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ST. LOUIS, Mo. --- Corn cobs and fiber, along with stover, will likely be the main focus for cellulosic ethanol research and deployment in the Midwest over the next few years, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) said. Cellulosic studies are now moving from basic research to applications.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- For the second week in a row, the U.S. average retail diesel price increased. The price strengthened 3.7 cents to another all-time high of $4.764 per gallon, according to the Energy Department's weekly report released July 16.
Read More →SEATTLE --- With diesel prices averaging nearly $5 a gallon, independent truckers like Seattle-based Fletcher Mack, who operates a white Freightliner, are struggling to make ends meet today.
Read More →OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. --- GROW: The Oklahoma Biofuels Conference, scheduled for Oct. 16-17 in Oklahoma City, will address the state's potential for producing alternative fuels using such materials as switchgrass and other prairie grasses.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- An independent study of oil markets concludes that speculation by large investors -- not supply and demand -- was a primary reason for the surge in oil prices during the first half of this year and for the subsequent price declines.
Read More →DETROIT --- Hybrid vehicle sales in the U.S. were up 49 percent during the first seven months of 2007, with the Midwest accounting for the biggest increase in sales.
Read More →DENVER, Colo. --- Government fleet managers are scrambling to find ways to deal with rising gasoline prices at a time of stretched budgets and falling tax receipts.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The U.S. average diesel price plunged 17.7 cents to $3.482 per gallon, the lowest price since Feb. 18 of this year, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) said in its weekly report issued Oct. 22.
Read More →SANTA MONICA, Calif. —- Edmunds.com's latest hybrid study shows that despite higher sales prices, purchasing some -— though not all -— of today's hybrids can make good financial sense.
Read More →AUSTIN, Texas --- The Texas Department of Agriculture has begun listing on its Website all the state gas stations whose gas pumps were shut down by the department in the past 60 days because of rule violations.
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