Bankrupt ethanol firm still hopeful (The Wichita Eagle)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:12:32 GMT

The president of a bankrupt company that was created nearly three years ago to build an ethanol plant in western Kansas still hopes to fulfill those plans. "New construction on ethanol plants has probably reached a stopping place," Boot Hill Biofuels head Gary Harshberger said Tuesday. "So we're putting everything on pause until the environment changes. "I'm in hopes that it will. We're in a ...

High Plains see benefits after year of ethanol production (Lubbock Avalanche-Journal)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:29:02 GMT

Ethanol production on the High Plains wrapped up its first year Tuesday at the White Energy plant in Hereford where corn and other grains were converted into about 100 million gallons of the fuel additive in 2008.

Ethanol plant plans halted (The Indianapolis Star)

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:07:44 GMT

Mount Summit » Blue River Ethanol will withdraw plans to build an ethanol refinery in northern Henry County, the Muncie Star Press reports. The pullout should end a two-year dispute with neighbors who opposed the facility. (Star report)

Some Gas Stations Are Selling Ethanol-Free Fuel (FOX 23 News Albany)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:41:44 GMT

A handful of Capital Region gas stations are selling ethanol-free fuel because the gasoline additive is potentially damaging to engines.

Ethanol fuel case may settle legislative ‘bob-tailing’ issue (Florence Morning News)

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:15:32 GMT

Until now, local gas distributors in the state have pre-mixed gasoline and ethanol — a process called blending — themselves to receive a federal tax credit. But in April, energy giant British Petroleum notified its distributors it would start pre-blending its gasoline in June, allowing BP to set the price of E10 fuel and eliminating the tax incentive for local distributors.