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News

Ethanol benefits debated
(Topeka Capital-Journal, April 5, 2009)

Kansas blender pump program becomes permanent
(Ethanol Producer Magazine, Feb. 6, 2009)

Pratt firm to be sold
(Hutchinson News, Oct. 29, 2008)

Price of grain halts grinding at plant
(Pratt Tribune, February 27, 2008)

A Renewed Push for Ethanol, Without the Corn
(The New York Times Magazine, April 17, 2007)
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Ethanol boom fuels shortage of some seeds
(Hutchinson News, March 13, 2007)
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A green light for ethanol plant
(Dodge City Globe, March 10, 2007)

Bush Makes a Pitch for Amber Waves of Homegrown Fuel
(The New York Times, Feb. 23, 2007)
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Black & Veatch to build pilot ethanol plant
(Kansas City Star, Feb. 21, 2007)
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Rural Kansans eager, anxious about impact on their lives, communities
(Hutchinson News, Feb. 11, 2007)
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Iowa town with pair of ethanol plants sees boom ahead
(Hutchinson News, Feb. 11, 2007)
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Energy experts knock Bush plan for ethanol as gas substitute
(San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 25, 2007)

Ethanol opponents sue county
(Dodge City Globe, Jan. 18, 2007)

Ethanol plant faces new zoning hearing
(Wichita Eagle, Jan. 17, 2007)

Fuel boom may have aftershocks in food supply
(Lawrence Journal-World, Jan. 8, 2007)

New prospect for US: glut of ethanol plants
(Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 5, 2007)

Rise in Ethanol Raises Concerns About Corn as a Food
(The New York Times, Jan. 5, 2007)
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Ethanol demand spikes corn prices
(Topeka Capital-Journal, Dec. 15, 2006)
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Opponents consider suit to halt Ethanol plant
(Hutchinson News, Dec. 1, 2006)
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Commentary

Abouhalkah: New study - Ethanol is worst form of renewable energy
(Topeka Capital Journal, Dec. 19, 2008)

Commentary: The other side of ethanol
(Freeport (Ill.) Journal Standard, March 10, 2007)

Editorial: The Price of Corn
(The New York Times, Feb. 6, 2007)
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Polansky: Ethanol production must adhere to state's water rules
(Wichita Eagle, Feb. 1, 2007)

Ethanol: Blessing or bane?
(Kansas City Star, October 30, 2006)
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Resources

Map of ethanol and biodiesel activity in Kansas
(PDF-319 kb), Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture, December 2009.

Map of operating and idled ethanol and biodiesel plants in Kansas
(PDF-343 kb), Source: Kansas Department of Agriculture, December 2009.

Map of Existing and Proposed ethanol projects in Kansas, (PDF-457 kb)
Source: KEIN, Nov. 2006.

Map of Kansas E85 and biodiesel fueling stations, (PDF-175 kb)
Source: KEC Chart Book, Dec. 2006.

DTN Ethanol Center, Information on locations, markets and more

Ethanol from Biomass (PDF) Governors' Ethanol Coalition - April 2005

The Fuel Retailers Ethanol Guide - Kansas Grains - June 2005

Kansas Ethanol Information - Kansas Grains - Producers, retailers, and other info

Kansas E-85 Information - Kansas Grains - E85 retailers, list of flex-fuel auto's, more

National Agricultural Statistics Service - Kansas - USDA

On-line Publications

Environmental

Morris, David, & J. Brondum, Does Ethanol Use Result in More Air Pollution?, Institute for Local-Self Reliance, September 2000

Energetics

Shapouri, H., J.A. Duffield, & M. Wang, The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update, USDA Agricultural Economics Report No. 814. 16 p, July 2002

Shapouri, H., J.A. Duffield, & M.S. Grabosiki, Estimating the Net Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol, USDA Agricultural Economics Report No. 721. 24 p, July 1995

Lorenz, David & D. Morris, How Much Energy Does It Take to Make a Gallon of Ethanol?, Institute for Local-Self Reliance, August 1995

Delucchi, Mark A., Lifecycle Energy Use, Greenhouse-Gas Emissions, and Air Pollution from the Use of Transportation Fuels and Electricity, Institute of Transportation studies. University of California. Davis. 245 p. December 1998

Wang, M., C. Saricks, and D. Santini, Effects of Fuel Ethanol Use on Fuel-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory, ANL/ESD-38. 32 p. January 1999
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CU scientist terms corn-based ethanol 'subsidized food burning'
Cornell University Press Release, August 2001

Ethanol Guzzles Gas, Study Says
Wired. COM, August 2001 (response to Pimentel's findings)

Dubois, M.K., S.W. White, T.R. Carr, Co-generation, Ethanol Production and CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery Model for Environmentally and Economically Sound Linked Energy Systems, Kansas Geological Survey, Open-file Report 2002-6, AAPG Poster, March 2002