Rural advocates pressure Congress to fund farm bill programs
(Photo by Tim Lindenbaum via Creative Commons) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Amanda Peterka Renewable energy and chemical advocates are putting pressure on congressional...
View ArticleReport: Ongoing Midwest renewable growth hinges on federal policy
A wind turbine blade being hauled by truck in North Dakota. (Photo by Daniel Liu via Creative Commons) Renewable energy has been on a roll in the Midwest until recent months, and the whims of federal...
View ArticleRenewable industries team up to push for farm bill funding
These solar panels at Heidel Hollow Farms in Pennsylvania were installed with financial assistance from the USDA. (Photo via USDA) ©2013 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission By Amanda...
View ArticleDo U.S. biofuel subsidies speed up oil production?
An ethanol plant near Hereford, Texas. (Photo by BBC World Service via Creative Commons) If you’re sitting on oil, there’s no better time than now to get it out of the ground. That’s the signal U.S....
View ArticleOhio project takes biofuel production on the road
This mobile biofuel refinery solves supply chain problems by traveling directly to where feedstock can be obtained. (Photo courtesy Battelle) ©2014 E&E Publishing, LLC Republished with permission...
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Commentary: Cellulosic ethanol worse than gas? Not so fast
This bailer, on display at an event near Emmetsburg, Iowa in 2010, is designed to harvest corn stover for biofuel use. (Photo by Joanna Schroeder via Creative Commons) Cross-posted from the Great...
View ArticleEthanol producers squeezing more fuel from corn crops
(Photo by lada/photo via Creative Commons) A farmer-owned refinery in Iowa that recently produced ethanol from corn fiber made a bit of biofuel history, which may be a prelude to more developments to...
View ArticleCritics say Minnesota biofuel bill too focused on corn
(Photo by John’s Photography via Creative Commons) Legislation in Minnesota that would help propel greater development of advanced biofuels has met with opposition from clean-water advocates who fear...
View ArticleSwitching to switchgrass? Study models soil impact of biofuel crops
Biofuels have long been considered an important way to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles. But biofuel cultivation also raises complicated questions for...
View ArticleYeast evolution offers hope for cellulosic biofuel
Beer and bread aren’t the only products that rely on the transformational powers of yeast. The prospects for cellulosic ethanol becoming a commercially available clean transportation fuel could also...
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