USDA, DOE RELEASE FINDINGS OF INVESTIGATION INTO ETHANOL'S IMPACT ON FOOD AND FUEL MARKETS

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Groundbreaking Study Finds that Certain Ethanol Blends can Provide Better Fuel Economy than Gasoline

Researchers from the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) and the Minnesota Center for Automotive Research (MnCAR) conducted the testing on four automobiles using the Highway Fuel Economy Test (HWFET), a test developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to determine fuel economy...click here to learn more about the study's results and the surprising fuel economy gained by certain blends of ethanol-to-gasoline (E20 & E30 blends being the best fuel economy mix)!

Ethanol Blender Pumps - with the results of the Optimal Ethanol blend-level investigation pointing to higher mileage results for non-flex-fuel (and flex-fuel) vehicles, there will be a push hopefully in the near future to have more service stations upgraded to include ethanol blender pumps. Ethanol blender pumps are already showing up in towns around the U.S. Britton, South Dakota has a service station with an ethanol blender pump that dispenses mid-range ethanol blends - from E-10 to E-85, including E-20, E-30 and E-40 blends.

During the test noted above, it was found that the non-flex-fuel vehicles (97% of the millions of U.S. vehicles on the road today) had no engine faults or other problems until the higher blends were reached. E-40 appears to be the peak of optimum fuel efficiency. For more details on the report be sure to click on the links above...

Ethanol blender pumps allow station owners to install the blender pumps along with an ethanol E-85 tank and their normal gasoline tank, and via the blender pump provide their customers with the desired blend of E-10, E-20, E-30, E-40, and the already popular E-85 blend (for use in flex-fuel vehicles). Congress needs to help with the effort by passing legislation that removes the E-10 barrier and opening up the ethanol choices to consumers for use in their vehicles they own, TODAY!

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Ethanol Fact Book

(2007 version; opens as a .pdf)

The Ethanol Fact Book is available on Ethanol.org and it is distributed through the Ethanol Across America campaign...

...As note in the October issue of EthanolToday, "the Ethanol Fact Book addresses issues regarding the ethanol tax incentive, energy security and oil import reductions, economic impacts and benefits to the U.S. Treasury, greenhouse gas reduction and environmental benefits, and advancements in cellulose conversion technologies." The article went on to quote Doug Durante, Executive Director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition (CFDC), "Ethanol is a complex and multi-faceted issue that needs to be viewed in its entirety. Its value is truly the sum of its parts, and this fact book clearly defines the energy security, economic, environmental, and national benefits derived from our ethanol industry."

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Ethanol Biorefinery Locations

Map (pdf) of U.S. Biorefinery Locations

Question: Is the focus of corn use in ethanol production heavily impacting food prices? Here are two web sites that express their view on the situation. You decide...

Balanced Food and Fuel: http://www.balancedfoodandfuel.org

Finding The Truth Among The Myths About Corn, Ethanol & Water

National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition

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News of interest for the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC): Senator Joseph Lieberman is a cosigner of a letter focused on helping secure "...$8 million of additional Clean Cities program funding that can be directed to the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition to expand E85 fueling capacity across the country in the fiscal year 2007 Energy and Water Appropriations bill."

List of ethanol-related companies & their web sites

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Biofuels Security Act of 2007

Congressional Record - Senate: Biofuels Security Act of 2007

"Lawmakers Make Renewable Fuels Availability, Energy Efficiency a First Priority for New Congress"

BlueFire Ethanol

The Future of Ethanol

From the Profile, Summary section of http://www.bluefireethanol.com/investor_center.htm

"BlueFire Ethanol Incorporated's (“BlueFire”) use of the Arkenol patented process positions it as the only viable, world-wide cellulose-to-ethanol company with demonstrated production experience with ethanol from wood wastes, urban trash (post-sorted MSW), rice and wheat straws and other agricultural residues."

BlueFire Ethanol Secures LOI for Long Term Ethanol Purchase Agreement with Petro-Diamond, Inc., a Mitsubishi Subsidiary

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Governors' Coalition Pushing Four Ethanol Recommendations

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Bush signs law requiring greater energy efficiency, more ethanol

Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

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U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

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Oil + Water Project

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Biofuel plant breaks ground in Claypool

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BIODIESEL

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