Ethanol Technology | Ethanol Fuels News for 05/25/2009



Ethanol worries - Globe and Mail
Beware of jumping on the ethanol bandwagon. Globe and Mail reporter Shawn McCarthy reported in the Globe on May 11 that despite opposition, Ottawa intends to push ahead with a plan to increase dramatically the use of grain-based ethanol in Canada ...

Factbox: Undecided key points
The Obama administration is certain about a couple things in its plan for a new national fuel economy and tailpipe emission standard: It's meant to start taking effect in 2012, and have automakers achieving a fleet average of 35.5 MPG by 2016, four years earlier than previously required...

Gates of Vienna: Gates of Vienna News Feed 5/24/2009
According to the recall notice, the problem is that EUREthanol fuels with low moisture content will corrode the internal surface of the fuel rails.EUR In layman's terms, ethanol causes pinpoint leaks in the fuel system; when leaking fuel ...

More ethanol shouldn't be forced on boat owners (Island Packet)
The nation's largest recreational boat owners group, BoatUS, is joining a chorus of boat, car a..

EPA Plan Threatens Ethanol Investment, Industry Says (Update1) (Bloomberg)
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- An Environmental Protection Agency plan for measuring a biofuels effects on land cultivation would curb investment in ethanol, industry representatives said at a congressional hearing...

Iowa News
State troopers will be looking for speeders, drunken drivers and people who aren't wearing seat belts...

Senators vow to fight proposed biofuels rule
Iowa's U.S. senators are promising to fight any attempt to penalize the biofuels industry in the development of climate change legislation...

The new millennium --
This global collapse is seen as the result of the sub-prime financial fiasco. It is often overlooked that the incredibly high prices of energy, driven by the peaking in global production of oil, forced up, among others, food prices, and caused eventually the destruction of demand for energy, i.e. a departure from economic growth as we knew it...

Switchgrass Benefits are Greatly Underestimated
Energy crop company Ceres has announced that switchgrass can produce substantially more biomass than previously reported and that average yields often used by academics and policymakers to forecast bioenergy economics and environmental benefits may, in fact, be far too conservative...

Book Review: Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller
Jeff Rubin - the former chief economist at CIBC World Markets - has always struck me as someone who "gets it." I have seen him do a number of interviews, both on television and in print - and he consistently sounds the alarm on peak oil...

Boondoggle Report: Corn Ethanol Scam | Political News
Auto makers offer so-called flex-fuel vehicles designed to accept up to 85% ethanol fuels. But many current and older model cars aren't designed for ethanol concentrations above 10% EUR Earlier this year Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. ...

Pork spending
MANITOWOC - Randy Kirt may have had quite an appetite by the time he drove 80 miles on a recent trip to Clintonville...

Winds of change for Brazil's energy sector
Cattle graze near wind turbines in Paracuru on the coast of Ceara State in northeastern Brazil...

DTC: Series Padborg Park summary - Motorsport.com
The Brit took the championship lead after a weekend of close racing James Thompson achieved a number of firsts in the Danish Touringcar Championship at Padborg Park on Sunday, when he won the prestigious final race of the day. The Brit became only ...

Gov. Culver signs alternative energy measures
Just 18-months after ground was broken, and just eight weeks after Hartley, Iowa's ethanol plant started producing the corn-based fuel, the company behind the project filed for bankruptcy...

Speedway's environmentally friendly efforts
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway recycles 20 tons of cans, plastic and cardboard in May, plus all its motor oil, brake fluid and transmission fluid...

Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing tars ethanol venture - Los Angeles Times Blogs
The Pacific Ethanol subsidiaries that own corn-to-fuel plants have filed for protection from creditors under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code, the latest setback for this once-booming alternative-fuel niche. Pacific will continue managing ...

Bill omits forest waste for ethanol
The arduous task of creating the nation's first law on energy and greenhouse gas emissions has begun in the U.S. House, but the legislation does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power...

Baltimore biofuel plant heats up
The thick, milky white liquid looks like Elmer's glue, though it's greasy to the touch...

