Ethanol industry rallies from first-quarter slump
Increased driving lifts demand as U S ethanol producers report slumping profits in Q1 but expect margins to improve. Analysts note lower crude prices widened margins, corn costs ease, and rising gasoline consumption supports output growth and future demand.
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Minneapolis
Mark Warren
Ascendant Partners
Alex Breitinger
Paragon Ag Advisors
U.S
U.S. Energy Information Administration
Breitinger
Miscanthus crop begun at Eastern Iowa Airport for fuel and runoff control
Miscanthus, a sterile perennial grass, begins on 65 acres at Eastern Iowa Airport to be burned for University of Iowa power, with yields of 9 to 12 tons per acre. The project aims to cut nutrient runoff, improve Cedar River Watershed water quality, and meet a 40 percent renewable energy goal by 2020.
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Eastern
Iowa
Dan Black
Johnson County
Reprove Renewables
Greensboro
N.C
Black
Iowa City
Donald Swanson
Linn County
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Ron Corbett
Middle Cedar
Cedar River
Corbett
Ingrid Gronstal Anderson
Anderson
Adam Wesley
the Gazette
University of Iowa
Google self driving cars to test on California roads
Google plans to test 25 prototype self driving pods built by Roush Industries on public roads in California this summer. The two seaters will include removable steering wheels and pedals to meet state rules, with speed limited to 25 mph and engineers ready to take over if needed.
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Detroit
Google Inc
Google
Internet Search Company
Chris Urmson
California
Roush Industries
Urmson
Mountain View
Calif
Toyota recalls 637000 US vehicles in Takata air bag expansion
Toyota Motor Corp expands a global recall to 637000 U S vehicles due to potentially ruptured Takata airbags. The three campaigns cover 2003 2007 models including Corolla Matrix Sequoia Tundra RAV4 and Lexus SC with inflator rupture risks and possible injury. Toyota and NHTSA note ongoing investigations into root causes.
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Toyota Motor Corp
United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Japan
Takata Corp
Toyota
Florida
Gulf Coast
Puerto Rico
Hawaii
U.S. Virgin Islands
Saipan
American Samoa
General Motors Co
NHTSA
U.S
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