News and Notes - June 6, 2008

US News

Senate action on climate bill seems doomed
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080606/ap_on_go_co/climate_congress_8;_ylt=AobwEFHmYRJjxi_eqF9.PdwE1vAI

Statement by Sec. of Agriculture Ed Schafer on the high level Conference on Food Security in Rome, Italy
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2008/06/0151.xml

Considering Both Food and Fuel, Ethanol saves families money
http://www.iowacorn.org/news/news_2a.html?NEWSID=82796

Morgan Stanley Says WTI Crude May Reach $150 by July on Freight
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601072&sid=aDTcV34vBOrU&refer=energy

What Comes First? (Industry or Educated Workforce?)
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4273&article_title=What+Comes+First%3F

Cellulosic Ethanol Path is Paved With Various Technologies
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4269

S.D. voters OK plan for first new U.S. oil refinery in 30 years
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/business/energy/5818136.html

Pennsylvania pushes for passage of $850 million clean energy, biofuels plan
http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2008/06/06/pennsylvania-pushes-for-passage-of-850-million-clean-energy-biofuels-plan/

Dow sees bright future in biotech
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7566323

Camilla (GA) ethanol plant nears completion (100 mgy)
http://www.walb.com/Global/story.asp?S=8421312&nav=5kZQ

International News

International Energy Agency says 2050 baseline scenario is for oil demand to rise 70% - equivalent to five times today’s production of Saudi Arabia
http://www.finfacts.ie/irishfinancenews/article_1013826.shtml

Mexico blasts U.S., EU biofuel subsidies
http://www.individual.com/story.php?story=83643113

FACTBOX-World biofuels production and its impact
http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/B802580.htm

Canadian ethanol capacity soon to hit billion-litre mark
http://www.manitobacooperator.ca/issues/ISArticle.asp?id=85310&issue=06052008&story_id=&PC=FBC

Energy experts: China not to sacrifice food for fuel
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-06/06/content_8318170.htm

Formula 1 considering switch to ethanol?
http://www.f1sa.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2723&Itemid=219

Biofuel industries pleased by U.N. summit resolution
http://uk.reuters.com/article/oilRpt/idUKN0533803820080605?sp=true