In New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo proposed in his State of the State address on Wednesday a $105 million partnership between the NYGC and the University at Buffalo’s Center for Computational Research, enabling genetic discoveries that will potentially save lives by transforming how health care impacts patients. Governor Cuomo’s commitment to vastly enhancing the […]
In Washington, the EPA has revised up its estimate of gasoline usage for 2014 to 134.6 billion gallons, the fourth month in a row where the demand estimate has gone up, making room for more ethanol and lower cuts to the RFS. Illinois Republican John Shimkus, a member of the House Energy and Commerce committee, […]
In Sri Lanka, the illegal import of ethanol from Malaysia continues, with another 16,000 liters being seized. This time the ethanol was mislabeled as palm oil. The ethanol has been confiscated and two people in connection with the illegal import have been arrested.
In Ohio, citizens of the state overwhelmingly support the Ohio Clean Energy Initiative, which would provide $1.3 billion a year in funding for public infrastructure projects including biomass projects. If approved, the funding would continue for ten years. The legislation has 45% strong approval, with an additional 26% of people indicating they would be somewhat […]
In Minnesota, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) wrote a column defending the Renewable Fuels Standard, whose rollbacks are estimated to cost Minnesota $600 million in lost economic activity. The senior Senator asserted that the program is working in her state and across the nation, with E85 sales alone doubling in Minnesota in 2013. Klobuchar indicated that […]
In China, the government imposed a 13 cents per liter consumption tax on biodiesel as of Jan. 1, following a surge in imports that passed 1.7 billion liters. Higher biodiesel blends were outselling Sinopec and Petrochina’s domestically refined diesel, forcing them to export.
In Zimbabwe, the government plans to boost the ethanol mandate to 20% by March, up from 10% currently. The country has already saved $20 million in fuel imports since E5 was mandated in August. Zimbabwe consumes 1.5 million liters of fuel per day.
In Washington, the governors of Iowa, Kansas, North Dakota, Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska have sent a joint letter to the White House, the EPA Administrator and the Secretary of Agriculture saying that as many as 44,500 jobs related to biofuels are at risk if the RFS is lowered as planned by the EPA. “If […]
In Indonesia, the transport and energy ministries have signed an agreement to begin planning the implementation of aviation biofuel supply to the country’s airport. The planning and implementation stage is set for 2014-16. Already the country has planned for 3% aviation biofuel use by 2020.
In Iowa, U.S. Senate candidate Mark Jacobs submitted critical commentary to the EPA regarding the RFS rollbacks, claiming that he is “deeply concerned that the proposal… will negatively impact jobs and economic growth in my home state of Iowa as well as other states.” The Republican candidate’s remarks fall in line with the majority of […]
