In Washington, leadership from the Energy and Commerce Committee have released a white paper seeking input on what happens when excess biofuel is available on the market than is necessary to meet the mandated 10% ethanol blend. Both Chairman Fred Upton (R-MI) and Ranking Member Henry Waxman (D-CA) collaborated for the development of the white […]
In Washington, Sen. David Vitter (R-La.), top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Ranking Member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, asked Gina McCarthy, nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to outline how she will protect American citizens from rising gas prices due to the […]
In Washington, Republicans are set to again attack Navy spending on biofuels, this time to the $984 billion federal spending bill. Also on the chopping block is circumventing Obama’s authority on Keystone. TheHill.com reports that Senator Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) has proposed an amendment that would have transferred military funds for biofuels to operation and maintenance […]
In Sri Lanka, two confiscated containers totaling 62,000 metric tons of ethanol over the weekend at Colombo port have led to calls for a probe by an MP whose name as has been attached to the illegal shipment. Several other politicians have also been linked to the shipment, while others accuse the confiscation itself of […]
In Washington, Green Car Congress has published a summary of tough times for the US Renewable Fuel Standard, highlighting: an January order in Federal Appeals Court for the EPA to review its cellulosic biofuels requirement; House Bill 875 calling for the suspension of E15 ethanol for 18 months while more testing is carried out; and […]
In Washington, 30 governors in the Governor’s Biofuels Coalition have issued a letter to all Members of Congress urging them to stay the course on the federal Renewable Fuels Standard. The Iowa Biodiesel Board praised the move as a bold statement of refusal to back down to the unrelenting false accusations leveled by opponents of […]
In India, the sugar industry has sought intervention from the Petroleum Minister to get oil companies to speed up the tendering process for ethanol because molasses supplies are getting unwieldy. Mills are waiting until the tender process is finalized before they start producing ethanol.
In the UK, Chatham House has released a new report saying that the country should rely less on ethanol to fulfill the Renewable Fuel Transport Obligation and instead use cheaper fuels produced from waste such as used cooking oils. The organization says the RTFO should have separate quotas for ethanol and biodiesel use or have […]
In Thailand, the country’s deputy prime minister/finance minister wants all new buses to run on ethanol which would help to stabilize prices for ethanol and cassava. The country currently has a huge surplus of ethanol that it has a hard time exporting in sufficient quantity to support prices locally. He is on a tour of […]
In Washington, United States Senators Mark Pryor (D-AR) and Roy Blunt (R-MO), and Representatives Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.), have introduced the Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013. They authored the legislation so that American-made, home-grown forest products can qualify for the USDA’s BioPreferred program. “The Forest Products Fairness Act of 2013 is […]
