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Biogas and the Shale Gas Bonanza
Forbes
Currently hailed as the antidote to US energy insecurity and a bridge fuel for the 21st century, natural gas is every bit as fossil as its coal and petroleum cousins. But for clean energy, which is coming off a stimulus-fueled high and $100-dollar-plus

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Ag chief Vilsack faces farm bill challenge
DesMoinesRegister.com
WASHINGTON, DC -- Tom Vilsack, Iowa's former governor turned national agricultural chief, has managed to do something that's nearly impossible for someone in his position: get almost everyone in the farm sector to like him.

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Delta buys refinery, becoming first airline to make own fuel
Economic Times
And while the initial investment is no more than a wide-body jet liner, even including an additional $100 million to upgrade the plant to maximise jet fuel production, it will put Delta in the unique position of hoping that the recent rebound in

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SHALE GAS HYDRAULIC FRACKING: Poisoned Water. Inducing Earthquakes
Center for Research on Globalization
The US Government's Department of Energy together with a Washington energy consultancy has just released a mammoth global report estimating resources of shale gas. Significantly, the report estimates that the largest untapped shale gas reserves

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Walsh Trading: Afternoon Grain Comments
AgWeb (blog)
Blending statistics show a strong blending pace with the volume blended up 3% from last year & the percentage of conventional gasoline blended with ethanol nearly at all-time highs @ 93% due to the very favorable blending margins.

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