News and Notes - July 18, 2008

Feature Article

OPEC's sheiks must think Americans are stupid
http://www.unionleader.com/article.aspx?headline=Clifford+D.+May%3A+OPEC's+sheiks+must+think+Americans+are+stupid&articleId=99df355b-cedf-44eb-8bf1-66b277bd3262

This opinion piece takes OPEC and its comments of the last month to task. My favorite line in the article is “They say we live in an Information Age but where energy is concerned it's more like a Disinformation Age.” This is a sentiment that a lot of us have felt over the last year or so. The author notes the potential of science and new developments contributing to our future energy independence. The article is an obvious jab at OPEC and one that is likely well deserved.

US News

Gore sets energy goal for 2018
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2008/07/18/gore_sets_energy_goal_for_2018/?page=2

McCain Says Ethanol Important, But Doesn't Support Subsidies
http://www.chadrad.com/newsstory.cfm?story=10526

Whirlwind Created By Biofuels Is Good Chaos
http://www.agweb.com/Blogs/BlogPost.aspx?src=AgWebGuestColumn&PID=d177fa68-72bd-4a0a-baea-4eea76be1dd0

Fuel cell cars still 15 years away at best-study
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/7659437

Governors talk of moving beyond corn-based ethanol
http://www.agweekly.com/articles/2008/07/17/news/ag_news/news11.txt

NGA receives DOE funds to enact energy policies
http://www.biodieselmagazine.com/article.jsp?article_id=2576

USDA to Hold Public Hearing July 22 on Biopreferred Labeling Program
http://www.biofuelsjournal.com/articles/USDA_to_Hold_Public_Hearing_July_22_on_Biopreferred_Labeling_Program-60556.html

New poll shows public supports ethanol
http://www.ethanolproducer.com/article.jsp?article_id=4503

Corn prices threaten ethanol
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/jul/17/corn-prices-threaten-ethanol/

Shaping Oklahoma’s Renewable Energy Future
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/Content.asp?ContentID=237722

BioFuel Begins Shipping Ethanol (NE and MN)
http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/biofuel-begins-shipping-ethanol/story.aspx?guid=%7BA859D4F4-FF86-468F-80DA-E16BC659FDFE%7D&dist=hppr

International News

China Hainan Yedao to Build Fuel Ethanol Plant
http://www.flex-news-food.com/pages/17865/Beverages/China/china-hainan-yedao-build-fuel-ethanol-plant.html

Biodiesel plant already in demand (Austrailia)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/07/18/2308037.htm?section=business

Mozambique clears $280 mln cane-based ethanol plant
http://africa.reuters.com/business/news/usnBAN650044.html