News in Brief: Taskforce to Aid Biomass Supply
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By NO BYLINE  A TASKFORCE is to be set up to find ways of increasing the supply of wood to make biomass energy. Mike Russell, the environment minister, announced the move yesterday on a visit to E.ON's soon-to- open GBP 90 million plant in Lockerbie.  (c) 2007 Scotsman, The.
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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has warned that the drive for environment-friendly bio-fuel risked pushing oil prices &quot;through the roof,&quot; the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
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By Ian Hoffman Barely a year ago, when President Bush first endorsed biofuels as an answer to the nations &quot;addiction to oil,&quot; scientists already were salivating at biologically engineering ordinary grasses and trees into full-blown energy crops.
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By Joe Walker, The Paducah Sun, Ky.  Mar. 14-- -- A task force recruiting a 1,000-job spent nuclear fuel recycling plant is using a new Web site, speakers' bureau, community meetings and 65,000 color fact sheets to take its case to the public.
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By Michael G. Mooney, The Modesto Bee, Calif.  Jun. 6--They're not opposed to ethanol, just the way Stanislaus County has "fast-tracked" a proposal to build an ethanol plant in Keyes.
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HAMBURG, Germany  - A project to build a 130 million euro ($172 million) plant to produce 200,000 cubic metres of bioethanol annually was announced by three German groups on Tuesday.
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The Energy Department said it would invest up to $385 million in six bio-refinery projects that would produce a type of ethanol made from nonfood crops and agricultural waste.
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Proposals to be unveiled next week are aimed at enhancing the environmental credentials of biofuels like biodiesel or ethanol.
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By Ian Johnston Environment Correspondent  WILD flowers grown on some of the world's least fertile land could provide huge amounts of environmentally friendly biofuel, according to US scientists.
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Biofuels could become a major revenue earner for Britain's arable farmers within 5-10 years, but much will depend on government support, a major study into the UK cereals sector concluded on Monday.
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Peat Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE: PET) -   The Ontario Minister of the Environment, Laurel Broten, has refused to accept Peat Resources Limited's Terms of Reference to initiate an Environmental Assessment for biofuel research and development in Northwestern Ontario.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 19--A $590,000 federal grant will help pay for new ethanol and biodiesel pumps in the Charlotte region, expanding availability of the alternative fuels.
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Countries need to be producing their own biofuels such as ethanol because importing green energy can damage the environment, UK lobby groups say.
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GM teams with a startup aiming to produce low-cost biofuels.
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The government awarded $385 million in grants last week aimed at jumpstarting ethanol production from nontraditional sources like wood chips, switchgrass and citrus peels. What's surprising is that half of the six projects chosen will use a process first discovered almost a century ago to turn coal into a gas.
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Eager to ensure a supply of fuel for the fleet of flex-fuel ethanol-capable vehicles it is building, G.M. has invested in a start-up bio-fuel producer,  Coskata, Inc.
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New strains of  genetically modified corn will play a key role in meeting  soaring demand as U.S thirst for ethanol fuel cuts into  supplies, a top seed company scientist said on Friday.