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Trend Report Ethanol Plant Location Determinants and County Comparative Advantage
D.M. Lambert, M. Wilcox, A. English, and L. Stewart
Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 40,1(April 2008):117–135

Trend Report The Business of Southern Energy: Results from 2009 Tennessee Community Forums

National Report Southern Growth Policies Board's 2009 Report of the Future of the South

Tennessee Reports Growing and Harvesting Switchgrass for Ethanol Production in Tennessee
May 2008
Clark Garland

Tennessee Reports Biofuels '101'
March 2008
Michael Wilcox, Dayton Lambert and Kelly Tiller

Tennessee Reports Biomass Harvesting and Forest Stewardship: A Healthy Balance
December 2007
Adam Taylor and Larry Tankersley

Tennessee Reports Short Rotation Woody Crops for Biofuel
December 2007
David Mercker

Tennessee Reports Woody Biofuels: Past, Present and Future
December 2007
Adam Taylor

National ReportsThe Future of Biofuels: A Global Perspective
According to a recent ERS report, "Global biofuel production tripled between 2000 and 2007, but still accounts for less than 3 percent of global transportation fuel supply. Increased demand for biofuels has contributed to higher world food and feed pr ices. Biofuels will likely be part of a portfolio of solutions to high energy prices that includes conservation, more efficient energy use, and use of other alternative fuels." For more information.
November 2007

National Reports Biofueling Rural Development: Making the Case for Linking Biofuel Production to Rural Revitalization
Carsey Institute Policy Brief
Winter 2007