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Mitsui, Petrobras in ethanol JV (The Japan Times)

Mitsui & Co. said Thursday it will form a Brazilian joint venture with Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., or Petrobras, and another Brazilian entity to produce ethanol from sugar cane in Itaruma, Goias. The venture will put priority on exporting ethanol to Japan as fuel for vehicles and for other purposes...

Ethanol Plans Halted In Belle Fourche (KELO Sioux Falls)

Plans for western South Dakota's first ethanol plant have come to a halt.

Ethanol fuel now for sale in Orlando (FOX 35 Orlando)

Ethanol fuel is 15 percent cheaper than regular gas and is now available at one Orlando gas station....

Ethanol plant faces possible fines over odor (KTVB Boise)

The city of Burley has sent a letter to the owners of an ethanol plant located on the edge of town informing them that fines of up to $300 a day may be imposed if the company doesn't comply with zoning restrictions and limit odors.

Food groups urge Bush to suspend sugar-ethanol tariff (The Hill)

An assortment of food groups, from soft drink makers to chicken producers, urged President Bush to suspend an import tariff on Brazilian sugarcane ethanol as a way to reduce demand for the corn-based variety produced domestically.

S. Idaho ethanol plant faces possible fines (The Olympian)

Odor complaints about an ethanol plant have resulted in a warning that the business could be fined as much as $300 a day unless operators comply with zoning ordinances.

Jumping The Gun On Ethanol (CJOB News First)

The C.D. Howe Institute believes governments may have jumped the gun in promoting the production and use of ethanol fuel to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Meat industry wants ethanol import tariff lifted (Grand Island Independent)

A coalition of meat industry groups is asking President Bush to exercise his emergency authority and immediately suspend the duties and quotas on imported ethanol used as a motor fuel additive.

Ethanol fuel coming to the Treasure Coast (Fort Pierce Tribune)

Cars can soon fill up on ethanol

Coalition Unfairly Targets Ethanol Industry (AG Weekly)

A swarm of angry lobbyists recently launched an erroneous smear campaign blaming ethanol for increasing food prices, threatening crucial ecosystems and being bad for the economy, among other evils.