41 News & Press Releases found
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) News
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The Advanced Biofuel Sector Needs the Renewable Fuel Standard to Continue Working, BIO Says
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today submitted written testimony to the House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy hearing, “Up Against the Blend Wall: Examing EPA’s Role in the Renewable Fuel ...
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Repeal of Florida’s Renewable Fuel Standard Will Stifle Innovation, Investment and Jobs, BIO Says
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today expressed its disappointment that the Florida legislature passed and Gov. Rick Scott (D-Fla.) signed HB 4001, repealing the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard. The law had required that on-road ...
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Biofuels’ Environmental Benefits Are Growing, BIO Tells House Energy & Commerce Committee
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today submitted comments in response to the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s third white paper on the Renewable Fuel Standard, “Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Other Environmental ...
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BIO Welcomes EPA Proposed Rule on New RFS2 Pathways
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today welcomed the opportunity for public comment on proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) amendments and clarifications, which include new pathway determinations for advanced biofuels such as ...
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BIO Issues Call for Paper and Panel Submissions for 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial Biotech and Bioenergy
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) invites leaders from the biotechnology, chemical and agricultural industries to submit proposals and abstracts for panels, individual papers and posters for the 2013 Pacific Rim Summit on Industrial ...
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BIO Responds to House Energy & Commerce White Paper on Renewable Fuel Standard
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today submitted comments to the House Energy & Commerce Committee’s Bipartisan Review of the Renewable Fuel Standard with Examination of Agricultural Impacts. In a letter addressing the ...
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BIO Asks Florida Gov. Scott to Preserve the State’s RFS
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today urged Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) to veto HB 4001/SB 320, which is anticipated to be passed by the Florida legislature next week and repeal the state’s Renewable Fuel Standard. ...
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BIO Recommends Changes to EPA’s RIN Quality Assurance Program
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today asked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to consider changes to the proposed RFS Renewable Identification Number (RIN) Quality Assurance Program (QAP) proposal. The agency invited comments ...
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The RFS Motivates Industry to Solve the Blend Wall, BIO’s Brent Erickson Tells ABLC Attendees
The Renewable Fuel Standard was designed to reduce our reliance on foreign oil in transportation; the so-called blend wall is not a reason to abandon it, Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s ...
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BIO Comments on EPA’s 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Rules
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) recently submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on the proposed Regulation of Fuels and Fuel Additives: 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS). The comments emphasized that ...
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BIO’s 10th Annual World Congress to Feature Presentations on Latest in Advanced Biofuels, Renewable Chemicals and Commercialization
Global biofuel and renewable chemical company executives and managers developing strategies to further commercialization will speak in breakout sessions at BIO’s 10th annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology this June in Montreal, ...
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BIO Welcomes EPA Final Rule on New Advanced and Cellulosic Biofuels
On Friday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued long-awaited approval for new feedstocks and biofuel processes under the Renewable Fuel Standard. The rule was first proposed in January 2012 and now clears a path for advanced and ...
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BIO Welcomes 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard Rules
The Renewable Fuel Standard continues to ensure that the U.S. fuel market will be open to advanced and cellulosic biofuels as producers ramp up production. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today welcomed the Environmental Protection ...
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Teleconference: BIO and Advanced Biofuel Companies to Discuss Anticipated 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): WHAT: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) established national goals for reducing U.S. reliance on foreign oil by producing biofuels and bringing new advanced ...
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Teleconference: BIO and Advanced Biofuel Companies to Discuss Anticipated 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO): WHAT: The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) established national goals for reducing U.S. reliance on foreign oil by producing biofuels and bringing new advanced ...
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The State of American Energy Relies on Increased Renewable Fuel Production, BIO Says
The state of U.S. energy production and energy security requires a focus on more than just increased oil production. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Industrial and Environmental Section, today ...
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Extension of Second-Generation Biofuel Tax Credits Supports Innovation and Economic Growth, BIO Says
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Congress for including extensions and modifications of the Second Generation Biofuel Producer Credit and the Special Allowance for Second Generation Biofuel Plant Property in final passage ...
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BIO President Greenwood Issues Call to Arms to Renewable Energy Community
Now is the time for a call to arms for the renewable energy industry to support and protect America’s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), Jim Greenwood, President & CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, told attendees of RETECH 2012 ...
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BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood to Discuss Renewable Fuel Standard During RETECH Keynote Speech
BIO: WHAT: BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood will deliver a keynote address at the RETECH 2012 conference, discussing the advanced renewable fuels industry’s ongoing need and ...
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BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood to Discuss Renewable Fuel Standard During RETECH Keynote Speech
BIO: WHAT: BIO President & CEO Jim Greenwood will deliver a keynote address at the RETECH 2012 conference, discussing the advanced renewable fuels industry’s ongoing need and ...