Wednesday, December 14, 2005

[Biofuels] WI: Doyle Offers $700,000 in Grants to Bio-energy Projects Source: Wisconsin Technology Network, 12/12/05.. Governor Jim Doyle said the state Department of Agriculture is launching a $1 million program he put in the 2005 budget to boost the development of renewable energy sources and materials. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) News] 3:57:26 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Gregoire pushes state biofuel industry Hoping to turn Washington's farm fields into veritable oil wells, Gov. Christine Gregoire yesterday announced a legislative proposal aimed at boosting state biodiesel production. By By Warren Cornwall. [Stateline.org RSS - Environment] 3:51:10 PM Google It!    [Schools] Have Fries - Will Travel! Have Fries - Will Travel! is an adventure story for children of all ages. It features "Rock," an eco-rap singer, who buys "Tiny," a smelly diesel car, at a used car lot. Rock converts Tiny to run on biodiesel, usually made from soybean oil. 3:37:52 PM Google It!    [Renewable energy] DOE Launches Renewable Energy E-Alerts The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) launched a free e-bulletin to announce new and significant developments in EERE's programs and research. The EERE Progress Alerts will be sent via e-mail and posted online as new developments in technology research occur. The Alerts are designed to make efficiency and renewable energy advocates, lawmakers, consumers and the media aware of breakthroughs and efforts as they happen. Subscribers will receive information on all EERE programs including renewable energy such as solar, geothermal, wind, hydropower, biomass and hydrogen along with vehicle technologies, buildings and industrial technologies and energy efficiency. 3:32:31 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] UK Bioprocessor Produces More Biodiesel for Less MB Industrial, a UK company based in Cheltenham, introduced bioprocessor units that produce diesel fuel from vegetable oil. Produced from new or used vegetable oil, the clean-burning biodiesel can be made for about 87 cents per liter including duty, a considerable savings on forecourt prices. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 3:30:59 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Alliance Unites Biodiesel Fans for Its Returns Members of the Biodiesel Alliance, a free, voluntary program facilitated by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) with support from the United Soybean Board, make up more than 1,300 organizations, companies and government agencies that support the use of biodiesel. Due to agricultural, environmental, and health benefits accrued from using biodiesel, another 4,100 individuals have joined the Biodiesel Backers program as well. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com] 1:42:07 PM Google It!

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