Northeast's First Ethanol Plant Opens For Business

The $90 million ethanol plant is located in the town of Shelby.Ethanol production has begun at a $90 million plant in Orleans County, the first of its kind in the Northeastern United States.

Farmers Protest Ethanol Distilleries in Middle America

            The New York Times reports that residents of Sparta, Wisconsin responded to a proposed new ethanol distillery with trepidation.

Buffalo On Wing Of The Green Economy

Did you know that the Great Lakes contain one quarter of the world's fresh water supply?

Lake ChamplainThat fact alone puts Buffalo in a pretty sweet position to become the next big powerhouse in creating a 'green economy.'

NY Has A Green Friend in Washington

In a press release, U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri announced his support for the 2008 Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which includes increased federal funding for cellulosic ethanol and biofuel production.

Corn-Based Ethanol

The NY Sun has a nice piece today on how the demand for corn used in ethanol is increasing the value of crop land by a significant amount. In New York, the value of farmland increased by seven percent last year.

Turning Corn Into Fuel in New York

The New York Sun has an interesting piece on the recent increase (and expansion) of ethanol plants across the country, with New York getting in on the action. In December, Cilion, Inc.