In Washington, the Renewable Fuel Standard took a beating in a joint hearing on Tuesday for two subcommittees of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee. The chairman of the Environment Subcommittee, Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.) who has been a long time critic of the RFS, said the policy was outdated based on old assumptions […]
In Washington, compared to corn ethanol, biofuels from next-generation feedstocks could greatly reduce carbon emissions that contribute to climate change, according to a new report by the Environmental Working Group and University of California experts. EWG measured the carbon emitted over the life cycle of ethanol made from switchgrass and from corn stover, the stalks […]
In Washington, the USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist has released a study looking at the policy, production, use, distribution and market interactions related to ethanol hoping to bring clarity to the complex interaction of ethanol production with agricultural markets and government policies. From ethanol blending economics to the role ethanol plays on crop and […]
In Washington, 80 percent of US registered voters support a renewable fuel standard today and just 10 percent oppose. The remaining 9 percent are unsure. Moore Information conducted an online survey of registered voters nationwide on behalf of the National Biodiesel Board. The survey showed continued support for a national renewable fuel standard to support […]
In Iowa, GOP presidential candidate Ben Carson has reversed his earlier support for redirecting petroleum subsidies towards higher ethanol blends of 30%, now saying he would want to see all government subsidies of all types eliminated, including agricultural subsidies. He says he is against major bailouts and the government picking winners and losers. America’s Renewable […]
In Washington, during the run up to the Environmental Protection Agency’s final rule on the RFS blending mandates for 2014 through 2016, the oil lobby led by the American Petroleum Institute is planning to a run a “multifaceted advocacy campaign” across radio, TV and the internet in the Washington, DC market to tell consumers and […]
In New York, the oil lobby is fighting hard against two bills that would boost New York City’s use of biofuels—something the mayor is strongly supporting. At a hearing on Monday discussing that bills that would boost biodiesel use in heating oil to 5% by 2016 and 20% by 2030 while requiring school buses run […]
In Zimbabwe, the Provincial Affairs minister for Manicaland has told Green Fuel it will not grant the additional 250 ha of land for sugarcane expansion until the company plows investment back into the community for CSR projects. She said she would grant the company 100 ha for corn but not for cane because people cannot […]
In Oregon, the Renewable Fuels Association, in comments submitted today to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in response to the agency’s September proposed rule for the state’s Clean Fuels Program (CFP), reaffirmed its staunch commitment to “support performance-based low carbon fuel programs that are grounded in the principles of fairness, sound science, and […]
In Washington, 81 major corporations with operations in the U.S.–including Google, Facebook, Apple, Coca Cola and General Motors–have taken a White House pledge “to demonstrate their support for action on climate change and the conclusion of a climate change agreement in Paris that takes a strong step forward toward a low-carbon, sustainable future.” Signing the […]
