Rep. Shimkus opens drive to require autos running on nonpetroleum fuels
STLtoday.com - May 11, 2011
Shimkus's legislation would mean that a fast-increasing percentage of new autos would be warranted by automakers to operate on ethanol, natural gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, plug-in-electric drive and perhaps other technologies. Shimkus, R-Collinsville ...
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Study examines ethanol's ties to prices at the pump
Rockford Register Star - Brian Leaf - May 11, 2011
A federal mandate requires production of 36 billion gallons of ethanol by 2022. “It's not the end-all-be-all, but along with soy biodiesel and other biofuels, ethanol can help us wean ourselves from having to make so much gas from petroleum coming from ... .
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Truckers want limits on biodiesel
Toronto Star - Dana Flavelle - May 30, 2011
Since last December, when Ottawa mandated 10 per cent ethanol in gasoline, some 28 ethanol and biodiesel plants have opened across the country. They can currently meet up to a third of the country's biodiesel needs, the association said. ...
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New biofuel to spar with ethanol
Mansfield News Journal - Philip Brasher - May 11, 2011
Almost 14 billion gallons of ethanol will be made from corn this year and a few million more from wood chips or other biomass sources. Except for biodiesel or a product called renewable diesel that's made from animal fats, drop-in fuels still are well ...
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