Today in Biofuels Opinion: “10 Things to Know About Biden and Energy”

In the Minneapolis Star-Tribune: “To gauge Wall Street’s opinion of ethanol, look no further than VeraSun Energy. Of the 19 analysts who have recommendations on the stock, five had “buys,” two had “sells” and 12 recommended holding it. What gives? Analysts’ views on VeraSun have as much to do with their expectations for the corn ethanol industry as with the company itself.

Katie Fehrenbacher in Earth2Tech, “10 Things to Know About Biden and Energy: “The future of federal energy policy is looking bright — Barack Obama chose Delaware Sen. Joseph Biden as his vice president this weekend. Biden has a three-decade senate record that includes a solid history of establishing climate change and energy policies.”

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