Consumers Energy Wind Farm Plan
US - Consumers Energy has secured more than 28,000 acres of easements in Tuscola and Mason counties for potential wind generation development and is starting the process of testing...

EPA Applauded for Biodiesel Rule in 2009
US - The National Biodiesel Board today praised the Environmental Protection Agency for reminding the petroleum industry it must include a total of 500 million gallons of biomass-based...

Call for Repeal of Ethanol Subsidies
US - On the 30th anniversary of the U.S. government’s ethanol subsidies, AMI and dozens of organizations representing the livestock sector, government watchdog groups, environmental...

$4 Million Grant for Ethanol Plant in Northern Illinois
CHICAGO – Illinois River Energy, LLC has received a $4 million Renewable Fuels Development grant to help build a new $120 million-plus ethanol production facility in Northern Illin...

Benton County Plans For Future Wind Farms
US - Planners in Benton County Arkansas have called for regulations to control the construction of wind farms in the county.

Friends Fight Wind Farm Plans
US - A project by energy company, First Wind to build a wind farm in Lincoln, Maine, has come under fire from local residents.

Rollout of Environmental Manual for Biodiesel Facilities
US - EPA Region 7 has developed a user-friendly manual that identifies environmental regulatory rules and requirements for the construction and operation of biodiesel production fa...

Ethanol Industry Lobby Group Formed
Washington, D.C. - Several ethanol companies are forming a new group, Growth Energy, to promote their industry and lobby on government policy.

Ethanol from Lab to Commercial Production
US - The idea of producing plentiful amounts of ethanol from materials such as switchgrass and wood scraps has successfully emerged from the laboratory, but challenges lie ahead.

$18 Million Biodiesel Plant for Southwest Kentucky
US - An $18 million plant producing up to 10 million gallons of biodiesel fuel a year could soon be coming to Logan County, Kentucky.

VeraSun Files Chapter 11 in Reorganisation Bid
US - US ethanol producer, VeraSun Energy Corporation, together with 24 of its subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code in the...

Two Ethanol Plants for Highland County
US - Two ethanol plants are planned for the Highlands County district of Florida.

Studies into Impact of Wind Farms
US - Studies costing $4.9 million are being carried out under the supervision of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection into the wild life on the site of a proposed off-shore...

Maryland Wind Farm Wins Approval
US - A wind farm proposal for Maryland has cleared its first legislative hurdle with the approval of plans by the state Public Service Commission.

Ethanol Plant Plans Delayed
US - Plans for an ethanol plant in southeastern Minnesota have been delayed following a decision by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens' Board this week.