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New proposed rule changes for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Read it here. The USDA is seeking feedback before December 15th regarding these changes. Stay tuned for more information.

Sherrie Gruder, UW-Madison School of Engineering, shared this information distributed by the Office of Energy Independence and how we can progress in 2009 towards generating 25% of our own energy in 2025 goal.

Conference Programs through the Year 2009

Filed under Energy Needs and Bioenergy Potential

EVENTS: UW-Madison's Department of Biochemistry is devoting it's semester-long weekly lecture series to biofuels. The series continues Monday, Dec. 8th with John Ralph
of UW-Madison.

Contemporary Biochemistry: Biofuels

Filed under Events

EVENT: MATC is offering a class titled: Renewable Energy for the Developing World, an online course which will include a 9 day trip to Costa Rica for research. For more information, here is a course fact sheet.

Filed under Events

Sherrie Gruder, from UW-Madison's School of Engineering, shared this Web site, which has a set of research reports from recent history by Wisconsin's Focus on Energy that explore the connection between energy and climate change with forestry, agriculture, natural resources and Wisconsin’s economy.

Environmental & Economic Research Program

Filed under Links

Roger Kasper, from DATCP, shard this site of links and information about the 2008 Farm Bill:

Understanding Dairy Markets: 2008 Farm Bill

POWER UPDATE: From the Office of Energy Independence:

eBio Newsletter October 2008

Filed under Energy Needs and Potential

Wisconsin Focus On Energy's research grant winners have been announced. The Environmental and Economic Research and Development Program announced nearly $1.5 million in grants for 13 research projects that will help assess impacts of alternative energy use on the state's environment and economy.

Wisconsin Focus on Energy Announces Research Grants: Many biomass projects are among the winners

Filed under Community Resources

Noel Radomski, Director and Associate Researcher for WISCAPE, shared news of Michigan State's research and development of more efficient corn-based ethanol:

Cows may hold key to unleashing plant energy

Filed under Cellulosic Ethanol

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