In Washington, Don Marino of the Louisiana Agri-Radio network reports: “American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says the first formal conference committee talks on the farm bill has renewed his group’s optimism that we are nearing the end of a three-plus year trek. Stallman notes Farm Bureau has two overarching goals with the conference. […]
In Washington, Renewable Fuels Association CEO Bob Dinneen issued a scathing critique of legislation drafted by Senators Diane Feinstein (D-CA) and Tom Coburn (R-OK) that would eliminate the conventional ethanol portion of the Renewable Fuel Standard. “This legislation is monumentally stupid,” said Dinneen. “We all understand that Senator Coburn just wants a world free of […]
In Washington, the last two weeks have seen a frenzy of lobbying efforts by both biofuel producers and oil industry to ensure the EPA gets the RFS for 2014 “right.”. Reuters says that since the government reopened on Oct. 21 that there have been 17 meetings held at the White House over the issue with […]
In Brazil, the energy minister has sent a request to the president to boost biodiesel blending to 7%, with 10% expected for 2020. Blending is currently at 5%. Already 5% was implemented in 2010, ahead of the planned 2013 implementation date, after B2 was successfully brought in during 2012. Industry has already been asking for […]
In Washington, the EPA released a statement saying the Obama Administration fully supports all types of ethanol, including corn-based, advanced and cellulosic ethanol, in response to AAA’s call to lower the RFS for 2014. It said that it is in the draft stage for coming up with a 2014 blending level and will include the […]
In California, biofuel policy under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard may set legal precedent allowing the state to limit trade of any product in its borders based on climate change impacts. Already the state has banned foie gras and eggs laid by chickens not raised in cages that comply with certain animal rights standards. Ethanol […]
In Washington, 25×25 is distributing a sign-on letter to Senators Stabenow and Cochran and Representatives Lucas and Peterson urging them to recognize the significant benefits of agricultural energy technologies and the need to pass a new Farm Bill as soon as possible. 25x’25 Alliance is working with other partners devoted to farm, ranch, and forest-based […]
In Washington, as the Office of Management and Budget prepares to release the 2014 EPA biofuels targets, White House and EPA staffers have met with Growth Energy, DuPont, Novozymes, Delta Airlines, Monroe Energy, Abengoa, and PBF Energy. The OMB has likewise hosted four meetings on the upcoming RFS rules last week. Concerns have been raised […]
In Washington, a bipartisan group of 13 congressmen from Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin and South Dakota sent a letter to the chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, following on a letter sent by senators last month, seeking an investigation into what caused the recent increases of RIN prices by 2900%.
In Washington, Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR), and Peter Welch (D-VT) released the following statement regarding the introduction of the RFS Reform Act in the U.S. House of Representatives: “The RFS debate is no longer just a debate about fuel or food. It is also a debate about jobs, small […]
