway down)

Frontline teams with Fagen
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4345

Biodiesel standard nearing reality
http://www.todaystrucking.com/news.cfm?intDocID=19810

The Economic Impact of the Missouri E-10 Ethanol Mandate
http://www.showmeinstitute.org/publication/id.133/pub_detail.asp

Ethanol Plant Closings May Accelerate As Margins Vanish
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=230120

Gulf Ethanol Unveils New Cellulosic Reduction Technology for Sorghum and Other Biomass Processing
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Gulf_Ethanol_Unveils_New_Cellulosic_Reduction_Technology_for_Sorghum_and_Other_Biomass_Processing-58963.html

International News

Brazil's Ethanol Exports May Gain From U.S. Floods, Unica Says
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601086&sid=a96rXMrdd5KE&refer=news

Lignol commences construction of major new cellulosic ethanol pilot plant
http://www.lignol.ca/news/2008-jun17.html

Israel set to commercialise algae biodiesel production
http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=3&storyid=11319

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