Archive for December, 2008
Analysis: Brazil Pumps Ethanol to Japan
Analysis: Brazil pumps ethanol to Japan
Published: Dec. 30, 2008 at 6:57 PM
By CARMEN GENTILE
UPI Energy Correspondent
MIAMI, Dec. 30 (UPI) — Brazilian state energy firm Petrobras is planning to open gas stations in Japan with the intent of distributing its sugar-based ethanol to the energy-hungry nation.
While gasoline will constitute the majority of sales at Petrobras stations [...]
Vilsack: Some Hard Choices on Ethanol
Vilsack: Some Hard Choices on Ethanol
TIME (Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008)
By Michael Grunwald
Iowa is the ethanol capital of the nation, and President-elect Barack Obama has been a reliable supporter of biofuels, so it’s no surprise that former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack, his choice for agriculture secretary, has been an even more reliable supporter of biofuels, even [...]
Agriculture Secretary Pick Vilsack to Face Farm Bill, Ethanol
Agriculture Secretary Pick Vilsack to Face Farm Bill, Ethanol
By Alan Bjerga
Bloomberg (December 17, 2008)
Tom Vilsack, who President-elect Barack Obama may name as his Agriculture secretary choice, will need to act quickly on unimplemented farm subsidies and lower crop prices, commodities and agriculture analysts said.
As the 30th head of the U.S. Department of [...]
Ethanol Counting on Campaign Promises
Ethanol counting on campaign promises
Obama pledged his support, but policy, interests may collide
By Joshua Boak
Tribune reporter
chicagotribune.com (December 12, 2008)
Record corn prices drove VeraSun Energy into bankruptcy. Shares in Aventine Renewable Energy are trading for less than 50 cents, down 99 percent from their peak. Plans for 19 ethanol refineries were recently canceled, including nine in [...]
Ethanol Fumes: After VeraSun, More Trouble for Midwest Ethanol Makers?
The Wall Street Journal Environmental Capital Blog (December 9, 2008)
Ethanol Fumes: After VeraSun, More Trouble for Midwest Ethanol Makers?
Posted by Keith Johnson
There’s one industry that’s definitely not cheering lower oil prices—old-fashioned ethanol. The sector’s latest troubles are a reminder that not even the savviest clean-tech investors have found a way to cash in on [...]
RENEWED ENERGY: Ethanol Poses Big Challenge For New EPA Chief
RENEWED ENERGY: Ethanol Poses Big Challenge For New EPA Chief
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency chief who takes over next month faces an immediate challenge: how to handle a flood of ethanol into the market.
The U.S. Congress last year increased by almost five times the amount of biofuels that must be in the [...]
National Oil Companies Gaining Predominance
The following article appeared in the December 2, 2008 issue of Green Car Congress.
National Oil Companies Gaining Predominance
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly published its annual ranking of the world’s 50 largest oil companies, a benchmark survey now in its 20th year. The main trend in the latest survey is the greater predominance of national oil companies, and [...]
