biofuel science News
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Groups urge EPA to release renewable fuels standard rulemaking
The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) called on the Administration to follow a transparent, science based process in determining the rules for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), including the key issue of greenhouse gas emissions. “We must ensure biofuels are done right,” said Franz Matzner, acting legislative director for NRDC. “A key step is for ...
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EU biofuels policy ‘not supported by science’
More than 150 scientists and economists have written to the Commission calling for it to recognise that biofuels production can have indirect impacts on land-use, and for the resulting emissions to be taken into account in assessing which biofuels help in the fight against global warming. The letter comes as one branch of the biofuels industry has broken away from the rest by saying it would ...
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Fabrizio Barbaso, European commission, deputy Director General for energy and transport
Will give an opening speech about 'Promoting Biomass in the EU and the Role of Biomass in the Renewable Energy Directive'. After a short introduction of the RES-E Directive of 2001 and Biofuels Directive of 2003 and EU Biomass Action Plan of 2005, Barbaso is going to present the RES targets and sectors (including heating and cooling) and the national renewable energy action plans, including ...
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Year of Science 2009: EPA celebrates may as sustainability month
EPA scientists will celebrate Sustainability Month, part of the Year of Science 2009, by connecting with the public through blogs, podcasts and demonstrations of the importance of sustainability in our communities. The Year of Science 2009 was created by the Coalition on the Public Understanding of Science (COPUS) to engage the public in science by showing why science matters in their communities ...
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Statement By Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams On The Need To Support The Renewable Fuels Standard
"The Renewable Fuels Standard, (RFS) is critical to maintaining biofuels as a pillar of U.S. energy policy now, and moving into the future. Radical changes to, or the elimination of the RFS all together, will endanger our country's energy security. "The opponents of the RFS are exploiting the drought in the Midwest to roll back a policy they never supported in the first place. This ...
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Honeywell Joins Oklahoma, Federal Officials In Support of Ex-Im Bank contributions to local economy
Honeywell (NYSE: HON) showcased the benefits of the U.S. Export-Import Bank today at a roundtable attended by Congressmen and local leaders at a Honeywell natural gas equipment manufacturing site near Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin also voiced her support for the bank. “The U.S. Export-Import Bank supports American jobs. It ensures U.S. businesses of all sizes can compete in a ...
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Ethanol Industry to EPA: RFS about more than greenhouse gases
The drive to produce and use more domestic renewable fuels is about energy security, economic opportunity, and environmental sustainability. Unfortunately, in its proposed rule for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) seems to be ignoring the energy and environmental benefits of this program while it seeks greenhouse gas reductions based on unproven ...
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Member state biofuel plans will cause higher emissions than fossil fuels
The use of biofuels in EU transport will emit between 81% and 167% more greenhouse gases than fossil fuels and require an area twice the size of Belgium in new land to grow biofuel crops. That is the latest evidence concerning the environmental impact of biofuels, which was published earlier this month. As the findings are based on EU member states’ plans for increasing use of biofuels and ...
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Renewable fuels may have hidden costs, study says
A global push toward production of biofuels, advocated by many as a measure to curb greenhouse gas emissions, could have exactly the opposite effect unless adequate controls are put in place, a new study has found. Because forests, which remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, could end up being cut down to create new cropland as a result of intensive agriculture for fuels, a gallon of biofuel ...
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