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Obama trying to give biofuels a bump

Currently, the United States isn't producing enough biofuels to satisfy the requirements set out by the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and President Obama's administration is planning to do something about it. On Tuesday, Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a new $786.5 million program to speed development and commercialization of biofuels in America.

Nicholas Cage movie suffers second crash, nine injured

The Universe does not want Nicholas Cage to make another movie, and it's turning vehicles into weapons in order to thwart the filming of his latest flick, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, in New York City. Two people were injured earlier this week when a stunt man drove a Ferrari through the front door of a Sbarro's during filming

Media outlet: Ethanol's minor impact on food prices ignored by media

The Southeastern Farm Press, echoing the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), is pointing a finger at the media for not reporting on a recent finding by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). According to the CBO's report, called "The Impact of Ethanol Use on Food Prices and Greenhouse-Gas Emissions," ethanol production caused food prices to rise "only" 0.5 to 0.8 of a percentage point in 2008. We mentioned the report,

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