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Biofuels In the News

Biofuels Industry Poised for Exceptional Growth
Biofuel Review (UK), Mar. 23, 2007

President Proposes Major Boost to RFS
Ethanol Producer Magazine, Jan. 24, 2007

Industry: Cellulosic Ethanol Will Play a Future Role
Illinois Farm Bureau, Jan. 24, 2007

Ethanol Demand Will Outpace Corn Supply
ScrippsNews, Jan. 24, 2007

Is There Enough Corn to Go Around?
APM Marketplace, Jan. 23, 2007

Heady Days for the Ethanol Industry
International Herald Tribune, Jan. 23, 2007

The Energy Challenge: Springtime for Ethanol
New York Times, Jan. 23, 2007

Cornell Receives $10mGrant to Develop Technology for Industrial-Scale Production of Ethanol
The Ithaca Journal, Jan. 22, 2007

Biotech Switchgrass May Triple Ethanol Yields
Truth About Trade & Technology, Jan. 19, 2007

Cellulosic Ethanol Will Become Main Ethanol Source in Future
Prairie Star, (Great Falls, MT), Jan. 19, 2007

The Ethanol Challenge
Earth & Sky, Jan. 18, 2007

Ethanol Bandwagon Picks Up Speed
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 10, 2007

Japanese Company Opens Cellulose Pilot Plant
Ethanol Producer Magazine, Jan. 2007

The God of Small Things
Atlantic Online, Jan. 2007

Put a Termite in Your Tank
BusinessWeek, Dec. 18, 2006

Federal Help for Cellulosic Ethanol
Minnesota Public Radio, Dec. 9, 2006

The Big Three: The Numbers Behind Ethanol, Cellulosic Ethanol, and Biodiesel in the U.S.
Grist, Dec. 4, 2006

Governors' Ethanol Coalition Releases Biomass Report
Governors' Ethanol Coalition, Dec. 2006

Study Says Farms Should Ready for Cellulosic Ethanol
Farm Futures, Nov. 22, 2006

Renewable Fuels May Provide 25% of U.S. Energy by 2025
Wall Street Journal, Nov. 13, 2006

Budgets Falling in Race to Fight Global Warming
New York Times, Oct. 30, 2006

Bush Says Lower Oil Prices Won't Blunt New-Fuel Push
New York Times, Oct. 13, 2006

Ethanol Maker Aims to Use the Full Stalk
Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Oct. 9, 2006

Ethanol Gusher! (Energy Investing)
Forbes, Oct. 9, 2006

Enough Water for Ethanol?
Honolulu Advertiser, Oct. 8, 2006

A Bet on Ethanol, With a Convert at the Helm
New York Times, Oct. 8, 2006

Devotees See Cellulosic Ethanol Gaining Momentum
Capital Press, Oct. 6, 2006

Cellulosic Ethanol Could Spur Ag Revolution
FarmWeek, Oct. 6, 2006

Dupont, Chevron Aim to Advance Cellulosic Ethanol
Chemical & Engineering News, Oct. 6, 2006

Dupont Forms Partnership to Advance Cellulosic Ethanol
Agriculture Online, Oct. 5, 2006

My Big Biofuels Bet (by venture capitalist Vinod Khosla)
Wired Magazine, Oct. 2006

Ethanol Plant Promoted
(Warren, OH) Tribune Chronicle, Oct. 2, 2006

(Indiana Senator) Lugar Introduces National Fuels Initiative of 2006
Inside Indiana Business, October 1, 2006

More Investment Needed for Cellulosic Ethanol
Renewable Energy Access, Sept. 29, 2006

Knowing Poplar's DNA is Expected to Yield Biofuel Advances and More
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Sept. 27, 2006

Termites: The Key to Better Biofuel?
ExtremeNano, Sept. 26, 2006

Branson Outlines Plan to Funnel Billions into Green Energy
NPR, Sept. 22, 2006

Termites Could Eat into Oil's Bottom Line
Renewable Energy Access, Sept. 20, 2006

