WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Radio Boston Blog Boston Weather Climate Connections BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a News Tip RSS Feeds Podcasts GM Backs Emerging Ethanol By Curt Nickisch Listen to story (Real Audio) BOSTON, Mass. - May 01, 2008 - General Motors is backing a Boston renewable energy company to produce ethanol that's not made from food sources. Mascoma, which turns biomass such as grasses and wood pulp into the fuel additive ethanol, has already raised $50 million to improve and implement its technology. WBUR's Business and Technology reporter Curt Nickisch reports.    From The WBUR Newsroom Doctor's "Life in the Balance" BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) We speak with a prominent Boston area cardiologist who's now coping with Parkinson's disease. Dr. Thomas Graboys has written a candid book to help others cope. Victims Await Vatican Response BOSTON, Mass. (May 12, 2008) A month after meeting with the Pope, local victims of clergy sex abuse watch for signs of change in how the Vatican handles the issue. State Street May Pay for Risky Investments BOSTON, Mass. (May 09, 2008) Boston-based State Street Corporation may end up paying far more than it's prepared for over its involvement in the sub-prime mortgage crash. State Rejects Home Insurance Hike BOSTON (May 09, 2008) State officials have rejected a plan by the state's home insurer of last resort to hike premiums by about 13 percent.