Biofuels push curbs oil refinery expansion plans
The push from Congress and the White House for large biofuel increases prompts oil firms to scale back refinery expansions. With Bush seeking a 20 percent drop in gasoline use, industry executives see uncertain demand for gasoline over the next decade, moving to reduce or cancel expansion capacity while ethanol targets rise to 15 billion gallons by 2015 and 36 billion by 2022.
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Few fueling stations offer E85 as ethanol cars grow
In Albany, Steve Williams fuels a 2003 Ford Explorer with E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol. Nationwide, only about 1,145 public stations sell E85 despite 5 million flexible fuel vehicles, with costs and certification delaying wider rollout and drivers often unaware their cars can use the fuel.
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KU Medical Center unveils $800 million bioscience plan
Kansas University Medical Center plans a decade long expansion with 244 new researchers and 863000 square feet added to its Kansas City campus plus space at Lawrence to lure life science work. It aims to boost annual research grants from $88 million to $340 million by 2016, creating a regional hub with Saint Luke's Hospital Chil dren's Mercy and Stowers Institute partners and seeking $100 million in state and philanthropic funding.
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Stowers
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Benno Schmidt
Yale University
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Schmidt
Children’s Mercy
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Saint Luke’s Health System
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