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Big Oil Exec Talks Natural Gas, Electric Cars, Biofuels
March 10th, 2010 by
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The CEO of one of the world’s biggest petroleum companies says his company will soon produce more natural gas than oil and is investing more than ever in biofuels.
And this article from the Wall Street ...
Imperium Re-Opens Washington State Biodiesel Plant
March 10th, 2010 by
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They’re back up and running at Imperium Renewables’ Grays Harbor, Washington biodiesel plant.
This company press release says Imperium re-opened the facility after a glycerin tank rupture idled operations last December:
“We are thrilled to be producing again,” said John Plaza, founder ...
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Biodiesel Credit Clears Senate, On to House
March 10th, 2010 by
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As expected, the federal $1-a-gallon biodiesel tax incentive has cleared the U.S. Senate on the back of the current jobs bill.
The 62-36 vote now moves the measure into a reconciliation phase with the House’s version of the bill....
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Biofuels Crops in Zero Gravity?
March 10th, 2010 by
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Growing biomass in space? That’s right. Right now an experiment is underway on the space station to see if microgravity can affect the growth of Jatropha curcas, a tropical flowering plant.
According to Popular Science ,
“This first-ever experiment to test a possible biofuel in microgravity aims to ...
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Biodiesel Clears Senate Hurdle on the Back of Jobs Bill
March 9th, 2010 by
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It looks like the $1-a-gallon federal biodiesel tax incentive could be close to renewal, as the jobs bill to which it was attached has cleared a key vote in the U.S. Senate.
The vote came ...
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Shipping Giant Maersk to Test Biodiesel
March 8th, 2010 by
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Dutch shipping giant Maersk Line is joining with Lloyd’s Register to test biodiesel in its marine engines for the next two years.
This story from the Journal of Commerce says the feasibility study on the container ...
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Pilot Travel Centers Adds More E85 in TN
March 8th, 2010 by
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Pilot Travel Centers have added three more locations where Ethanol 85 can be purchased.
They are Strawberry Plains Pike and Crossville locations in East Tennessee and in Dickson, Tenn., along Interstate 40 west of Nashville.
Earlier locations were in Knoxville at Northshore Drive at Pellissippi Parkway, and Walker Springs Road. They offered ...
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Response to Expanded Biofuels Production Study
March 8th, 2010 by
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The National Research Council (NRC) is currently conducting an ongoing study on the impacts of expanded biofuel production. NRC, which is part of the National Academy of Sciences, hosted a workshop last week to receive feedback from people on both ...
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Soybean President Wants Biodiesel Tax Credit Back
March 6th, 2010 by
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During the general session of the 2010 Commodity Classic, American Soybean Association president Rob Joslin, who stressed the importance of getting the biodiesel tax credit back in place.
“We need it now,” Joslin said. “It’s costing U.S. soybean farmers 25 ...
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Industry Calls OPEC Report “Self Serving”
March 5th, 2010 by
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The Global Renewable Fuels Alliance (GRFA) has come out today calling a recent OPEC report “self serving.” The report, co-written by the former Secretary General of the OPEC oil cartel, criticized biofuels while according to GRFA, ignoring the overwhelming evidence on the devastating impact of crude oil on the ...
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