Biofuel Blog War

The National Biodiesel Board is refusing to let food companies spread fear and misinformation in the continuing food-versus-fuel debate.
NBB CEO Joe Jobe, responding to Kraft Foods’ CEO Irene Rosenfeld’s blame of biofuels for the rise in food prices, has submitted his own opinion piece to USA Today asking how Kraft can continue to make soaring [...]

The 2010 Cadillac SRX will officially be announced at the Detroit Auto Show later this month as E85 compatible. The vehicle is intended to serve as GM’s newest luxury crossover option. It will be optionally powered by either a 3.0L VVT E85 direct-inject V6 or a 2.8L turbocharged V6. Both engines will [...]

According to NEWSOK, Brent Hajek, an Oklahoma farmer and race car museum owner, topped 252.78 miles per hour at a race while using E85. His 1969 Mach 1 Mustang beat the previous record of 246 miles per hour.

“Basically most of those cars in that class are the nitro cars,” Hajek said. “When we heard [...]

The State of Colorado has handed out $620,000 in grants for research and development into a variety of renewable energy sources, including ethanol, biodiesel, biomass and wind energy.
This press release from the state Department of Agriculture says the 14 grants have been hand out through the “Advancing Colorado’s Renewable Energy” (ACRE) program:
“ACRE is a statewide [...]

A group advocating for the development and use of renewable energy, including biomass, biodiesel, ethanol, carbon and wind, wants a renewable fuels standard in North Dakota.
This story from Biodiesel Magazine says the North Dakota Alliance for Renewable Energy (NDARE) has issued a proposal for how the state can be more renewable energy friendly:
Regarding biofuels, [...]

The new president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute (API) will address the nation’s ethanol producers at the first industry conference of 2009.
Jack Gerard, who was appointed head of the API in November, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the 14th Annual National Ethanol Conference: Policy & Marketing, which will be held [...]

In this edition of the “Ethanol Report” podcast, we take a look at 2008 - a challenging year full of surprises for the ethanol industry. This report features comments from this past year made by Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President Bob Dinneen, RFA Chairman Chris Standlee of Abengoa Energy, former Secretary of Agriculture John [...]

Here is the Domestic Fuel list of the Top Ten ethanol stories of 2008.
1. RFS Passes Test – The ethanol industry won a major victory August when the EPA denied a request for a partial waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) as the nation’s producers surpassed the nine billion gallon goal for 2008 [...]

An Iowa agency designed to find the best ideas for energy efficiency and production in the state has released its 2008 Plan for Energy Independence.
This story from the Environment News Service says the Office of Energy Independence has also issued about $6 million for half a dozen renewable energy projects across the state:
Under the plan, [...]

Researchers in California are looking at turning a bacteria that is deadly for humans into biofuels… which are decidedly healthier for people and the planet.
This story from Los Angeles’ CBS 2 says work at UCLA is looking at using E. coli to make ethanol:
Scientists at UCLA have for the first time produced E. coli that [...]