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Fla. bank meeting to focus on biofuels - MSN Money

Fla. bank meeting to focus on biofuels
MSN Money - Apr 3, 2008
The bank hopes such projects can provide immediate savings through blending ethanol and gasoline. Following in the steps of Brazil, Costa Rica and Colombia

Market Report — In Play (COMDX) - MSN Money

Market Report — In Play (COMDX)
MSN Money - Apr 3, 2008
CBOT Agriculture and Ethanol Closing Prices May corn closed higher by 4 1/4 cents to $6.00 per bushel, May soybeans closed higher by 16 cents to $12.59 per

Rex records rising profit - MSN Money

Rex records rising profit
MSN Money - Apr 2, 2008
Profit rose for the year largely because of a huge increase in profit from the company's investments in alternative energy, which include ethanol facilities

Range Fuels raises $100M - MSN Money

Range Fuels raises $100M
MSN Money - Apr 1, 2008
The privately held Broomfield company said it will use the funds to finish construction on the first phase of its commercial cellulosic ethanol plant in

Energy Sector Roundup: Natural gas rises - MSN Money

Energy Sector Roundup: Natural gas rises
MSN Money - Mar 31, 2008
Ethanol stocks dropped after an Agriculture Department survey showed that corn supplies will be tighter this year, pushing costs up for ethanol producers.

Sector snap: Ethanol shares decline - MSN Money

Sector snap: Ethanol shares decline
MSN Money - Mar 31, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Ethanol stocks fell Monday as a government survey showed that corn supplies will be tighter this year, indicating higher costs for ethanol

Farmers expected to plant less corn - MSN Money

Farmers expected to plant less corn
MSN Money - Mar 31, 2008
Corn prices have skyrocketed in recent years, helped by the burgeoning ethanol industry, which turns the crop into fuel, and rising worldwide demand for

Ahead of the Bell: Pacific Ethanol - MSN Money

Ahead of the Bell: Pacific Ethanol
MSN Money - Mar 28, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Pacific Ethanol Inc. shares could get a boost Friday after the company reported a $40 million cash infusion from Lyles United LLC.

Dominican officials approve ethanol sale - MSN Money

Dominican officials approve ethanol sale
MSN Money - Mar 19, 2008
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Dominican officials have authorized the sale of ethanol-blended gasoline at gas stations across the country,

Energy Sector Roundup: Crude crashes - MSN Money

Energy Sector Roundup: Crude crashes
MSN Money - Mar 19, 2008
Marathon Oil Corp. will sell only fuels blended with ethanol at 16 Midwest gas stations starting May 1. The company will eliminate unblended gasoline at

Market Report — In Play (COMDX) - MSN Money

Market Report — In Play (COMDX)
MSN Money - Mar 19, 2008
CBOT Agriculture and Ethanol Closing Prices May corn closed lower by 20 cents to $5.27 1/4 per bushel, May soybeans closed lower by 50 cents to $12.57 per

Bye-Bye, BioEnergy - The Money Times


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Bye-Bye, BioEnergy
The Money Times, India - Mar 19, 2008
Essentially flat ethanol prices, combined with higher corn costs, translated to a big profit squeeze. Overall costs per gallon of ethanol ran to $1.98,

Marathon to boost ethanol fuel use - MSN Money

Marathon to boost ethanol fuel use
MSN Money - Mar 19, 2008
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Marathon Oil Corp. said Wednesday that it will only sell fuels that have been blended with ethanol at 16 Midwest gas stations starting

It's time to bet on a bounce - MSN Money

It's time to bet on a bounce
MSN Money - Mar 18, 2008
Undoubtedly, the ethanol craze is forcing wheat and soy prices to new multiyear highs most every day. But does one really believe that we are going to run

Pacific Ethanol expects $14M loss - MSN Money

Pacific Ethanol expects $14M loss
MSN Money - Mar 18, 2008
Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. lost 13 percent in after-hours trading Tuesday — after climbing 15 percent during market hours — after it filed an 8-K with

Pacific Ethanol shares rise with market - MSN Money

Pacific Ethanol shares rise with market
MSN Money - Mar 18, 2008
NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of Pacific Ethanol Inc. rose sharply Tuesday, reversing a recent trend, as investors sought bargains in a broad-market rally.

The Great Ethanol Debate - The Money Times


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The Great Ethanol Debate
The Money Times, India - Mar 12, 2008
So when ethanol was introduced as a viable alternative, it wasn't any surprise that hallelujahs made their way around the country.

Clinton link in Brazil ethanol probe - MSN Money

Clinton link in Brazil ethanol probe
MSN Money - Mar 10, 2008
SAO PAULO, Brazil (AP) - A team from Brazil's Labor Ministry found "degrading" living conditions for 133 sugarcane workers employed by an ethanol company

U.Md. to unveil ethanol process - MSN Money

U.Md. to unveil ethanol process
MSN Money - Mar 10, 2008
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Researchers at the University of Maryland plan to unveil on Monday a new biomass-to-ethanol process that takes advantage of a

Direct Fuels opens ethanol distribution facility - MSN Money

Direct Fuels opens ethanol distribution facility
MSN Money - Mar 7, 2008
Direct Fuels is providing 110000 barrels of ethanol storage capacity while Dallas Fort Worth Rail provided a truck rack where 18-wheelers can refuel and a

Ethanol giant ADM holding fast - MSN Money

Ethanol giant ADM holding fast
MSN Money - Mar 2, 2008
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - On a conference call back in early November, Archer Daniels Midland Chief Executive Patricia Woertz sounded like an ethanol bull on

Sao Martinho Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results - MSN Money


Sao Martinho Announces Third Quarter 2008 Results
MSN Money - 3 hours ago
SA and Bloomberg: SMTO3 BZ), one of the largest sugar and ethanol producers in Brazil, announces today its results for the third quarter of 2008 (3Q08) in