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Propane Industry Releases Survey of National Parks.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2003... The Propane Education and Research Council (PERC) recently announced that a new survey of national parks' fuel usage released by the propane industry finds that 75 percent of the parks polled use propane for various applications, with less than 20 percent using natural gas. PERC said the...

Manitoba Proposes Mandate of 10-percent Ethanol Blends by 2005.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2003... The government of Manitoba recently announced that energy, science and technology minister Tim Sale has introduced legislation mandating that 85 percent of gasoline sold in the province be blended with 10 percent ethanol by 2005. Officials said the Biofuels Act would also establish a...

Shell, Mitsubishi, Shutoken CO-OP Launch GTL Transport Fuel.(Brief Article)
November 26, 2003... Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K., Mitsubishi Corporation and Shutoken CO-OP Consumers' Cooperative Union recently announced the launch of a public trial for Shell's gas to liquids (GTL) Transport Fuel in Japan. According to Shell, the public trial involves the monitoring of two to three CO-OP...

Veneman Urges Senate to Pass Energy Bill.(U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) secretary Ann Veneman)(Brief Article)
November 25, 2003... U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) secretary Ann Veneman recently called on the Senate to pass the Energy Policy Act of 2003, maintaining that the bill "offers increased opportunity for agricultural producers and for energy consumers who want renewable, domestically produced and...

VeraSun Ethanol Plant Commences Operations.(Brief Article)
November 25, 2003... VeraSun Energy Corporation recently announced the opening of a 100-million-gallon-per-year, dry-grind ethanol plant in Aurora, SD, which was initially expected to open in March 2004. According to VeraSun, the "state-of-the-art" facility, designed to "lower the energy use and production...