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Ethanol plant greeted at port
STOCKTON - Cold, blustery winds blowing Friday through the Port of Stockton, or figuratively through the steel canyons of Wall Street, were not enough to chill the crowd of 200 to 300 who applauded the formal opening of Pacific Ethanol Inc.'s new plant. more
Arizona
Grant to allow Goodyear's vehicles to burn E85
Goodyear's vehicle fleet can finally go green.
The city is looking to buy a special pump and storage tank to fill up its flex-fuel vehicles after learning it has received a $91,000 grant.more
OLYMPIA – One of the largest fuel distributors in the Northwest is delivering a blend of ethanol fuel to an Olympia gasoline station that sells for about 80 cents less per gallon than unleaded.
Ethanol debuts at Southside Station
Steamboat Springs — When a representative of the Mustang Roundup convention called the Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association last week to find out whether E85 ethanol fuel was available in Steamboat, the answer was “yes.” It would have been a different answer just a week earlier. more
E85 Finally For Sale in Lewis County
It costs about $3 a gallon, comes out of a yellow hose and smells a little bit like corn syrup.
Wilcox and Flegel Oil Co.’s Airport Depot Texaco, in Chehalis, is now the first gas station along the Interstate 5 corridor between Portland and Seattle to serve E85 fuel, according to company officials.
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Alternative Fuel With Lower Price Catches on in Las Vegas
Local E85 sales rising
Wyo cellulosic ethanol plant reaches milestone
The first small-scale waste wood commercial facility to be operated in the United States according to its operator, KL Process Design Group, is embarking on a new phase of development. more
New Ethanol Plant in Colorado
Colorado is getting a new ethanol plant as businesses seek to take advantage of increased demand with gasoline prices setting records. more
E85 Hitting L.A. at 85 Cents a Gallon
City using flex fuel, hybrid vehicles to cut costs
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Phoenix to Get First Its E85 Station
Western States Petroleum, Arizona’s leader in biodiesel delivery, has become the first Phoenix retailer to offer E85. more
Green memo to Beaverton councilors: Try the tap
When it comes to being green, the Beaverton City Council talks the talk, but does it drink the drink?
At Monday night's council meeting, environmental advocate Barbara Wilson asked city leaders what they were doing to reduce the carbon footprint of the city and its residents.more
Menlo Park firm may have the solution for ethanol's problems
U.S. energy policy-makers see ethanol as a way to help solve global warming as well reduce the country's "addiction" to oil from foreign, often volatile, sources like the Middle East. more
Tulare to offer ethanol pumps City to become one of first in America to offer new E85 blend fuel.
Tulare will soon become one of the first cities in California where drivers can fuel up on E85, a blend of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline. more
GJ goes green to decrease consumption
Grand Junction will become the first municipal government on the Western Slope to install an E85 ethanol pump to accommodate the city’s growing fleet of vehicles that can run on either gasoline or ethanol. more
Town’s first green fleet vehicles hit the streets
Castle Rock's air became a little cleaner last week, when the Town's first two hybrid vehicles hit the streets on Nov. 15. more
San Francisco and the Biodiesel Revolution
Through the efforts of the SF Department of the Environment, virtually all of San Francisco's diesel fleet will be running on B20 biodiesel by year's end, including MUNI, the SF Zoo, Airport Shuttles and elements of the Fire Department. more
Tucson getting sixth E85 outlet
Drivers of flex-fuel vehicles may find Thursday morning a good time to tank up with ethanol-based E85 fuel. A new South Side gas station and convenience store will offer the fuel for 85.9 cents per gallon from 7 to 9 a.m., said Colleen Crowninshield, manager of the Clean Cities Program at the Pima Association of Governments. more
Colorado
Ft. Carson going green?  They're not designed to grab your attention, they're even considered non-tactical in Army terms. But beyond appearance there's a strategy. David Cruz, Fort Carson's Transportation Motor Pool project manager says, "Our fleet right now is about 50 to 52 percent, which we call alternative fuel vehicles." They're not Humvee's nor Bradley fighting vehicles, which get about 1 mile per gallon, but cars, SUV's and vans used for administrative purposes around post. Of Fort Carson's fleet of about 430 non-tactical vehicles, more than 200 are able to run on something other than gasoline. more
