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U.S. gov’t to pour $786M into biofuels

Written by Eric Johnson
Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:00
Science Insider reports that the U.S. government announced plans to pour $786 million into ways to convert corn, wood, grass, and municipal waste into fuel for America’s cars. The funding comes from the Department of Energy’s portion of the $787 billion stimulus package approved in February. In another announcement, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed rules for carrying out a 2007 law that requires a threefold increase in the use of renewable fuels, reaching 36 billion gallons by 2022 Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 252
Last Updated on Wednesday, 09 December 2009 02:52

White House forms biofuels interagency group

Written by Eric Johnson
Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:11
Financial Times reports that the U.S. government formed a Biofuels Interagency Working Group that will include the Secretaries of Agriculture and Energy, and administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. The group is to develop the country’s first biofuels market development program, while also providing financial assistance. It also will help build a market for biofuels products by developing policies to increase flexible fuel vehicle production and assist in retail marketing effort Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 100
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:13

Minnesota increases biodiesel blend to 5%

Written by Eric Johnson
Wednesday, 20 May 2009 23:57
Midwest AGnet reports that renewable fuel in Minnesota is being increased as the state’s diesel fuel supply goes up from a 2% (B2) biodiesel blend to 5% (B5). The change is part of Governor Tim Pawlenty’s plan to make Minnesota the first U.S. state to require B20 by 2015. B5 usage in Minnesota will prevent 139 tons of particulate pollution and 330,000 tons of lifecycle greenhouse gases from entering the air each year. Increasing Minnesota’s diesel fuel blend will require about 40 million gallons of biodiesel per year Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 105
Last Updated on Thursday, 21 May 2009 00:03

Greenpeace: biodiesel not seen as significant driver in Amazon deforestation (Biodiesel Magazine)

Written by Nicholas Zeman
Tuesday, 05 May 2009 06:11
In July 2006, after Greenpeace International authored a report claiming that soya farming was the leading driver of Amazon deforestation, ADM, Cargill and other members of Brazil's vegetable oil and grain exporting industries “agreed to a voluntary moratorium on trading soy harvested from newly deforested areas in the Amazon biome for a period of two years,” said Bunge Ltd. in a company statement. “The intent was to relieve pressure on the Amazon biome, so work could be undertaken by government, industry, farmers and environmental groups to ensure its long-term protection.” The moratorium is scheduled to end in July after the original agreement was extended last year. Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 122
Last Updated on Tuesday, 05 May 2009 06:14

The Next Big Thing: Better Biofuels

Written by Eric Johnson
Wednesday, 22 April 2009 02:45
The financial crisis is taking up most of the media oxygen these days, but the aftershocks of two other acute crises, in energy and food prices, are still reverberating. The combined result is that energy and agriculture are becoming inseparable issues. Read More Read more Add comment (0) Hits: 129
Last Updated on Thursday, 30 April 2009 02:10

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