Brussels, 9 June 2006. The EU Wine Management Committee voted today on proposals from the European Commission to open crisis distillation of wine in France and Italy. For France a maximum of 1.5 million hectolitres of table wine and of 1.5 million hectolitres of quality wine can be offered for crisis distillation. For Italy crisis distillation has been opened for a maximum quantity of 2.5 million hectolitres of table wine and 100,000 hectolitres of quality wine. Further demands from Spain and Greece are still under examination.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) Bioenergy Task Force 40 in collaboration with the Lappeenranta University of Technology and the Technical Research Centre of Finland have published their report "Solid and Liquid Biofuels Market in Finland-A Study on International Biofuels Trade".

Taupo, New Zealand -- At its annual AGM, Genesis Research and Technology's head Jim Watson has asked investors for $5 million to help take

its biofuel technology to pilot stage.  The BioJoule pant will use willow as its feedstock, the energy to be geothermal in the form of steam.

Jefferson City , Missouri– Dresser Wayne has introduced the industry’s first approved E85 dispenser – the Dresser Wayne Vista ™ 387. The pump is both approved by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and the Weights and Measures Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Edmonton, Alberta--Jun 7, 2006 -- Syngas International Corp., a producer of hydrogen-enriched alternative fuels, has announced that initial findings in its biofuels research indicate that its biofuels could help increase lubricity in diesel fuels. Diesel fuel lubricity became an issue effective on June 1, 2006, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency made ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD) compulsory. ULSD applies to all diesel fuel sold for use in roadgoing vehicles. The allowable sulfur content (15ppm) is lower than the previous U.S. standard (500 ppm), and aims to reduce emissions of sulfur compounds, nitrogen oxides and particulates.

New York June 7, 2006--Hugo International Telecom today announced its acquisition of Mean Green BioFuels from GreenShift Corporation, Hugo's majority shareholder.

Bonn, 9 June 2006 – According to the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism (CDM) is as of today estimated to generate more than one billion tonnes of emission reductions by the end of 2012.

A bipartisan group of US Senators and Representatives introduced a Congressional resolution today calling for a new national renewable energy goal: 25% of the nation’s energy supply from renewable sources by 2025. The resolution builds on a broad and politically influential coalition including agriculture, industry, and environmental leaders, as well as several governors and state legislatures.

“Today we have Republicans and Democrats, rural and urban interests, and representatives from over 140 different farm, forestry and environmental organizations coming together behind a common energy goal for the nation,” said 25x’25 Steering Committee Co-Chair Bill Richards. “This introduction is truly unprecedented.”