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OSU Moves Forward To Meet President's Call For Bio-Energy Research
President Bush's 2006 State-of-the-Union address included a challenging goal: "to replace more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025." As a critical component of his proposal, the president pledged support for research in cutting-edge methods to produce biofuels. [more]
Energy Section of the President's Speech
Federal Funds for Renewable Energy
January 9, 2006
USDA Release No. 0002.06
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced the availability of funding of more than $19 million in grants to support the development of renewable energy projects and value-added agricultural business ventures. [more]