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Judge rules against company trying to stop ethanol plant sale
A judge has denied a Texas company's effort to stop the sale of the ethanol plant in South Bend to two liquidators. The sale was finalized in federal bankruptcy court earlier this week. But a company called Natural Chem argued the liquidators bought the...
Tags: Judges, Companies and Corporations, Crime, Law and Justice, Economy, Business and Finance, Environmental Issues
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Ethanol plant sale final, but legal battle continues
South Bend's ethanol plant is officially under new ownership, but the legal battle to reverse that sale went before a federal judge Thursday. The two liquidators bought the New Energy Corporation plant at a bankruptcy auction in January and finalized...
Tags: Real Estate Buyers, Justice System, Renewable Energy, Labor Legislation, Financially Distressed Companies
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Biofuels hold unlimited opportunity to grow the rural economy
At USDA, we've made record efforts in the past four years to support homegrown energy. This year, we're looking ahead to a promising future for biofuels. Biofuels have already contributed a great deal to our economy, to our energy security and to the...Tags: Armed Forces, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Federal Aviation Administration, Science and Technology
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New terms in rail sale delay board's approval
PIERRE -- At least one member of the South Dakota Railroad Board is tired of the delays in the latest try at selling the state-owned railroad line between Napa Junction and Platte. Dan Baker of Rapid City stood alone Wednesday in voting against...Tags: Collective Contract, Wage Contract Issues, Dennis Daugaard, Government, Executive Branch
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Big energy goals get a push
Tribune NewspapersA new National Research Council report says the U.S. may be able to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80% by 2050 in light-duty cars and trucks. The highly ambitious goal could be reached, the report says, through a...Tags: Natural Disasters, Research, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars, Prius
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State's New Plan For Renewables Turns To Large Hydropower, Away From Biomass
The Hartford CourantState environmental officials are trying to decrease reliance on energy from wood-burning biomass and tap into hydropower from dams in Canada to help meet its escalating renewable-energy targets, something it expects this year to miss for the first time....Tags: Alternative Energy, Energy, Hydroelectricity, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy
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Is the land boom leveling off?
MITCHELL -- From to 2011 to 2012, the value of cropland in South Dakota grew faster than almost anywhere else in the country. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the average value of cropland in the state increased 24.7 percent to $2,320...Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Money and Monetary Policy, Values, Renewable Energy, Farms
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Cellulosic biofuels begin to flow but in lower volumes than foreseen by statutory targets
Several companies combined to produce about 20,000 gallons of fuels using cellulosic biomass (e.g., wood waste, sugarcane bagasse) from commercial-scale facilities in late 2012. EIA estimates this output could grow to more than 5 million gallons in 2013,...Tags: BP Plc, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Ethanol
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Road Warrior: Seasonal formulas for gas affect mileage
Q: I wonder if you can shed some light on this annoying problem I'm experiencing. During the winter months, I am told by various mechanics that the gasoline industry puts certain additives in our gas that in turn lowers my car's fuel mileage. Why are...Tags: Business, Environmental Pollution, Manufacturing and Engineering, Renewable Energy, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities
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St. Francis Hosting Biomass Seminar
The St. Francis University Renewable Energy Center is to hold a biomass seminar and expo March 12 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Biomass is an organic material, such as wood or manure, that can be used to produce heat, electricity and fuel. The event is to...Tags: Alternative Energy, Environmental Issues, Renewable Energy, Energy Saving
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Why Are Connecticut's Insect-Eating Birds Dying Off?
Here's a thought that could weird you out: As soon as the weather warms up, there will be millions of tiny spiders and other creepy little bugs drifting in the air above your head. If that's not spooky enough, the flying predators keeping this huge...
Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, University of Connecticut, Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues
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Ethanol helping Brazilian sugar makers
SAO PAULO - Raizen, Royal Dutch Shell Plc's sugar venture with Cosan Industria & Comercio, is among producers set to profit from funneling more of a record cane crop into ethanol as a government measure bolsters demand. Mills in the Center South, the...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, HSBC Holdings plc, Renewable Energy, Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Petroleum Industry
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