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As Republicans and Democrats debate whether the Texas oil man in the White House or the San Francisco liberal with the gavel in the U.S. House of Representatives is to blame for high gas prices, one senator is rejecting the premise of the dispute.

Ever wondered how difficult it would be to make your own biodiesel?

Biodiesel can be made from a wide variety of fats and oils, and it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to do it.

Farmers and city folks who are interested in learning how to make biodiesel may want to attend an upcoming workshop that is being [...]

In its most recent cover story Business 2.0 magazine has named a Carroll County, Iowa-based energy company as one of a handful of “game-changing startups most likely to upend existing industries — and spawn new entrepreneurial opportunities.”

Ralston-based Renewable Energy Group, Ltd. (REG), believed to be the largest marketer and distributor of biodiesel in the United [...]

School’s out for the summer. You’re young and someone can get their hands on a bus; it’s time for a road trip. But for one group, this journey promises to be quite different, as does the bus.
Tomorrow, 13 young Americans will begin a two-month trip across the country promoting youth engagement in public service and the [...]

Stress corrosion cracking–that's probably not a phrase you're familiar with, but it is something that has been weighing heavily on the minds of ethanol producers in Iowa.
Stress corrosion cracking in pipelines is blamed as a major reason why ethanol cannot currently be pumped from the Midwest through the nation's existing pipeline infrastructure.
Finding a solution to [...]

Now that he is settled into his new role as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, Bill Northey sees an exciting and dynamic future for Iowa's farm economy.
He has served almost five months of his first term so far, and his first legislative session is behind him. Northey, a fourth-generation corn and soybean farmer from [...]

Scientists and innovators in Iowa have been studying the possibility of burning renewable fuels in power plants to generate electricity.
When we think of renewable fuels, we often think of the liquid fuels we pump into our cars. Renewable fuels such as ethanol and biodiesel are already replacing a significant percentage of the petroleum-based gasoline and [...]

Tom Harkin is teaming up with Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate on legislation that would establish new low-carbon fuel standards.
 According to Sen. Harkin, the legislation would require a reduction of approximately 180 million metric tons of carbon emissions by the year 2020.
Sen. Harkin and Sen. Obama are the co-sponsors of the National Low Carbon [...]