• CIS Biodiesel
• DEQ's FAQs on biodiesel permitting
• DLEG Biodiesel FAQ's
• Biofuel Research
• CIS Ethanol
• BIO releases new report on sustainable agriculture to support growing biofuel industry (11/22/2006)  The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) yesterday released a report Achieving Sustainable Production of Agricultural Biomass for Biorefinery Feedstock that addresses the question, "Can American farmers feed the growing biofuel industry?" The report details the potential of cellulosic biomass as an energy resource and the promise of no-till cropping for greater residue collection. It also proposes guidelines and incentives to encourage farmers to produce, harvest and deliver sufficient feedstock to the growing biorefinery and biofuels industry in an economically and environmentally sustainable way.  The report examines considerations for sustainable harvesting of agricultural residues--such as corn stover and cereal straws--expected to be the near-term feedstocks for biorefineries. It also discusses the expected economic benefits for individual farmers who invest in the practices and equipment needed for sustainable harvests of these feedstocks. It further points out the need for infrastructure to deliver feedstocks from farms to biorefineries.
• Michigan Renewable Fuels Commission
• The National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture's Spring 2006 issue of Ag Matters newsletter is available for viewing online. The newsletter features a biofuels article by Jim Kleinschmit and Mark Smith called "Biofuels of Bust?!? How we can make the bioeconomy sustainable for farmers and the land."  
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory - Biofuels

Fact Sheets:

• Biofuels and Agriculture
• Corn Stover for Bioethanol-- Your New Cash Crop?
• Energy from Biofuels: The Greening of America

In The News:

• Ethanol Fueling Action in Congress, April 1, 2007
• Sustainably Produced Biofuels and the Farm Bill, By the Numbers, April 3, 2007
• Researchers study how to replace petroleum with plant-derived sugar, April 3, 2007
• BP's Bet on Butanol, March 27, 2007
• Better than Ethanol, April 3, 2007

• Biofuels plant breaks ground in Detroit:  Biodiesel Industries Inc., NextEnergy and DaimlerChrysler today broke ground for Biodiesel Industries' newest plant at 250 E. Baltimore Ave. in Detroit. The new plant will emphasize iodiesel research, development, and production. The new plant will have the capacity to produce 10 million gallons per year of biodiesel using a full spectrum of feedstocks, including crude, refined and recycled vegetable oils and animal fats.