bloomberg.com - 2/7/2009
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Feb. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The Agriculture Department is in discussions with the Environmental Protection Agency about raising the amount of ethanol blended into the U.S. gasoline supply, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said. About 21 percent of the U.S. capacity for ethanol production is ...
kristof.blogs.nytimes.com - 2/3/2009
usda.gov - 2/6/2009
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usda.gov —
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3, 2009 - Agriculture Secretary Tom
Vilsack today announced that a new pilot project will...
permit producers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin to plant such vegetables as cucumbers, green peas, lima ...
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USDA and EPA talking about raising ethanol blend in gasoline
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Filed under: Ethanol, Legislation and Policy, USA
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To say that ethanol raises some people's hackles is an understatement. Still, even with the controversy and the downturn, ...
New Study Finds Corn-based Ethanol More Harmful Than Oil-based Gasoline
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... limiting the mix of ethanol which can be added to gasoline from its current 10 percent to as much as 15 percent. In the meantime, the Agricultural Department is in discussions with the EPA on raising the current ethanol blend percentage in order to help protect the ethanol industry, which has been deemed ... ...
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