Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
A beef producer that cranks out 22 million pounds of tallow a week will be turning that waste into another alternative to non-renewable petroleum. This story from the Sioux City (IA) Journal says Beef Products, Inc., better known as BPI, the world’s largest producer of lean boneless beef, has partnered with Natural Innovative Renewable Energy to [...]
Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 07/13/2008
got this in email: Metro Prayer for July 11, 2008 The Omaha World Herald reported that more Nebraska children left the state's child welfare system than entered it during the two years since Gov. Dave Heineman issued directives aimed at reducing the number of state wards.The
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
“Fueling Revolution” is the theme for the 2008 Ethanol Conference and Trade Show being held August 12-14 at the Qwest Center in Omaha, Nebraska. The conference officially gets underway on August 13 with morning breakout sessions on a number of important topics, including Protecting Profitability in Volatile Markets, Mid-Range Ethanol Blends & E85, Current Issues in Distillers [...]
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
For more than 10 years, John Lotter has faced death in Nebraska's electric chair for the grisly 1993 triple murder that spawned the movie "Boys Don't Cry."
Earth2Tech (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
Even as numerous U.S. ethanol producers could shutter a substantial portion of their plants over the coming months, Danish enzyme producer Novozymes appears unphased. The company said this morning that it plans to build an enzyme production facility in Blair, Neb., that will cost between $80 million and $100 million and will start operation [...]
Brownfield (Free subscription) | 06/23/2008
I hope the food vs. fuel debate does not represent the "defining issue" for the future of American agriculture. I do know it is the most divisive issue that the ag industry has seen in my lifetime to date. It...
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
A TORNADO ripped through makeshift shelters in a scout camp, killing four teenage boys and injuring dozens of others.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 06/13/2008
A TORNADO ripped through makeshift shelters in a scout camp, killing four teenage boys and injuring dozens of others.
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Gov. Dave Heineman today unveiled the new look of the official Web site for the state of Nebraska. The site underwent a complete redesign and launched on June
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
LINCOLN, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nebraska Secretary of State John Gale announced the six winners of the 2008 Nebraska Spirit Art Contest. The winners will have their artwork available to the
US News (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Officials from the University of Nebraska-Kearney closed down campus on Friday after high winds and a series of tornadoes damaged the roofs of several school buildings Thursday night.
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman helped officials with VeraSun Energy and others in a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Thursday for its 110 million-gallon-per year biorefinery in Albion, Nebraska. The plant is one of 11 VeraSun ethanol production facilities currently in operation. The company has an annual production capacity of more than one billion gallons, [...]
News: Moldova.org: Politics (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Tornadoes tore through two Nebraska towns Thursday night, producing damage that prompted Gov. Dave Heineman to declare a state of emergency.Heineman also put the Nebraska National Guard on alert in case troops were need to help, KOLN-KGIN in Lincoln-Grand Island reported.The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency said there were initial reports of several dozen homes damaged in Aurora and Kearney. The...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
A powerful storm packed with possible tornadoes has knocked a train of its tracks and downed trees and power lines.
Domestic Fuel (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
VeraSun Energy will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony and open house Thursday for its 110 million-gallon-per year biorefinery in Albion, Nebraska. The plant began operation in October 2007 and VeraSun announced it would acquire the facility from ASAlliances in July 2007. The plant is one of 11 VeraSun ethanol production facilities currently in operation. According to VeraSun [...]
