LANSING - Apr 2/07 - SNS -- Research partly funded by DuPont Biobased Materials, Inc. has concluded the food versus fuel debate would be rendered moot is ethanol was made from cellulosic materials rather than corn grain. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Apr 2/07 - SNS -- Going green makes basic economic sense for most businesses because, unlike, individuals, they can write off the expense of retrofitting buildings. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 9/07 - SNS -- A robot recently reported to work at ARS's National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research (NCAUR) in Peoria, Illinois, and its arrival was met with enthusiasm by many scientists there. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 9/07 - SNS -- Corn and soybeans -- the dominant feedstocks for ethanol and biodiesel production in the United States -- grow well in the central regions of the country. But are these the only available sources? What options exist for U.S. growers in other regions? How can corn and soybean feedstocks be improved? . . . Continue or visitors click here

NAIROBI - Apr 16/07 - IRIN -- The number of slum-dwellers worldwide is set to reach a new high in 2007, making alleviating poverty a global priority, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said on Monday. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 16/07 - SNS -- Archer Daniels Midland Company and Purdue University will receive money from the U.S. Department of Energy to work on the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol. . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Apr 19/07 - SNS -- Biodiesel that meets the American Society Testing and Materials (ASTM) standards can be reliably used, says John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural machine systems specialist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

ROME - Apr 23/07 - SNS -- Bioenergy initiatives can have a positive impact on rural development, say experts meeting at an event sponsored by the United Nation's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WINNIPEG - Apr 23/07 - SNS -- Canadian Climate Exchange Inc. (CCE) has partnered with Manitoba's provincial government and the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) to create a climate change registry and portal. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 25/07 - SNS -- The rush to turn all parts of corn and other agricultural plants into biofuel needs to be balanced against the need to maintain organic matter in soils, caution researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

FARGO - Apr 26/07 - SNS -- Biodiesel will help reduce harmful emissions in diesel engines, according John Nowatzki, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural machine systems specialist. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/07 - SNS -- After accounted for livestock feed needs for the foreseeable future, Hungary can safely divert up to 2.5 million metric tons (MT) of grain annually to biofuel uses, according to a presentation by Jozsef Graf, Minister ofAgriculture and Rural Development at a recent biofuels conference in Budapest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

REGINA - Apr 26/07 - SNS -- Western Canadian farmers should work together to build community biodiesel production facilities in order to regain local control over fuel costs and availability, argues Dr. Rex Newkirk, the Director of Feed at the CanadianInternational Grains Institute (CIGI). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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