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Procter and Gamble's (P&G) Tide Coldwater liquid laundry detergent will soon contain cellulosic ethanol. According to a report in the Cincinnati Enquirer, Tide Coldwater will blend cellulosic ethanol in "a scalable and commercial way."
A frac-sand mine, which provides the main ingredient in hydraulic fracturing, in Wisconsin has been shut down for dumping polluted wastewater, the Star Tribune reports.
This month we spotlight our newest member, Novozymes. We spoke to Peter Halling, vice president of biofuels at Novozymes, on the company, its position in the ethanol industry and what it sees for the future of ethanol and advanced biofuels.
This month, we spotlight Phibro Ethanol Performance Group. We spoke with Steve Rust, Director of Industry Relations, about the company's history and involvement in the ethanol industry.
The oil industry would have you believe that fracking is the way to cheaper gas prices. Not so, according to a new report by the Wall Street Journal.
With the mid-term elections looming on the horizon, we decided to ask several candidates running for office (or re-election) their thoughts and views on biofuels. The candidates were selected based on their current committee positions at the federal and state levels. In the run-up until Nov 4, we will feature their answers right here in Blogging For Biofuels. Kickstarting this series are answers from Sen. Al Franken.
In the second part of our What The Candidates Say series, we bring you Mike McFadden's views on the biofuel industry. McFadden is running against Sen. Al Franken for one of Minnesota's two U.S. Senate seats.
Rep. Collin Peterson, who is running for re-election for Minnesota's 7th Congressional District, is the focus of our latest post on what the candidates say about biofuels.
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In the fourth part of our focus on what the candidates say about biofuels, we focus on Sharon Sund who is running against Rep. Erik Paulsen for Minnesota's third congressional district.
Joe Perske is running for the U.S. Representative seat for Minnesota's Sixth Congressional District against Tom Emmer in the upcoming mid-term elections (the seat is currently occupied by Rep. Michelle Bachmann). Here are his responses to our questions on biofuels.
Today, we share with you Rep. Jeanne Poppe's views on biofuels. Poppe is currently the committee chair of the agriculture policy committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives. She is running for re-election for district 27B.
Sales of E85 in August grew 13.22 percent to 1.34 million gallons from 1.19 million gallons in July, according to the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Today we feature Dennis Schminke who is running against Rep. Jeanne Poppe in District 27B. While Schminke received the same questions we sent to Poppe - and the other candidates featured so far in this series - he chose to provide us instead with his overall view on biofuels. Read on below.
We kickoff the final week before the mid-term elections with views from Rep. Rod Hamilton, who sits on the Agriculture Policy committee in the Minnesota House of Representatives and represents district 22B. Here are his views on biofuels:
Today we feature Cheryl Avenel-Navara's views on biofuels. Avenel-Navara is running against Rep. Rod Hamilton in District 22B. Read her views below.
Today, we share with you Rep. Bob Gunther's views on biofuels. Gunther currently represents district 23A. Read his views on biofuels below.