Should the Ethanol Mandate, Tariffs and Subsidies Be Allowed to Continue

The US Government boosts 

ethanol production through

tariffs and subsidies

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Talks on the allocation for ethanol tariffs and subsidies will heat up once more as they are due to expire this year. With the current high prices of food products as a result of the nearly 40% allocation of corn for producing ethanol, will it be wise to remove the mandate to reduce this? With policy makers and concerned groups lobbying for the removal of the tariffs and subsidies on ethanol, what would happen if they are allowed to continue?

Peoria, Illinois - Maxwell Technologies

Peoria, Illinois

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In Peoria, Illinois - Maxwell Technologies, a company specializing in energy storage as well as power delivery devices, is opening a new facility in Peoria, Illinois. The new facility will cater to developing and manufacturing ultracapacitors, electric components used in regenerative braking and similar systems. The new facility is expected to open in 2012 and will bring about 150 - 200 new jobs in the next three years.

For more information, you may visit www.maxwell.com.

Do We Need to Focus Investments In Biomass Power Plants Now?

Coal fired power plants 

supply more than a third 

of the world's electricity

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Amid rising prices of electricity and fossil fuels, do we need to focus investments in power plants that use biomass as fuels now?

The Quest For The Alternative Fuel - Just Like A Movie

We have to find an alternative 

before fossil fuels run out

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Take a big picture at what’s going on in our quest for the new alternative fuel and you might probably feel that you’re watching a movie.