In Washington, there’s a political rift opening up between the Renewable Fuels Association and the Advanced Biofuels Association because the latter thinks the former is encroaching on its turf by trying to get the EPA to limit the advanced biofuels quota in an attempt to reduce Brazilian ethanol imports. The National Biodiesel Board is standing […]
In Indonesia, the country is ready to take the European Union to the World Trade Organization over its biodiesel trade disagreement following bilateral negotiations that failed to resolve the problem. The industry expects the EU to impose duties on Indonesian biodiesel imports following the tracking of imports from Indonesia and Argentina last month. An announcement […]
In the UK, concerns that subsidies for renewable electricity from biomass could cause a six-fold surge in demand for the UK’s forestry products have lead RSPB, Friends of the Earth, and Greenpeace to send a letter to The Times condemning the use of biomass in energy. The Renewable Energy Association fired back, releasing a “strongly-worded […]
In Florida, the Naples News is reporting that Algenol may choose to locate its first $400M commercial facility outside of its home state of Florida, if Governor Rick Scott signs a bill repealing the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard. “We have looked at Polk County, Hendry County, Martin County,” Woods told the News. “We have looked […]
In Washington, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) sent a letter along with several of his colleagues to Acting U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador, Demetrios Marantis, and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Rebecca Blank, urging them to evaluate a recent decision by the European Commission (E.C.) to impose a country-wide anti-dumping duty on exports […]
In Sweden, the Stockholm Environmental Institute argues that Europe’s “fiddling” with its 10% biofuels targets endangers equity and development while supporting oil. “If the union combines proactive engagement abroad with sensible and more consistent market signals at home, the global and EU biofuels markets can move in tandem on a sustainable path – rather than […]
In Washington, more than 100 national, state and regional organizations delivered a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging them to adopt a new Farm Bill with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. “In the midst of an economic downturn, the U.S. agricultural sector has been […]
In Europe, five national biofuels associations have signed a joint statement refusing the European Commission’s ILUC proposal. The associations from Spain, Italy, Poland, the UK and Germany say that they support policies to reduce negative impacts from land use change and on food security but says the ILUC proposal ignores the positive impacts of first […]
In Washington, Growth Energy welcomed United Wisconsin Grain Producers as its newest member, bringing total plant membership to 79, with another 78 associate members. UWGP, located in Friesland, WI, began producing in 2005 and now has the capacity to produce approximately 58 million gallons of ethanol per year, 200,000 tons of distillers grains and they purchase […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and and Congressman Peter DeFazio introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to clearly label genetically engineered foods so that consumers can make informed choices about what they eat. More than one and a half million Americans have filed […]
