Tuesday, February 07, 2006

[Biofuels] Corn Power Put to the Test The endless fields of corn in the Midwest can be distilled into endless gallons of clean-burning ethanol. There is only one catch: Turning corn into ethanol takes energy. Matthew L. Wald reports in the New York Times 2/7/06. [SEJ Environmental Journalism Today] 3:29:22 PM Google It!    [Alternative energy] Solar, biofuel research gets big cash boost As promised last week, President Bush's $2.8 trillion budget doubles spending on solar and biofuels research, throwing down a challenge to scientists who said a lack of money stood between them and revolutionary discoveries. [Source: The Daily Review Online] For another perspective, see "Alternative energy gets new fuel for future" from today's edition of the UCLA Daily Bruin. 2:45:35 PM Google It!    [Biofuels] GM launches ethanol campaign Source: Renewable Energy Access, 2/3/06. "Live Green Go Yellow" is the national campaign slogan from General Motors to build awareness among consumers, energy producers and policy makers for ethanol/gasoline-blended fuel (E85). More than 1.5 million GM vehicles on the market today already have E85 capability -- and in 2006, GM will offer nine E85 FlexFuel models, bringing an additional 400,000 E85 FlexFuel vehicles into its fleet. [Great Lakes Pollution Prevention Roundtable (GLRPPR) Environmental News] 1:00:58 PM Google It!

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