Biofuels Look to the Next Generation
BBC, Sept. 18, 2006

The Energy Harvest
New York Times, Sept. 15, 2006

Tree Research Could Lead to New Fuel Sources
NPR, Sept. 15, 2006

First Tree Sequenced, Could Lead to Next Biofuel Source
Seed Magazine, Sept. 15, 2006

Fuel from (cottonwood) trees? UF Scientists Unveil Research
Gainesville Sun, Sept. 15, 2006

First Genetic Roadmap of a Tree Hoped to Aid Liquid Fuel Options
Boston Globe, Sept. 15, 2006

Scientists Study Poplar for Ethanol Use
Toronto Star, Sept. 15, 2006

Going Yellow: Energy Department says Ethanol is an Energy Winner
AutoWeek, Sept. 11, 2006

Redesigning Crops to Harvest Fuel
New York Times, Sept. 8, 2006

Energy Secretary: Cellulose Ethanol 5 Years Away
Des Moines Register, Sept. 7, 2006

USDA: ethanol output could double by 2010:
Higher costs, pressure on corn prices would be 'manageable'
MSNBC, Sept. 7, 2006

Bruce E. Dale: Biofuel Investment is Huge Opportunity
Lansing State Journal, Sept. 3, 2006

The Biofuel Dream
The New Mexican, Sept. 3, 2006

DOE's Research Roadmap Draws Funding
Ethanol Producer Magazine, Sept. 2006

Fill Up on Corn if You Can
New York Times, August 31, 2006

Sen. Lugar Outlines Expanded Energy Program
Ethanol Producer Magazine, Sept. 2006

Life 2.0
The Economist, August 31, 2006

Sen. Richard Lugar's Vision for Achieving U.S. Energy Self-Sufficiency
Indianapolis Star, August 30, 2006

Switchgrass has Potential to Alter Agricultural Landscape, Economists Believe
Southwest Farm Press, August 28, 2006

Ethanol: The Facts, the Questions
Des Moines Register, August 27, 2006

Brazil's Road to Energy Independence:
Alternative-Fuel Strategy, Rooted in Ethanol from Sugar Cane, Seen as Model
Washington Post, August 23, 2006

Biofuels to Be Focus of New DOE Centers
Science, August 11, 2006

Marketplace Report: Waiting for Alternatives to Gas
NPR, August 9, 2006

USDA and DOE Fund Genomics Projects for Bioenergy Fuels Research
U.S. Dept. of Energy News Release, August 9, 2006

USDA and DOE Name Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Members
U.S. Dept. of Energy News Release, August 9, 2006

Navigating an Energy Policy
Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2006

Biodiesel Enthusiasts Battle for Used Fry Oil
NPR, August 8, 2006

U.S. Dept. of Energy Invests in Bioenergy Centers
IW Industry Week, August 7, 2006

Will the Corn Supply Hold Out in an Ethanol Age?
NPR, August 4, 2006

Labs to Compete for Bioenergy Research Grants
Contra Costa Times, August 3, 2006

Bush Pumps Millions into Biofuels
Tri-Valley Herald (SF Bay Area), August 3, 2006

U.S. to Invest 250 Million Dollars in Development of Biofuels
People's Daily Online, August 3, 2006

Ethanol Boosts Economies of US Midwest Farm Towns
Reuters, August 2, 2006

U.S. to Create Bioenergy Centers
UPI, August 2, 2006

DOE Allocates $250M to Create Better Biofuel Labs; Systems Bio to Play Role
GenomeWeb, August 2, 2006

Bioenergy Research Center Funding Announcement
remarks by Samuel Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy, August 2, 2006, Joliet, IL

Envrionmental, Economic, and Energetic Costs and Benefits of Biodiesel and Ethanol Biofuels
PNAS, July 25, 2006

Where Corn is King, A New Fuel is Prince
Christian Science Monitor, July 19, 2006

Rising Fuel Costs Stoke Ethanol Politics: Support for Renewable Fuel A Popular Stand for Many Midwest Campaigns
MSNBC, July 19, 2006

Genetics Key to Ethanol Future
Wired (Autopia Blog), July 13, 2006

Progress with Biofuels Will Depend on, Drive Microbiology Research
Microbe Magazine (ASM), July 2006

