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Bankrupt Oregon ethanol plant now exports ND crude

May 14, 2013 in The Dickinson Press

PORTLAND, Ore. An ethanol plant on the Columbia River that was built with the help of $36 million in Oregon state loans and tax credits is now being used to store and ship crude oil from North Dakota. Continue Reading

Thune requests scrutiny of European ethanol decision

May 2, 2013 in The Daily Republic

U.S. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., this week sent a letter along with several of his colleagues urging evaluation of a recent decision by the European Commission to impose a country-wide anti-dumping duty on exports of U.S. ethanol. Continue Reading

Company helping to turn downed branches into fuel

April 26, 2013 in The Daily Republic

SIOUX FALLS (AP) A Sioux Falls wood recycling company is helping to turn streets of downed trees into energy.
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Poet restarts production at Missouri plant

April 24, 2013 in The Daily Republic

The Sioux Falls-based company during the downtime made about $14 million in upgrades, including adding a more efficient evaporator, a new administration building and scale house and a new control system.
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ND village poised to be energy mega-hub

April 15, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Spiritwood, on Interstate 94 and the James River, awaits hundreds of ethanol jobs.
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GUEBERT: Land prices reach nutty levels

April 4, 2013 in The Daily Republic

How long will this all last? About 10 minutes longer than the end of mandated ethanol use.
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LETTER: Recent critiques of biofuels are off-base

March 30, 2013 in The Daily Republic

A recent article in The Daily Republic about renewable fuel credits failed to pinpoint the real reason we’re seeing higher prices at the pump.
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Corn supply slumps most since ‘75 on ethanol profit

March 28, 2013 in The Daily Republic

CHICAGO Corn supplies in the United States, the biggest grower, are shrinking at the fastest pace in almost four decades as improving demand from ethanol refiners drains reserves already diminished by drought.
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Ethanol rules inflate gasoline prices

March 22, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Average cost at pump up 15% higher than December.
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LETTER: Ethanol shouldn’t be subsidized

March 21, 2013 in The Daily Republic

Production of corn-based ethanol is currently using 40 percent of the U.S. corn crop.
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