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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack supports E15 or E20 blend
autobloggreen.com - 3/10/2009
Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack supports E15 or E20 blend
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Yesterday, 11 Midwest Ag secretaries asked Obama to raise ethanol blend to 15 or 20 percent . It should come as no big surprise that Obama's Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, also made a statement in favor of raising the ethanol blend to either E15 or E20 "over the course of the next ...
autobloggreen.com - 3/13/2009
Biodiesel Board meets with Vilsack, pleased with results
— autobloggreen.com — Officials from the National Biodiesel Board are meeting with the USDA and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom... Vilsack over the California Air Resources Board's proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard and the ramifications that the legislation would have on the biodiesel industry. Biofuel proponents ... (more) Biodiesel Board meets with Vilsack, pleased with results

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Green Daily Exclusive: An Interview With Tom Brokaw
greendaily.com - 3/18/2009
Green Daily Exclusive: An Interview With Tom Brokaw
— greendaily.com — In case you had missed it, back in 2006, Tom Brokaw entered the global warming discussion with... his own two-hour, Emmy-award winning, ode to climate change, appropriately titled Global Warming: What You Need to Know . Three years later, Brokaw has ... (more) Green Daily Exclusive: An Interview With Tom Brokaw

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What Tom Friedman doesn't know about hydrogen...
autobloggreen.com - 3/17/2009
What Tom Friedman doesn't know about hydrogen...
— autobloggreen.com — ... could probably fill a book. A really big book. However, never let it be said that... a lack of knowledge stopped Friedman from opining on a subject. Friedman's most recent column focuses mainly on research into fusion reactors which may or may not ever be a viable technology. It's certainly ... (more) What Tom Friedman doesn't know about hydrogen...

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