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5/6/2008 - Obama: Change in ethanol policy might be needed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday the federal government might need to rethink its support for corn ethanol because of rising food prices, a stance similar to Republican John McCain's but at odds with farm states considered important to the November election. "What I've said is my top priority is making sure people are able to get enough to eat. If it turns out we need to make
5/3/2008 - Iowa State-ConocoPhillips Collaboration Advances 26 Research Projects in First Year
HOUSTON & AMES, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE) --The first year of ConocoPhillips’ (NYSE:COP) eight-year, $22.5 million research program at Iowa State University (ISU) has supported 26 research projects and helped establish new research collaborations to further diversify America’s sources of energy and help meet growing energy demand. ConocoPhillips, the third-largest integrated energy company in the
4/29/2008 - Food price hikes fuel anti-ethanol moves in U.S.
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Missouri is considering rolling back a mandate supporting ethanol production amid growing outrage over rising prices for food and livestock feed. It was less than four months ago that ethanol supporters were celebrating the implementation of a Missouri law requiring gasoline sold throughout the state contain 10 percent ethanol. The law, passed in 2006, took
4/24/2008 - Ethanol pumped in all states but not everyone sold on it
By JAMES MacPHERSON, Buisness Week -- Ethanol has a toe-hold in every state, pushed by increased production, government subsidies and people looking to save a few pennies at the pump. "For the farmer, it's another market for our product -- this is a good thing," said Mike Clemens, a Wimbledon farmer and a director of the North Dakota Corn Growers Association.

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