Conflict Caused by State Pig Farm Project
SHAH ALAM - Was the proposed RM100 million pig farm in Sepang approved by the previous state government? According to Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim, it was, but his predecessor,...

NFU: Renewable Energy Incentives Vital to Rural America
WASHINGTON - The Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 would allow development of a robust renewable electricity industry, and generate billions of investment dollars for rural America...

New Renewable Energy Tool for Farmers
CANADA - The Government of Canada has unveiled a new resource to help farmers reduce their dependence on conventional energy sources and improve farm sustainability.

Biomass plant impresses White
IRELAND - Green Party Deputy Leader and Enterprise and Trade spokesperson, Mary White has urged local authorities to investigate the renewable energy possibilities for their local areas...

Beijing's Research Center to Help Cut CO2 Emitted Through Farming
BEIJING, CHINA - With the launch of the Center for Research on Agriculture and Climate Change yesterday in Beijing, new standards and technologies are being adopted to help control...

Orion Ethanol Acquires Dimmitt Wet Milling Facility
KANSAS, US - Orion Ethanol has acquired a corn fructose wet milling facility in Dimmitt, Texas, from Dimmitt Ethanol L.P. for $2.5 million in cash due at closing, a subordinated promissory...

Biofuel Demand 'Will Increase GHGs'
Growing demand for biofuels could actually increase greenhouse gas emissions as farmers clear forests and grassland to create more cropland, according to a new US study.

Anaerobic Digesters: Generating Power with Powerfully Smelly Stuff
US - With concerns about global warming and reducing our dependence on fossil fuels, we hear a lot about the search for renewable sources of energy.

NZ Can Grow All its Own Biofuels, Says Study
NEW ZEALAND - Purpose-grown forests to produce biofuels could meet all New Zealand's transport fuel requirements within 40 years, according to a study by the Crown research institute...

America Going Green With Renewable Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Responding to President Bush's call for governments around the world to accelerate the development of renewable energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Agriculture...

First Biogas Plant For Cornwall
UK - Although planning permission and finance have yet to be finalised, it looks likely that pig producers EH & B Dymond & Son will be the first EnviTec biogas plant in the UK.

Cow Power Project Set to Go
CALIFORNIA, US - Pacific Gas and Electric Company and BioEnergy Solutions today announced that their biogas-to-pipeline injection project in Fresno County has begun production of renewable...

Bioenergy Mandates Sustain Historically High Commodity Prices
WASHINGTON, US — Continuing high crude-oil prices and new bioenergy mandates, such as the U.S. Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, are expected to sustain prices at historic...

Cows Drive Latest Renewable Gas Project in California
US - An innovative renewable power solution is being developed by two companies in California to produce renewable gas from animal manure.

Biofuels and Meat at Cape Town Congress
SOUTH AFRICA - The International Meat Secretariat is to hold its 17th World Meat Congress in Cape Town from 7-10 September 2008.