Biodiesel Week

Milligan Bio-Tech receives $1.7M contribution from SaskBIO According to Milligan Bio-Tech Inc. President and CEO Joe Holash, his company's production facility in Foam Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, recently completed an $8 million expansion. The new SaskBIO funding will help support additional expansion goals. READ MORE SHARE
GAO report addresses federal renewable energy initiatives The U.S. Government Accountability Office has published a report outlining hundreds of initiatives that federal agencies have implemented regarding renewable energy. Bioenergy, solar and wind topped the list of the most commonly supported renewables. READ MORE SHARE
	ADM introduces Sustainable Grower Program for Canadian canola In order to comply with European export market requirements, the entire supply chain related to biodiesel feedstock production must meet the European standard for sustainability. ADM's Sustainable Grower Program aims to help growers become certified. READ MORE SHARE
MSE Enviro-Tech signs biodiesel supply deal with Wardlaw Fuels Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based MSE Enviro-Tech Corp. signed a two-year agreement with fuel and oil delivery service firm Wardlaw Fuels for the supply of biodiesel blends to the Transit Commission of the City of Sault Ste. Marie for its bus fleet. READ MORE SHARE
Promethean Biofuels Co-op up and running after weekend fire California-based Promethean Biofuels Co-op Corp. is back up and running after a weekend fire damaged the facility. Information released by local authorities noted spontaneous combustion of improperly disposed of oily rags was determined as the cause. READ MORE SHARE
Lee Enterprises Consulting adds alternative fuels grant writer Alternative fuels consulting group Lee Enterprises of Arkansas announced the addition of Amy Light Mills as its newest grant writer. Mills has a Bachelor of Science Degree with Honors in Agricultural Economics, a Juris Doctorate and an MBA. READ MORE SHARE
	Recognizing Rudolf Diesel's foresight on National Biodiesel Day National Biodiesel Day is celebrated March 18, the date of Rudolf Diesel's birthday, to honor him for recognizing the valuable role of oil-based fuel from renewable resources. His first compression-ignition engine a century ago ran on peanut oil. READ MORE SHARE
Biodiesel homebrewer pleads guilty to illegal dumping in La. Investigators found two locations where used cooking oil was being discharged into the canal from a biodiesel production operation at the residence. Hoses, connected to biodiesel containers, were found leading to a drainage canal behind the location. READ MORE SHARE