Today in Biofuels: Trends to Watch for 2008; What Bali Means to You; $150 oil?

Top Story:

As lead story in our Year End Edition, Biofuels Digest published its Trends to Watch for 2008.

Producer News:

Biofuels Digest published a short report on producer and financial trends, titled “Think Sustainable, Not Renewable”.

International News:

Balloting is continuing for the Biofuels Digest Biofuels Personality of the Year. Voting continues through December 31st, when the winners will be announced.

Research News:

Biofuels Digest analyzes the energy self-sufficiency of the 50 US states in its state-by-state “Oil Independence Report”.

Policy and Policymakers:

Biofuels Digest prepared a report on the outcomes from the 13th UN Conference on Climate Change, titled “What Bali Means to You”.

Consumer and Fleet News:

The Money and Markets newsletter predicts $150 oil by the end of 2008, in comparison to a price prediction of $105 per barrel from Goldman Sachs and $85 from the Energy Information Administration.

Financial News:

The Biofuels Digest Indexâ„¢, a basket of public biofuels stocks, rose 0.35 points today to close at 133.56.

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