Biofuel use grows
Biofuel is going mainstream in Oregon. more
Willamette University gives students, staff Flex-ability in their transportation options
Campus joins Flexcar program to encourage public transportation, support sustainability. more
The new and the notable at the Seattle Auto Show
Colorado
Green car buying gets easier Automakers offering more choices for high mileage, low emissions
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The governor's task force on transportation is probably wise in its belief that Coloradans can only stomach so much in higher taxes to keep up with highway construction and maintenance over the next couple of decades. more
US ETHANOL(TM) Opens First Green Biofuel Station in Longview, WA
New spot for flex-fuel users
Gas-station owners in Boulder have been slow to add E85 to their pumps
Finally, the 4,000 owners of flex-fuel vehicles in Boulder can fill up their tanks with E85 within city limits. more
Ethanol plant begins production
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Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski talks with plant manager Jay Holthus while touring the new Pacific Ethanol Columbia distillery Friday in Boardman, Ore. more
ClimateSmart: Reducing transportation emissions in Boulder
Q: I have read that fueling a car with ethanol instead of regular gasoline emits fewer CO2 emissions. Which cars can use it and where can I get it in the Denver Metro area? more
CCGA: Thornton Opens 36th E85 Fueling Station In Colorado
The Colorado Corn Growers Association (CCGA) together with the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition, Regional Air Quality Council, Western Convenience Store and General Motors are partnering to celebrate the opening of a new E85 pump location at 9190 Huron Street in Thornton, Colorado.
E85 is an environmentally safe and renewable fuel made from corn. It contains 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Consumers who drive FFV’s can use any combination of E85 and gasoline. more
New Super Stop first to offer environment-friendly fuel
Another Super Stop is coming to the Gila Valley. more
E85 pumps arrive in Boulder County
Colorado
The 1st Stop convenience store on Ken Pratt Blvd. in Longmont welcomed a new “E85” pump this week that delivers a blend of 85% corn-based ethanol and 15% petroleum. Part of the state Energy Office’s campaign to have 50 working E85 pumps across Colorado by the end of the year, the 1st Stop outlet is number 35 so far.
New ethanol pumps offer cheap energy to drivers as gas prices soar
With the price of regular gasoline hitting record highs, one Brighton gas station is offering drivers a cheaper, cleaner way to fill their tanks. more
Poudre Valley Coop Opens One of Colorado's Largest Biofuels Stations
Poudre Valley Coop, located at 225 NW Frontage Road in Fort Collins, Co., has become one of the largest biofuels stations in the state.
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Valley welcomes the ethanol era
The age of ethanol is about to arrive in the Valley. Pinal Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Arizona Grain Co., is putting the finishing touches on the state’s first ethanol production plant near the town of Maricopa in Pinal County. more
Tucson is place to be for alt fuel, ethanol
Tucsonans looking for ways to snuff out the pollution that contributes to global warming might not have to look further than the corner gas station. Tucson is the Southwest's epicenter of ethanol, a corn-based fuel that the U.S. Department of Energy says puts out 18 percent to 29 percent less greenhouse gas than fossil fuel. Of the 10 gas stations from New Mexico to California that sell E85, a common ethanol-based fuel for cars, five are in Tucson, thanks largely to C&T Oil gas station owner Tom Cooley, who has three. more
Three new E85 pumps open at Agland
Harrow of Greeley was the first customer to fill up with E85 following the grand opening of Agland Inc.'s three new pumps at the Cenex Ampride station in west Greeley Wednesday morning. more
Ask The Californian
Q: I bought a flex-fuel car but after buying it I have not been able to find a station in town that sells the ethanol blend of gas. Is there one in town, or are they planning on putting one in? more
Salazar bill would put money into renewable energy
The Western Slope should be involved in developing renewable energy, said U.S. Rep. John Salazar, D-Colo., who has introduced legislation to promote development in the state.
