Tuesday, June 24, 2008

News and Notes - June 24, 2008

UTBI-Related News

Washington: Fundraising difficulties won’t throw fuel project off track
http://timesfreepress.com/news/2008/jun/24/washington-fundraising-difficulties-wont-throw-fue/?local

Mascoma to Play Smaller Role in Pilot Project
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/mascoma-to-play-smaller-role-in-pilot-project-1041.html

US News

Novozymes to build new USD 80-100 million production facility in Nebraska to meet future demands for enzymes in the bioethanol industry
http://www.novozymes.com/en/MainStructure/PressAndPublications/PressRelease/2008/New+Facility+in+Nebraska.htm

Keith Collins: The Role of Biofuels and Other Factors in Increasing Farm and Food Prices
http://foodbeforefuel.org/facts/studies/role-biofuels-and-other-factors-increasing-farm-and-food-prices

Elam: Biofuel Support Costs to the U.S. Economy: The Key Role of the RFS in a Feedstock Shortage Scenario
http://foodbeforefuel.org/facts/studies/biofuel-support-costs-us-economy-key-role-rfs-feedstock-shortage-scenario

Back away from the biofuels, Obama
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/editorialsopinion/2008013513_biofueled24.html

Switchgrass research fields sprout (AR)
http://www2.arkansasonline.com/news/2008/jun/24/switchgrass-research-fields-sprout-20080624/?subscriber/national

Switching to Switch Grass?
http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/1445728/switching_to_switch_grass/

Postponing Renewable Fuel Standards Will Not Reduce Corn Prices, Says Texas A & M Study
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Postponing_Renewable_Fuel_Standards_Will_Not_Reduce_Corn_Prices__Says_Texas_A___M_Study-59329.html

Biofuels put bucks over ducks (CRP discussion)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0624/p08s01-comv.html

Vinod Khosla responds to Wall Street Journal: “all biofuels are not the same”
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/24/vinod-khosla-responds-to-wall-street-journal-all-biofuels-are-not-the-same/

Weather Bumping Up Corn Prices
http://www.yankton.net/articles/2008/06/23/community/doc4860792818a9a318649046.txt

Blend Standards Set for Biodiesel Nationally
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/Blend_Standards_Set_for_Biodiesel_Nationally-59321.html

Okoboji (Iowa) area plant set to open amid rising corn prices
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2008/06/22/news_business/local/4fe3f7612d62c3ed8625746f0002267f.txt

International News

New use for the noxious weed (tobacco seeds)
http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=85908&issue=06222008

DJ Noble To Invest $300M In Brazil Ethanol Mill – Report
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/1706952/

CM to open first ethanol plant in coastal AP today (India)
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEA20080624030410&Page=A&Title=Southern+News+-+Andhra+Pradesh&Topic=0

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