I'm truly intrigued by the bioenergy initiatives that are taking place across the country. I'm fascinated by the way that they are being regionalized. The Minnesota legislature recently passed a biofuel law that requires diesel fuel sold in the state to have a certain percentage of corn bi-products. It doesn't hurt that corn is one of the biggest commercial interests in Minnesota and that this will help to remove surplus stock from the supply chain, helping to stabilize corn prices. Trucking unions are against it, though, for a variety of unions (but that's another story).
Now, Florida is getting into the act. The Florida Hydrogen Initiative is working with a company Ener1 to produce bioenergy from common Florida waste - citrus and theme park garbage.
Is anyone aware of other such initiatives?