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Farmers have many questions about ethanol (CBC Prince Edward Island) Farmers on P.E.I. are having a mixed response to a plan to build an ethanol fuel plant on P.E.I. The plant would make the ethanol from beets grown by P.E.I. farmers. AL GORE TO ADDRESS THE BIOFUELS INDUSTRY (Earthtoys ) Well known for his understanding and support of a wide range of solutions to climate change Mr. Gore in a speech at New York University, recently described the potentially large role biofuels can and will play, as the industry develops beyond these first generation fuels. Alabama gets grants to add alternative fuels touted by Bush (The Decatur Daily) Alabama will get a $312,000 federal grant to help service stations add pumps that dispense the same type of alternative fuels that President Bush promoted during a visit to the state last week, Gov. Bob Riley's office said Tuesday.

Chevron, Dept. of Energy join to develop biomass fuel technology (Waste News) Researchers will collaborate on projects to develop technology to economically convert cellulosic biomass into renewable fuel on an industrial scale. "Increasing the amount of fuels we can make from America´s farms, forests and fields will greatly enhance the nation´s energy security and economy and help the environment," said Dan Arvizu, director of the NREL. Plant Hybrids to Drive Biofuels (Wired Blogs) Critics of the biofuels industry who cite the extensive agricultural resources needed to produce a gallon of fuel as well as the inferior energy yield should remember that the technology is still in its infancy. The petrochemical industry had about a half-century head start, so it is not surprising that gasoline is more efficient now. Click here for yesterday's news Click for this page's permanent location

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