Its Corn vs. Soybeans in a Biofuels Debate
New York Times, July 12, 2006

WHAT's OFFLINE: Ethanol is the New Real Estate
New York Times, July 8, 2006

Can Biofuels Finally Take Center State?
Nature Biotechnology, July 6, 2006

Implementing Biofuels on a Global Scale
Nature Biotechnology, July 6, 2006

Bonkers About Biofuels
Nature Biotechnology, July 6, 2006

Investing in Green and White Biotech
Nature Biotechnology, July 6, 2006

Forget Fueling Cars on Corn or Soybeans
CNET News, July 11, 2006

Drive to Make Fuel from Plants Gets a Boost
Boston Globe, July 4, 2006

BP and DuPont Plan "Biobutanol"
Chemical & Engineering News, June 26, 2006

The Energy Challenge: Boom in Ethanol Reshapes Economy of Heartland
New York Times, June 25, 2006

Addicted to Oil: Thomas L. Friedman Reporting
Discovery Channel, June 24, 2006

Numerous letters to the editors of Science on Biofuels (in response to Jan. 27 Science articles)
Science, June 23, 2006

Harvard Business School Global Leadership Forum
speech by Samuel Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy, June 22, 2006, Washington, DC

Biofuels are Poised to Displace Oil
Chemical and Engineering News, June 13, 2006

Digging Into the Ethanol Debate
Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2006

An Energy Plan for 2025
National Public Radio, June 9, 2006

Making Fuels from Biomass
Science, June 3, 2005

The Billion-Ton Biofuels Vision
Science, June 2, 2006

From biofuels to wind, quest for energy alternatives steps up
USA Today, May 28, 2006

CNN Larry King Live broadcast focused on alternative energy solutions, including cellulosic ethanol
May 17, 2006

Biomass Movement
Wall Street Journal, May 10, 2006

Biofuels as Oil Alternative
Jim Lehrer News Hour, April 13, 2006

How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline Forever!
Fortune Magazine, Feb. 24, 2006

Fuel for Growth
Washington Post, February 18, 2006

"Bug juice" could be key in cutting energy dependency
USA Today, Feb 12, 2006

Ethanol’s Energy Return on Investment: A Survey of the Literature 1990-Present
Environmental Science and Technology, Feb. 8, 2006

America's Oil Needs and New Energy Options
National Public Radio, February 3, 2006

Professor Attacks Enthusiasm for Biofuels
National Public Radio, Feb. 2, 2006

Is ethanol the answer?
USA Today, Feb. 1, 2006

New production method uses far less energy than it creates
USA Today, Feb. 1, 2006

Ethanol fermentation from biomass resources: Current state and prospects
Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, February 2006

U.S. State of the Union Address
George W. Bush, January 31, 2006, Washington, D.C .

N.Y. Governor Goes Green
NPR: Living on Earth Series, Jan. 27, 2006

Editorial: Getting Serious About Biofuels
Science, January 27, 2006

The Path Forward for Biofuels and Biomaterials
Science, January 27, 2006

Ethanol Can Contribute to Energy and Environmental Goals
Science, Jan. 27, 2006

Study Backs Ethanol as Gasoline Substitute
National Public Radio, January 26, 2006

How to Beat the High Cost of Gasoline. Forever!
Fortune, January 24, 2006

Genomics and Clean Energy
Chemical & Engineering News, December 12, 2005

Running on Straw
NPR: Living on Earth Series, December 9, 2005

National Biodiesel Board, DOE, USDA Officials Dispute Biofuels Study: Pimentel/Patzak study deeply flawed, researchers say
National Biodiesel Board Press Release, July 21, 2005

Ethanol's Stock as a Fuel Source Is Rising
New York Times, June 12, 2005

Special Feature on Ethanol
NPR: Living on Earth Series, May 6, 2005

Ethanol Benefits Questioned
Louisville Courier-Journal, April 21, 2005

Creating Cellulosic Ethanol: Spinning Straw into Guel
Harvesting Clean Energy eNews Bulletin, April 2005

Independence Way
Washington Monthly, July/August 2004

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