federal renewable fuel standard News
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Update - US Carbon Pricing Roundup for week ending May 24
A summary of legislative and regulatory action on carbon pricing and clean energy at the US subnational and federal level taken this week, including the push to finish Oregon’s WCI-modelled cap-and-trade proposal, Maryland’s governor proposing an alternative method of achieving 100% clean electricity, and several developments related to compliance waivers and proposed biofuel credit ...
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BIO Urges EPA and Congress to Stay the Course on the Renewable Fuel Standard
Jim Greenwood, president & CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today issued the following statement in reaction to a letter sent by 156 Members of the House of Representatives to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson, where they urged the EPA to reduce the federal Renewable Fuel Standard: “Some Members of Congress want ...
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Rules on efficiency, emissions to squeeze California gasoline demand
California may cut its transport fuel consumption by more than a billion gallons per year by 2020 as a result of policy initiatives and local support for electric and high-efficiency vehicles, according to research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance. The analysis puts forward two scenarios for the development of gasoline demand in the state over the next seven years. The base-case scenario sees ...
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EPA Announces Final 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
On August 6, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed its belated final rule establishing the 2013 renewable volume obligations (RVO) for the four fuel categories that are part of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program under the Clean Air Act (CAA): cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuel; and total renewable fuel. These standards apply to all ...
By Acta Group
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EPA Announces Final 2013 Renewable Fuel Standards
On August 6, 2013, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed its belated final rule establishing the 2013 renewable volume obligations (RVO) for the four fuel categories that are part of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program under the Clean Air Act (CAA): cellulosic biofuel; biomass-based diesel; advanced biofuel; and total renewable fuel. These standards apply to all ...
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BIO Urges EPA to Fully Consider Impacts of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver Requests
The Renewable Fuel Standard provides the fundamental foundation driving private investment in America’s advanced biofuels industry. The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today responded to formal requests by Gov. Bev Perdue (D-N.C.) and Gov. Mike Beebe (D-Ark.) that the Environmental Protection Agency waive the Renewable Fuel Standard for 2012. ...
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BIO Thanks Romney, Ryan for Supporting Energy Security and Standing Firm on the Renewable Fuel Standard
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today thanked Gov. Mitt Romney for his stated intention to “support increased market penetration and competition among energy sources by maintaining the RFS” in “The Romney Plan For A Stronger Middle Class: ENERGY INDEPENDENCE,” released yesterday. BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood said, ...
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United States must grasp opportunity to build sustainable energy system
The United States is in a strong position to deliver a reliable, affordable and environmentally sustainable energy system, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today as it released a review of U.S. energy policy. To do so, however, the country must establish a more stable and co-ordinated strategic approach for the energy sector than has been the case in the past. The IEA report ...
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