In North Carolina, a former state Environment and Natural Resources Department official has been sentenced to 40 months in prison and a $50,000 fine for extortion and money laundering. Boyce Hudson, who left the state department in 2005, was convicted of accepting $200,000 in cash and consulting work from Agri-Ethanol Products, in return for expediting permits for a proposed Agri-Energy ethanol plant in Beaufort County. The company had openly touted its relationship with Hudson, in communications to potential investors. One of the potential investors contacted authorities, prompting a federal investigation. The company proposed the construction of up to 20 ethanol plants in the Eastern US, but ultimately did not build any.
In North Carolina, former state Environmental and Natural Resources Department lobbyist Boyce Hudson pleaded guilty to accepting $200,000 in bribes from Agri-Ethanol Products to fast-track a permit fo...
In North Carolina, the American Petroleum Institute and the National Petrochemical and Refiner's Association filed suit in US District Court to overturn the North Carolina Blending Act, which requires...
In Colorado, state prison officials are examining options to add biodiesel operations to state diaries and farms that are managed by the Colorado Corrections Industries and provide food, work and trai...
In North Carolina, the proposed 30 Mgy International Coastal Biofuels biodiesel plant in Wilmington has received a a letter of intent from Eco-Energy for the purchase of its entire biodiesel output fo...
Forbes Magazine named Iowa, North Dakota, Georgia. Mississippi and North Carolina the most important state sources of biomass. Iowa was cited as the leader in grain potential, North Dakota for switchg...
In North Carolina, only two biofuel projects are still moving forward after a series of cancellations due to financing issues have stymied North Carolina's drive for biofuels leadership. The Clean Bur...
