Summer 2000

Fuels High Gasoline Prices in Midwest Prompt Federal Trade Commission Investigation and Reformulated Gasoline Criticism The recent rise in gasoline prices... Environmental Protection Agency Publishes Proposed Rule on Carbon Monoxide Credit for Ethanol Fuels The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is seeking... 32 Governors Want Ethanol in Gasoline and MTBE Out Two groups representing 32 states prodded the Senate... Congressional News MTBE Debate Prompts Introduction of Several Legislative Proposals Widespread concern regarding MTBE water contamination has membersa... Members of Congress Urge Environmental Protection Agency to Deny California Waiver As the Environmental Protection Agency continues to review California's... President Signs Lugar Bill Into Law Legislation authored by Indiana Senator Richard Lugar, the National... States' Ethanol News Wisconsin Offers Production Incentives The State of Wisconsin became the latest state to offer... Hawaii Offers Sugar Cane to Ethanol Incentives Governor Ben Cayetano recently signed into law legislation creating... Minnesota Lawmakers Call for Expanded E85 Effort In July, a group of Minnesota House members proposed... New Plants and Technology Record Production Expected in 2000 In anticipation of expanded demand and new markets for ethanol... Corn Degermination Project Announced The ability to separate the germ from the corn kernel... Missouri Gets First Plant In addition to recent plant expansions, several new ethanol... Minnesota Adds another 15 Million Gallons In Minnesota, the fifteenth ethanol production facility began operation... South Dakota Breaks Ground for 4th Plant In Wentworth, South Dakota, the Lake Area Processors Cooperative... Washington to Gain 40 Million Gallon Plant In March, Pacific Rim Ethanol unveiled plans to... 20 Million Gallon Plant Eyed in N.E. Nebraska A group of northest Nebraskans has moved closer to building... Gridley California Straw to Ethanol Plant on Track Ethanol plant builder BC International received a $2.8 million grant... Nebraska Approves Funding for Ethanol Production Efficiency The Nebraska Corn Board has approved $400,000... Kentucky Explores New Plant Options Governor Paul Patton has awarded a $95,000 grant... Innovative Louisiana Plant Moves Closer to Reality Earlier this year, the Louisiana State Bond Commission Board....

News From Federal Agencies President's Greening Federal Fleet Announcement On April 22nd, the 30th anniversary of Earth Day... Vehicle Competitions National Ethanol Vehicle Challenge The University of Texas at Austin was the overall first place winner... E85 Fueled Trucks Compete in FutureTruck 2000 Event In June, E85 was one of the fuels competing in an event... Ethanol Studies Governors' Ethanol Coalition Releases Preparedness A study released by the Coalition confirms the ability of the ethanol industry... Cambridge Environmental Report Responding to concerns raised about the use of oxygenates... Energy Information Administration Report on Potential for Biomass Ethanol A recent report published by the U.S. Energy Information... Downstream Alternatives Report An updated report on the supply and logistics of using ethanol in Califronia... Harkin Requests GAO Report on Oil Subsides Iowa Senator Tom Harkin has formally requested that the U.S. General Accounting Office... International News  Mexico City Receives Buses The Swedish-based bus manufacturer Scania... National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition and E-85            Governors' Ethanol Coalition Announces Reorganization of National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition The National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition, an organization that promotes the availability of E85... General Motors to Build More Flexible Fuel Vehicles During the Ethanol Vehicle Challenge, General Motors Corporation announced its sport utility vehicles will... E85 Station Opens in Nation's Capitol The Department of Defense opened its first multi-alternative fuel service station... $400,000 to Add E85 Pumps in New Areas In May, the U.S. Department of Energy selected four Clean Cities projects... Ethanol Coalition News Coalition Committees Get Review Currently, the Coalition has six committees... Coalition Reps Talk Fuel Cells with Federal Energy Officials Representatives from several member Coalition states met with Assistant Secretary Dan Reicher... Coalition Chairman Governor Vilsack Tells Senate Ag Committee to Expand Ethanol Use In April, Coaliton Chairman and Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack appeared... November Meeitng in Iowa Next Meeting of Coalition members will be...

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