Wind turbines - Ethanol plant links investment, grain

Ethanol plant links investment, grain
Saskatoon Star Phoenix - A proposed Tisdale-area ethanol plant is linking its share offering to delivery rights and the sale of feed wheat to the facility when it opens. The link between investment and grain delivery is a pretty standard one, says James Leier, the CEO of

Bye-bye, big guy: Ford's stalwart signs off
Orlando Sentinel - It does, in fact, run on E85 ethanol. The Crown Victoria LX's suspension is built for comfort. Drive too fast into a corner and you get substantial body roll, punctuated with squeals from the 16-inch radial tires. But on the highway, this is a pretty

Ethanol: Alternative fuels require more research, but this is at least
Lansing State Journal - The allure of alternative fuels is painfully obvious, from arguments on climate change to the political realities of Middle East turmoil to economic concerns about supply and demand for fossil fuels. So it makes sense for the United States to pursue

Obama shows an ability to transcend race
Boston Globe - Obama said he would work to redirect federal subsidies from agribusiness to small farmers, make investments in alternative energy sources beyond corn-based ethanol, and bring high-speed Internet access to remote communities. "I come from a farm state

Construction central
Grand Island Independent - And west of town on Highway 34, newly kicked-up construction has turned the site of the Aurora West ethanol complex into a beehive of activity. "Everything that could have happened came at once," said Lynelle Johnson, owner of The Scrapbook Page on

Corn belt gets rich, quietly
Arlington Heights Daily Herald - Meanwhile, the nation’s growing appetite for ethanol, the alternative fuel derived from corn, is bolstering the price of that crop, prompting farmers to plant more of it. And the move away from wheat and other grains is boosting their prices by

State's bean crop is bucking the trend
Bismarck Tribune - Bioenergy is a major factor," Brown said, referring to the shift of acres to corn to meet the booming demand for ethanol fuel. "North Dakota (dry bean farmers) have done well in holding their acres." Much of North Dakota's dry bean crop is in the

U.S. Ethanol Capacity Grows 20-Percent
Wisconsin Ag Connection - The ethanol industry has increased production capacity by 20% this year to about 6.48 billion gallons per year, according to the Renewable Fuels Association. By the end of 2007, capacity is expected to hit 8 billion gallons per year. In the U.S