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• Feds’ camelina test program falls flat

  October 1, 2011 in Business on Page A10 A federal program to boost camelina crops in Eastern Washington failed to attract any takers. The U.S. Department of Agriculture invited farmers to sign up for a test program that … 1

• Farmers pass on camelina crop test program

  September 30, 2011 in Business, Region A federal program to boost camelina crops in Eastern Washington failed to attract any takers. 3

• WSU gets $40 million for biofuels research

  September 29, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Washington State University is getting a $40 million research grant to produce “green” jet fuel from woody debris in Northwest forests. The five-year grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture … 2

• Washington gets $80 million for biofuels research

  September 28, 2011 in Business, Region The U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $80 million in grants to consortiums led by Washington state’s two largest universities to research the conversion of Pacific Northwest wood and forest … 46

• Washington farmers sought for camelina fuel crop

  August 24, 2011 in News, Business, Green Energy, Green Government/policy on Page A10 Eastern Washington farmers can line up over the next three weeks for a federal program that pays them to grow camelina, a seed crop that some researchers consider a potentially … 2

• Biofuel project in Spokane County wins $90,000 grant

  September 9, 2010 in Business on Page A10 A Spokane County company has been awarded a $90,000 grant to continue developing a process that converts bluegrass straw into biofuels. Farm Power, based in Rockford, will use the U.S. …

• Obama plans to re-energize biofuel strategy

  February 3, 2010 in Business, Nation/World The Obama administration on Wednesday will unveil a revamped strategy to ramp up the nation’s use of biofuel in hopes of fixing a government effort that officials concede has fallen … 2

• Editorial: Weed-based aircraft fuel offers many positives

  June 2, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 What if there were jet fuels that delivered better mileage and left a smaller carbon footprint? Fill ’er up!

• Flight tests show biofuels slash airplane emissions

  May 29, 2009 in Nation/World on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Initial flight tests have found that jet fuel made partly of camelina, algae or other bio-feed stocks can reduce greenhouse gas emissions from airplanes by more than 50 …

• Washington falling far short of goal for use of biofuels

  May 26, 2009 in City on Page A4 OLYMPIA – Washington state won’t reach its goal next month of having biofuels make up at least 20 percent of its fuel use in state vehicles and ferries. The state …

• Continental Airlines flight powered with biofuel takes off

  January 8, 2009 in Business on Page A8 HOUSTON – Continental Airlines on Wednesday became the first U.S. commercial carrier to conduct a demonstration flight powered in part by alternative fuels, though large-scale use of such fuel is …

• Emerging biofuel will get test flight

  December 17, 2008 in City on Page B3 BILLINGS – A Japanese commercial airliner is scheduled to take a test flight next month using jet fuel derived in part from camelina – an emerging biofuels crop that has …

• Variety of startup woes a drag on biofuels industry

  October 16, 2007 in Business on Page A20 Blowback has hit the biofuels industry just as Northwest plants get their canola together. Or corn. Or restaurant grease. Biofuels have been promoted, from President Bush on down, as one …

• Ethanol debate pits farmers against farmers

  September 16, 2007 in Business on Page E1 ST. LOUIS — As a chief advocate for corn farmers around the country, Rob Litterer will be working the halls of Congress this fall to push for increased ethanol production. …

• Grass-roots demand catalyst for ethanol

  September 8, 2007 in Business on Page A9 TIFTON, Ga. — The newspaper publisher, the watermelon farmer, the metal fabricator and the housewife gathered about a year ago and decided to take the plunge into the business of …

• Boeing looks for greener jet fuel

  August 31, 2007 in Business on Page A10 SEATTLE – Once reluctant to believe that alternative energy made any sense in jet airplanes, Boeing now ponders how to take the biofuels revolution off the ground. The world’s largest …

• Biodiesel drives inquisitive retiree

  August 5, 2007 in Idaho on Page B7 LACLEDE, Idaho – Del Brandon figures it costs him less than a penny a mile to drive his 1984 Volkswagen pickup. About a year ago, the 74-year-old tinkerer, retired heating …

• Green power gets a lift

  March 18, 2007 in Business on Page E2 STATELINE, Nev. — Mammoth Mountain urges its visitors to park their cars and take advantage of an extensive bus network. The Vail resorts, including nearby Heavenly at Lake Tahoe, run …

• Biofuels may endanger rainforests

  March 11, 2007 in City on Page B2 WASHINGTON – America’s drive for energy independence and clean air could threaten orangutans, Sumatran tigers, elephants, rhinoceroses and the world’s largest butterflies. All could be hurt as the rainforests of …

• Biodiesel plant looks east for raw materials

  February 2, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Washington state’s new biodiesel production facility will be looking over the Cascades for more of its raw materials. The Imperium Renewables refinery in Grays Harbor said Thursday it had signed …

• Bert Caldwell: Ethanol excitement isn’t fueled by reality

  January 25, 2007 in Business on Page A8 Excitement over the Bush Administration’s plans for ethanol development lasted less than 24 hours.

• Chicken fat may help fuel biodiesel industry

  January 3, 2007 in Business on Page A8 DEXTER, Mo. – Jerry Bagby is typical of the oilmen who are prospecting for a fortune in the Midwestern biofuels boom. He’s convinced there’s oil in these hills – and …