In Washington, the USDA says it expects ethanol refineries to be co-located near feedstock sources as new non-corn based technologies become commercially available, helping to break the concentration of ethanol production and availability in the corn belt.
At the same time, the Des Moines Register is reporting that Sen. Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, is expressing concerns that blender pump and flex-fuel car mandates wouild discourage the development of drop-in biofuels.
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