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CONTACT: Matt Johnston, 608-217-1424, mjohnston@wisc.edu MADISON - Global yields of most biofuels crops, including corn, rapeseed and wheat, have been overestimated by 100 to 150 percent or more, suggesting many countries need to reset their expectations of agricultural biofuels to a more realistic level. That's according to a study, led by Matt Johnston and Tracey Holloway of the University of Wisconsin-Madison...

-- Agenda includes U.S. Rep. Baldwin, Obama environmental adviser Learner as keynoters -- For Immediate Release  Contact: Jeff Mayers, president, WisPolitics.com/WisBusiness.com, 608-212-9422 MADISON, Wis. - U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, and Howard Learner, a senior energy and environmental adviser for Barack Obama's presidential campaign, will highlight a "Focus on Midwest Energy" conference on Monday, Feb. 23 at Madison's Monona Terrace.  A third keynote...

Dan Ebert will join WPPI Energy on February 16, 2009 as Vice President of Policy and External Affairs. Ebert will oversee the legislative and regulatory affairs, corporate communication, and policy development functions for the Sun Prairie, Wis.-based electric utility serving 50 member communities. "WPPI Energy and its members are very pleased to welcome Dan Ebert to our senior management team,"...

For more information, contact: Abby Werra Marketing Department (414) 287-9455 awerra@gklaw.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Milwaukee, Wisconsin (January...

Media Contact: Robyn Nowak Hoffman York (414) 225-9520 rnowak@hyc.com - Award recognizes Wisconsin's lead in Biogas digester systems - WASHINGTON D.C. (Jan. 14, 2009) - Focus on Energy has been recognized as a national leader in the promotion and practice of renewable energy by the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA). On Jan. 13, 2009, the CESA presented Focus on Energy, and four other states,...

CONTACT: Joel Pedersen, 608-263-4971, joelpedersen@wisc.edu MADISON - In the rogues' gallery of microscopic infectious agents, the prion is the toughest hombre in town. Warped pathogens that lack both DNA and RNA, prions are believed to cause such fatal brain ailments as chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer and moose, mad cow disease in cattle, scrapie in sheep and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in...

CONTACT: Dan Swift Dahl Automotive 561 Theater Road Onalaska, Wisconsin 54650 Phone: 608-769-6000 E-mail: dswift@dahlauto.com La Crosse and Onalaska, Wisconsin – (Jan 14, 2009) – Dahl Automotive is excited to offer Hyundai’s new Assurance Program. The program allows customers who buy a new Hyundai and lose their job within 12 months to return their vehicle, with the only exception being more than $7500 in negative...