Ethanol consolidation coming

Green ethanol plays

Poet LLC, the nation's top ethanol producer, is now in buyout talks with a number of ethanol companies, such as VeraSun, and a number of other ethanol players. With many ethanol players suffering serious economic woes, Poet seems primed to grow with consolidation. And, with an ethanol supporter headed to the White House, it seems ethanol will remain an important part of the Nation's energy paradigm.

While we're not sure that ethanol counts as a green investment, we can only hope than any corn-based ethanol success leads to cellulosic ethanol R&D.