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U. S. will fail to meet 2022 biofuels mandate

The United States will fall short of its federal mandate to blend 36 billion gallons per year of biofuels like ethanol into gasoline by 2022, the government’s top energy forecasting agency said Dec. 17. The 36-billion-gallon target of blending motor fuel alternatives, such as traditional ethanol made from corn and next-generation cellulosic ethanol made from
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U. S. pipeline firms see ethanol in future

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U. S. companies are boosting efforts to see if shipping ethanol through pipelines can be a less expensive, safer alternative to sending it on trucks and trains. Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, one of the largest energy pipeline companies in North America, said in early December it has started sending batches of the biofuel through a
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Vilsack to face food subsidy issues in top ag job

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Tom Vilsack, a former governor of the top corn-and soybean-producing state of Iowa, was set to be named next agriculture secretary by U. S. president-elect Barack Obama, Democratic officials said Dec. 16. Vilsack, a lawyer, will oversee one of the largest federal departments with 100,000 employees and a $95 billion annual budget, the bulk of
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Biofuel industry growing internationally

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Despite the controversy over crop production for food versus fuel and the shock of the financial credit squeeze, the biofuel industry is recording steady growth in many countr ies, the Canadian Renewable Fuel Summit was told in early December. But it has a long way to go before it reaches the level of global petroleum
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New biofuel sources are in the pipeline

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“We’re like the high-tech sector. The research we engage into developing a fuel will likely lead to other new products.” While many are still under development, new sources of raw material for biofuels will take the sting out of any future debates over food-versus-fuel uses for crops, experts say. Earlier this year, environmentalists and poverty
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USDA supports new biofuels

Developers can apply for $320 million in loan guarantees to build plants that produce new-generation biofuels, the U. S. Agriculture Department said Nov. 19, with an eye to bringing the fuels to market. The loan guarantee program, created by the new U. S. farm law, is intended to speed commercial production of advanced biofuels. Corn
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Ethanol slump blindsides U. S. corn growers

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Shrinking ethanol profits and a deepening recession that helped topple biofuels giant VeraSun into bankruptcy last month will force U. S. farmers to be far more skeptical of their corn buyers in the future. Farmers welcomed the rapid expansion of ethanol producers whose deep pockets helped propel the price of corn to record highs. But
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As ethanol shipments grow, safety remains a concern

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Surging U. S. ethanol production may force the industry to step up transport safety measures in the face of growing concern that communities are ill prepared to deal with the volatile, flammable liquid. Despite efforts to work with shippers to make sure cars are safely loaded and emergency responders know what to do if an
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U. S. biofuels sector sees ally in Obama

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U. S. biofuel makers, struggling to make a profit at a time of tumbling oil and gasoline prices, look upon president-elect Barack Obama as a staunch ally for growth. Obama has expressed support for the federal requirement to use ethanol, made mostly from corn, as a motor fuel and says he will accelerate the development

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