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	Information USDA Energy Council WIREC 2008 Food and Fuel Briefing Advancing Renewable Energy Conference

	News and Fact Sheets FACT SHEET: 2008 Farm Bill Renewable Energy Provisions (September 5, 2008) Secretary of Energy Bodman and Agriculture Secretary Schafer Letter on Biofuels (June 11, 2008) Joint DOE and USDA Fact Sheet: Gas Prices and Oil Consumption Would Increase Without Biofuels WHITE HOUSE FACT SHEET: Increasing Our Energy Security and Confronting Climate Change Through Investment in Renewable Technologies

	Transcripts and Speeches Transcript of Remarks by Secretary Schafer at the 2008 Farm to Fuel Summit - Orlando, Florida - July 31, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer To National Council of Farmer Cooperatives on Farm Bill, Trade, Renewable Energy, Washington, D.C., June 12, 2008 Transcript of Keynote Address by Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer WIREC 2008 Conference - Washington, DC- March 6, 2008 Transcript of Remarks by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns at the Renewable Energy Roundtable - West Lafayette, Indiana - March 21, 2007 Transcript Of Tele-News Conference by Agriculture Secretary Johanns and Energy Secretary Bodman Regarding Renewable Energy Efforts - Washington D.C - June 23, 2006

	Audio and Video VIDEO: President Bush at WIREC 2008 VIDEO: President Bush at Renewable Energy Conference St. Louis, Missouri




	USDA Awards $35 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects Bismarck, North Dakota, August 27, 2008 - USDA announced that 639 individuals and businesses in 43 states and the Virgin Islands have been selected to receive $35 million in grants and loan guarantees for renewable energy systems.

	DOE and USDA Announce More than $10 Million in Bioenergy Plant Feedstock Research WASHINGTON, D.C. July 31, 2008 - DOE and USDA officials announced plans to award 10 grants totaling more than $10 million to accelerate fundamental research in the development of cellulosic biofuels.

	USDA Awards $6.9 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. July 22, 2008 Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced $6.9 million in loans and grants for renewable energy systems in farm and business operations.

	USDA Awards $1.52 Million for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects WASHINGTON, D.C. June 19, 2008 Agriculture Deputy Secretary Chuck Conner announced $1.52 million in loans and grants for renewable energy systems in farm and business operations.

	USDA Awards $623 Million in Electric Loans WASHINGTON, D.C. April 22, 2008 Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer today announced the selection of 30 rural utilities and cooperatives for new electric lines and system improvements in 20 states.

	USDA Rural Development Invites Applications for Renewable Energy Loans and Grants WASHINGTON, D.C. March 6, 2008 - Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced during an international renewable energy conference that USDA will accept $220.9 million in loan and grant applications within USDA's Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements Program.

	USDA, DOE to Invest up to $18.4 million for Biomass Research, Development and Demonstration Projects WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Ed Schafer and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Samuel Bodman today announced that combined, USDA and DOE will invest up to $18.4 million, over three years, for 21 biomass research and development (R&D), and demonstration projects

	USDA and DOE Name Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee Members WASHINGTON, DC, March 23, 2007 Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced the appointment of board members to serve on the Biomass Research and Development Technical Advisory Committee for a term of three years.