In Washington, Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) sent a letter along with several of his colleagues to Acting U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador, Demetrios Marantis, and Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Rebecca Blank, urging them to evaluate a recent decision by the European Commission (E.C.) to impose a country-wide anti-dumping duty on exports […]
In Sweden, the Stockholm Environmental Institute argues that Europe’s “fiddling” with its 10% biofuels targets endangers equity and development while supporting oil. “If the union combines proactive engagement abroad with sensible and more consistent market signals at home, the global and EU biofuels markets can move in tandem on a sustainable path – rather than […]
In Washington, more than 100 national, state and regional organizations delivered a letter to the leaders of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees urging them to adopt a new Farm Bill with robust mandatory funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency programs. “In the midst of an economic downturn, the U.S. agricultural sector has been […]
In Europe, five national biofuels associations have signed a joint statement refusing the European Commission’s ILUC proposal. The associations from Spain, Italy, Poland, the UK and Germany say that they support policies to reduce negative impacts from land use change and on food security but says the ILUC proposal ignores the positive impacts of first […]
In Washington, Growth Energy welcomed United Wisconsin Grain Producers as its newest member, bringing total plant membership to 79, with another 78 associate members. UWGP, located in Friesland, WI, began producing in 2005 and now has the capacity to produce approximately 58 million gallons of ethanol per year, 200,000 tons of distillers grains and they purchase […]
In Washington, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer and and Congressman Peter DeFazio introduced the Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act, bipartisan legislation that would require the Food and Drug Administration to clearly label genetically engineered foods so that consumers can make informed choices about what they eat. More than one and a half million Americans have filed […]
In Brazil, the government has cut the PIS/Cofins – payroll and social security taxes – on ethanol and reduced interest rates on loans in an attempt to spur investment in the industry. UNICA says the measures will cost the government about $480 million in lost revenue this year, and is a “step in the right […]
In Brussels, the biofuel industry across Europe is struggling with the draft opinion presented by the European Parliament’s rappateur for ILUC, French MEP Corrine LePage. Her proposal suggests the introduction of ILUC factors which the entire industry has been against since ILUC negotiations began as well as a tighter cap on biodiesel production from oil […]
In India, the Tamil Nadu government wants to see the development of an ethanol distillery in Thanjavur, co-located at the Aringar Anna Sugar Mills. It has already ordered the development of a 450,000 liter ethanol distillery at Cheyyar Co-operative Sugar Mills. The government has boosted the sugarcane price for farmers in hopes of encouraging them […]
In Washington, Israeli academic and industrial biofuels research scientists and innovators are visiting Washington to explore opportunities for cooperation with the US for development of advanced biofuels. Following the meetings in Washington, they will travel to DOE labs in Oak Ridge Tennessee and in California to meet with more than 50 U.S. scientists and energy […]
