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Biofuels gain momentum as petrol forecast remains grim (Sydney Morning Herald) Eight out of 10 NSW motorists support Federal Government incentives to promote alternative fuels, but nine out of 10 admit they do not know enough about them to make an informed decision, a summit in Sydney will hear today. DOE Official, NC Lt. Gov. To Keynote WCU Summit on Energy Crisis ... (Yahoo! News ) Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue and Katharine Ann Fredriksen of the U.S. Department of Energy are among the federal, state and local officials scheduled to take part in a daylong summit on the nation's energy crisis Wednesday, Nov. 15, at Western Carolina University. Gordon's alternative fuel bill passes (Shelbyville Times-Gazette) On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a measure authored by U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon to address some of the challenges involved in developing and transitioning to alternative sources of fuel. Missouri Columbia univ opens soybean genetics lab (Checkbiotech.org ) A Soybean Genome Mapping Facility laboratory opened today on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus during a ceremony that assembled university officials, scientists and some members of Congress who helped to land federal funds to equip the facility. Biofuels bring green air to Teesside (BBC News) Biofuels Corporation is at the front of moves towards cleaner fuel Industry on Teesside has often been stereotyped as one of fume-belching chemical works set among miles of futuristic metal tanking, towers and pipes.

Biofuels seen transforming EU farm markets (ABC News) A sharp rise in the use of food crops to produce biofuels will have a big impact on European agricultural markets, John Townend of Arkady Feed UK Ltd said on Wednesday. Townend said increased use of rapeseed oil to make biodiesel, for example, would leave abundant supplies of rapeseed meal, which could cut use of U.S. and South American soymeal in Europe. Schizophrenic biofuels section in otherwise good renewable-energy ... (Grist Magazine) "I read the Worldwatch/CAP Report on Renewable Energy last night and agree with Dave that it is a good document. The biofuels section raised my eyebrows more than it should have. I critique it below." Hybrid/Diesel pissing match -- it's all good (Grist Magazine) "I was poking around on the net the other day and stumbled across a hybrid-vs.-diesel debate. It was beautiful. Guys were trying to convince other guys that their choice of car was better. They were doing what most guys do, compete with each other." Decision time for Romanian farmers (BBC News) Before World War II, Romania was especially good at growing grain. But successive land reforms under communist rule left the country's farms in a time-warp, often producing little more than food for individual families. Click here for yesterday's news Click for this page's permanent location

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