EPA Rules Would Harm Corn-Based Biofuels, Ethanol Industry Says (Bloomberg)
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- An Environmental Protection Agency plan for measuring a biofuels effects on land cultivation would curb investment in ethanol, industry representatives said today at a congressional hearing...

Dumb Ethanol Policies Continue Despite Evidence
I've said it before on this blog , but it bears repeatingthe ethanol industry is not good for this country...

Energy Plans Often Run Out of Gas
Ordinary light bulbs are supposed to disappear in the next few years as exotic new lighting technologies become common...

Higher ethanol blend would ruin small engines, makers say - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
An effort to raise the 10% limit on ethanol in gasoline has misfired with Wisconsin engine makers Briggs & Stratton Corp., Mercury Marine, and the maker of Evinrude outboard engines. Testing has not yet shown whether higher levels of the fuel ...

Speedway aims to limit impact of race
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway recycles 20 tons of cans, plastic and cardboard in May, plus all its motor oil, brake fluid and transmission fluid...

Sunoco wins bid for N.Y. ethanol plant - Philadelphia Inquirer
Sunoco Inc. has made the winning bid for a bankrupt New York ethanol plant, giving the Philadelphia oil refiner the chance to join the fast-growing but financially troubled renewable-fuels industry at a fraction of the cost to build a plant from ...

2nd big ethanol plant in Oregon seeks Chapter 11 (The Oregonian)
Fuel Despite the filing, officials pledge to keep Pacific Ethanol's Boardman facility open..

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in the Corn Belt. by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009. BigRiver. (www.bigriverresources.com). Undeterred by the current overcapacity in the ethanol industry, Big River Resources ...

Bill omits forest waste for ethanol (The Argus Leader)
The arduous task of creating the nation's first law on energy and greenhouse gas emissions has begun in the U.S. House, but the legislation does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power. That oversight does not sit well with Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., and Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. Both South Dakota lawmakers have legislation introduced ...

Money doesn't grow on trees, but bioenergy might (CBC.ca)
When industry leaders from around the world gathered in Vancouver to discuss the issues facing the forestry sector, the consensus was that they had better sit up and pay attention to ideas such as bioenergy that were once the preserve of environmentalists...

EPA plan threatens ethanol investment, industry says (Finance and Commerce)
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan for measuring a biofuels effects on land cultivation would curb investment in ethanol, industry representatives said Thursday at a congressional hearing...

Getting Ethanol Right (New York Times)
Environmental Protection Agency?s must do its duty to give an unbiased accounting of biofuels so that eventually they can be produced efficiently...

Let corn ethanol compete - Wisconsin State Journal
If you went looking for common sense, Congress is probably not the first place you would go. Nonetheless, it may be up to Congress to inject some common sense into the debate over whether to exclude a large chunk of corn ethanol from a federal policy ...

Getting Ethanol Right
Representative Collin Peterson is furious that the Environmental Protection Agency is doing its job...

Random Nature #214
Combustible Alkanes: There are four types of alcohols that are of interest to thebiofuels industry: methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol...

Dans crew a hit in the pits - The Sun
Wheldon lost out by just 1.98 seconds in the "world's greatest race" - a brilliant result for the relatively small Panther Racing team. It exceeded all expectations after a difficult time during practice and qualifying during which the Brit and his ...

Affordable energy in question
Major questions arise as to whether we will continue to have reliable and affordable energy supplies in the years ahead...

Ethanol And Vintage Mustangs - Mustang Monthly
If your Mustang has its original fuel tank, we suggest replacement with a galvanized tank designed to stand up to ethanol fuels. Scott Drake Enterprises has introduced a line of stainless steel fuel tanks for classic Mustangs. ...

Texas Considers Alternative Fuels In The Face of Oil Prices A Run .
These are not always technically distinguishable from hybrid models, as most electrically powered vehicles have a back-up system that runs on petroleum-based, biodiesel, or ethanol fuels. For the purpose of clarity, however, ...