The Cellulosic Ethanol Development and Implementation Act of 2007, H.R. 395, calls for the establishment of two programs with $1 billion each in funding. more
Green vehicle store headed for downtown Los Gatos
Ehab and Heidi Youssef are frustrated with the way the world is going and want to do something about it. So they've decided to open a business.
"We want to make electric vehicles and alternative fuel vehicles widely available and affordable," Ehab Youssef said at the Feb. 28 meeting of the Los Gatos Planning Commission. He was asking the commission to approve a conditional-use permit that would allow the couple to open an electric vehicle store in downtown Los Gatos. The commission unanimously approved the permit.
The store, called Green Vehicles, is set to open at 33 N. Santa Cruz Ave. Green Vehicles will specialize in the sale of electric cars, electric scooters, electric bicycles, "flex-fuel" vehicles that can run on alternative fuels and various solar-powered products, such as lighting and heating systems. In addition, the store will host workshops about the benefits of electric vehicles. more
Tucson Region
Ethanol Experts See Bright Future for Alternative Fuel
The ethanol industry that makes fuel for vehicles is on a roll and can expect huge production increases as officials hunt for alternatives to imported oil and for ways to slash greenhouse-gas emissions, speakers said Tuesday in Tucson. more
Ethanol-fuel mandate may be revived
Gardner urges ‘a step back from the policies we considered last year and do something more on the free market side’.
While area lawmakers lauded Gov. Bill Ritter for promoting the availability of gasoline containing 85 percent ethanol, Democrats and Republicans are divided over whether government mandates are required for its sale.
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“We have seen the growth in the ethanol industry and it’s happening without mandates,” said Rep. Cory Gardner, R-Yuma, who last year was the House sponsor of an ethanol standards bill that was vetoed by then Gov. Bill Owens. more
VentureOne three-wheeled hybrid does flex-fuel
The vehicle will hold three folks, and the company has plans for two plug-in hybrid variations that utilize a flex-fuel approach to barely sip gasoline from the four gallon tank, all while touting 100 miles per gallon and the ability to hit speeds upwards of 100 miles per hour; more
Area may get eco-friendly fuel stations
A Coburg company is scouting potential local sites for dispensing flex-fuel that will be produced by two Oregon ethanol plants
In the next 15 months two ethanol plants will go on line in northern Oregon, providing E85 fuel for the region that heretofore has
relied on Midwestern suppliers. more
Seattle company considers Oregon city for ethanol plant
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. -- A Seattle company is evaluating a Klamath Falls site for a $150 million ethanol plant.
The plant would employ 45 to 50 people full time, said an official of E85 Inc. more
Serial Hybrid Hints
This week the Los Angeles Auto Show had its 100th annual exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In his keynote address on 11-29, Rick Wagoner, the Chairman and CEO of General Motors, congratulated the producers when he said “you have ‘arrived’ this year as one of the industry’s top international shows.” ...more
DOE Selects CA Team to Jumpstart E85 Ethanol Fueling Network
PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The federal Department of Energy (DOE) announced that it has selected a strong collaborative team comprised of CALSTART, General Motors, Pacific Ethanol, CleanFUEL USA, Community Environmental Council and others to receive grant funding to jump start a major new alternative fuel network in the state. The grant would provide partial funding to build 15 publicly accessible E85 ethanol stations in California. More
One Step Closer to Mass Producing Ethanol
Today is an important milestone in the drive to produce more alternative fuels. The journal "Science" is publishing the first-ever genome of a tree, the poplar tree. And a Bay Area lab has helped in this critical step toward figuring out how to replace gasoline.
It's important because with the poplar's genome, we are one giant step closer to mass production of ethanol. Ethanol is a clean-burning alternative to gasoline, but right now it's expensively and inefficiently produced from corn. More
Biofuel outlet nears opening in Eugene, OR
It's been a long time coming - four years of advance work, two years of cleanup and construction - but Eugene's first alternative fuel retail station will open for business sometime in the next couple of weeks.
SeQuential Biofuels, a Eugene-born company that kick-started the sale and production of biodiesel in Oregon, will be selling ethanol and biodiesel blends at a station just off Interstate 5. More story information
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