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USDA and EPA talking about raising ethanol blend in gasoline

To say that ethanol raises some people's hackles is an understatement. Still, even with the controversy and the downturn, American ethanol policy may be moving forward. Bloomberg is reporting that new Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has started talks between his department, the USDA, and the Environmental Protection Agency focused on raising the amount of ethanol that is blended in gasoline in the U.S. For those with short memories, Vilsack used to be the governor of Iowa, a state that grows its fair share of corn. While the Bloomberg ... Read more →

USDA, DOE pick projects for $8.3 million in Biomass genomics grants Sebastian Blanco

The USDA and the DOE announced the 2007 Biomass Genomics grants yesterday. The awards are worth $8.3 million this year (last year they gave out $5.7 million) to eleven projects that will study how to ...

Ethanol's new biomass: watermelons Sebastian Blanco

Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We ...

USDA and EPA talking about raising ethanol blend in gasoline 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

To say that ethanol raises some people's hackles is an understatement. Still, even with the controversy and the downturn, American ethanol policy may be moving forward. Bloomberg is reporting that new Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has started talks between his department, the USDA, and ...

USDA, DOE pick projects for $8.3 million in Biomass genomics grants 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

The USDA and the DOE announced the 2007 Biomass Genomics grants yesterday. The awards are worth $8.3 million this year (last year they gave out $5.7 million) to eleven projects that will study how to better make biofuels from rice and switchgrass, get more yield from corn, and a lot more that's ...

Ethanol's new biomass: watermelons 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

Ok, we know that technically any plant product can be made into ethanol. But the list of plant biomass that researchers are actively working on converting to ethanol is getting pretty long as well. We have the obvious ones - corn and soybeans - but also poplar trees, grapes, citrus fruit and now, ...


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