The Bush administration has proposed scrapping the current U.S. renewable fuels standard that requires ethanol use to reach 6.8 billion gallons a year in 2010 in favor of a wider alternative fuels requirement that aims to cut America's foreign oil dependence.
 
Tue Mar 20, 2007 6:23PM EDT By Tom Doggett WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
 
    The Bush administration has proposed scrapping the current U.S. renewable fuels standard that requires ethanol use to reach 6.8 billion gallons a year in 2010 in favor of a wider alternative fuels requirement that aims to cut America's foreign oil dependence.

FORT DODGE, Iowa (AP)--Local exploration of alternative energy sources is fueling change in the region's high school classrooms. One result of the burgeoning local energy industry is the attention focused on high school biotechnology courses--courses that are increasing in number and in rigor.
 

 
A nation searching for ways t break its habit on fossil fuels can look to wind, solar, and other alternative energy sources in America's heartland.
California Farm Conference workshop offers energy advice
Bob Krauter, Capital Press California Editor