New gas station planned for Whitehall Road - White Lake Beacon
This vacant corner at Whitehall Road and White Lake Drive could soon be the home of a McCormick gas station. FRUITLAND TWP. EUR Been wondering about that newly cleared property on the southeast corner of Whitehall Road and White Lake Drive? In a ...

If Waxman were a True Believer
Climate change has a new Knight in Shining Armor - Henry Waxman . His 900+ page Climate Bill, also known as Cap-and-Trade or more affectionately as Cap-and-Tax, is supposed to somehow stop, and possibly reverse, Global Warming...

EPA Plan Threatens Ethanol Investment, Industry Says (Update2) (Bloomberg)
May 21 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency plan for measuring a biofuels effects on land cultivation would curb investment in ethanol, industry representatives said at a congressional hearing...

Efforts to tap biomass, coal for transportation face major hurdles
Coal and biomass could play major roles as transportation fuels if they clear significant technological, economic and environmental hurdles, according to a report released today by the National Research Council...

Ethanol Untruths, Misinformation and Negative Overstatement : One . - The Auto Chanel
There are a growing number of automotive aftermarket companies offering E85 Flex-fuel conversion kits for many of the U.S.s 192 million EFI equipped cars and trucks. Vehicles that if converted to run on Ethanol would save American drivers billions ...

Despite headwinds, ethanol fuels hopes of economic stability in .
Medill Reports by Bridget Macdonald May 14, 2009 In June 2008, corn prices soared to $7.50 a bushel on high demand after spring flooding in the Midwest forced farmers to replant. When prices dropped in July, ethanol producers who had ...

Bill omits forest waste for cellulosic ethanol - Sioux City Journal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- As of now, legislation in the U.S. House on energy and greenhouse gas emissions does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power. And that's not sitting well with Rep. Stephanie ...

Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends May Cause Human Health Risks and .
Also in question is whether ethanol fuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions when full life-cycle impacts of the fuel additive are considered (U.S. EPA 2009a). Numerous outstanding questions are the subject of several ongoing studies that ...

Racing News Digest Why Should NASCAR Go Green? E85 - John Darby .
My opinion is that E85 and other ethanol fuels were a great thought. They made some people feel better because it is a green fuel. But in the end it appears that it is not that great and does not really save you any money. ...

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group...

Forum: Don't cut subsidies for making ethanol (Athens Banner-Herald)
Investments in wind and solar energy are a key part of our nation's energy stratebushel on high demand after spring flooding in the Midwest forced farmers to replant. When prices dropped in July, ethanol producers who had ...

Bill omits forest waste for cellulosic ethanol - Sioux City Journal
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- As of now, legislation in the U.S. House on energy and greenhouse gas emissions does not include using wood from mature federal forests as renewable biomass for clean power. And that's not sitting well with Rep. Stephanie ...

Ethanol-Gasoline Fuel Blends May Cause Human Health Risks and .
Also in question is whether ethanol fuels reduce greenhouse gas emissions when full life-cycle impacts of the fuel additive are considered (U.S. EPA 2009a). Numerous outstanding questions are the subject of several ongoing studies that ...

Racing News Digest Why Should NASCAR Go Green? E85 - John Darby .
My opinion is that E85 and other ethanol fuels were a great thought. They made some people feel better because it is a green fuel. But in the end it appears that it is not that great and does not really save you any money. ...

BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels .
BlueFire Ethanol Fuels commends President Obama's Biofuels Interagency Working Group...

Forum: Don't cut subsidies for making ethanol (Athens Banner-Herald)
Investments in wind and solar energy are a key part of our nation's energy strategy, but now is not the time for Congress to stop investing in ethanol in favor of these alternatives...

EWG Debunks Ethanol Lobby's Push For Clean Air Act Waiver .
Fact: The current fuel distribution system via pipelines is unsuitable for distribution of ethanol fuels (DOE 2009b; EIA 2002; USDA 2007). As evaluated by EPA, many of the underground storage tanks and retail station dispensing ...



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