Thursday, April 20, 2006

[Ethanol production] Marketing a by-product of ethanol As more ethanol is produced as fuel for cars and trucks, the distillers are looking for ways to make money on some of the by-products of the process. [Source: Great Lakes Radio Consortium, 4/17/06] 4:06:45 PM Google It!    [Grants] Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative Applications due June 16, 2006. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting proposals to fund projects within the Region 5 states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, that will demonstrate effective emission control technologies and strategies, methods or approaches to reducing diesel emissions as part of the Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative. The Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative is a collaboration of federal, state and local agencies, along with communities, non-profit organizations and private companies working together to reduce emissions from diesel engines in the Midwest. 4:05:21 PM Google It!    [Grants] Region 5 Clean School Bus USA The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is accepting proposals from Local and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, local and state governments, and non-profit organizations for retrofit and/or replacement projects that reduce pollution from school buses within the Region 5 states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, through the use of EPA verified or certified and/or California Air Resources Board verified pollution reduction technologies. There is a 5% cost-share required for these projects. The closing date for applicants to submit proposals under the Clean School Bus program is June 16, 2006. Proposals submitted via electronic-mail (e-mail) or through grants.gov must be received by the closing date and time (6 pm Central). 4:03:40 PM Google It!    [Biofuels] U.S. Dairy Uses Renewable Energy from Manure Green Valley Dairy in Krakow, Wisconsin, generates approximately four million kilowatt hours (kWh) of energy a year, using manure from 2,500 head of cattle. That is enough to power about 400 average Wisconsin homes for one year. [Source: RenewableEnergyAccess.com, 4/13/06] 3:27:35 PM Google It!    [Biodiesel] Biodiesel Blog Turned Book Wins Acclaim for North Carolina Environmentalist There are those who cook with gas, and those who make gas with what they cook. Lyle Estill is among the latter. Estill, of Moncure, has turned a blog about making biodiesel fuel from used cooking oil into a book -- "Biodiesel Power" (New Society Publishers) -- that narrowly missed winning the nonfiction category of the inaugural Lulu Blooker Prize (http://www.lulublookerprize.com), the first literary award for "blooks," or books based on blogs. [Source: PRNewswire, 4/11/06] 3:09:09 PM Google It!

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