In Washington, D.C., President Biden, the EPA and renewable energy leaders are disappointed in the Supreme Court decision in West Virginia v. EPA that curtails the EPA’s ability to limit emissions from the energy sector and making it harder than ever for the EPA to regulate carbon emissions from existing power plants as well as […]
In France, a playfully macabre short film encouraging the consumption of people—specifically, Swedish people, going by the film’s title “Eat a Swede” and tagline “go Swegan”—has won the Entertainment Grand Prix at Cannes Lions festival. Commissioned by the Swedish Food Federation and created by McCann Stockholm, the 18-minute film uses shock value to promote alternative, […]
In Washington, the Alternative Fuels & Chemicals Coalition issued a call for abstracts and opened registration for its 2nd annual Biobased Economy Conference, which will be held November 6-8, 2022 at the Gaylord National Resort Center in Washington, D.C. At the AFCC event, the focus will be on: Sustainable Feedstocks and Biofuels; Biobased Manufacturing: Renewable […]
In Argentina, Agritotal reports that given the lack of diesel that the country is going through, which generates complications in all spheres -both social and economic- losses and difficulties in producing, the Argentine Agroindustrial Council (CAA) through its associated entities, proposes that beyond the current mandatory blend of 5% for SMEs, companies can use biodiesel […]
In Washington, a recent, highly publicized report led by Tyler Lark of the University of Wisconsin attacking the Renewable Fuel Standard is “more problematic than what we initially evaluated to be the case,” according to a new review of the work by researchers from the Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory, Purdue University, the University of […]
In Scotland, famed whiskey distiller Macallan has launched a limited edition Fine Cacao whiskey that uses cacao pod waste for its packaging. The single-malt is the second in Macallan’s cacao-inspired collection and boasts a mellower profile than the dark, bittersweet notes of its Rich Cacao predecessor. The libation arose from a collaboration between Macallan Whiskey […]
In Belgium, the EU Commission will release its RePowerEU Strategy this month, aiming to reduce the EU’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Together with 40 other civil society stakeholders BirdLife strongly cautions against pursuing false solutions. This includes building more fossil gas infrastructure, leading to stranded assets, reactivating or extending the operation of coal, burning more […]
In Australia, Scania Australia has commissioned a locally-built Hybrid-Electric city bus for demonstration duties in a bid to expose its real-world benefits to operators around the country. The bus is similar in specification to that already in service with a number of operators in Victoria and South Australia. It offers fuel savings of between 25 […]
In Washington, sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is a proven and essential component of the aviation industry’s drive toward decarbonization, and federal tax policies such as a dedicated blender’s tax credit are necessary to spur investment in commercial-scale production of this vital next-generation fuel, a large group of stakeholders said in a recent letter to Congress. […]
In South Dakota, opening the door to 30% ethanol blends would save consumers billions of dollars at the gas pump and reduce imported oil by as much as one billion barrels per year, according to officials at Glacial Lakes Energy who sent a letter to the South Dakota Congressional delegation. In a letter to the […]
