In Washington, calls to end the RFS ethanol blending mandates have been echoed beyond policymakers and are now being pushed by livestock producers who are saying that the drought in the Midwest are causing undue harm to their industries by pushing up animal feed prices which is being worsened by demand for ethanol. Producers are […]
In Washington, governors from four different states are looking to renew their petition to EPA to waive the RFS mandate; these governors include Nikki Haley of South Carolina, Dave Heineman of Nebraska, Rick Perry of Texas, and Mike Beebe of Arkansas. While Perry has indicated his office intends to hold off, one of the others […]
In Washington, the National Journal has circulated an Insider’s Poll and the votes are in: “GOP Won’t Stop Pentagon’s Green-Energy Push”. The poll asked insiders whether the efforts from military to implement biofuels as an energy security alternative will survive the the left wing’s push to end them; the votes came in at 71% yes, […]
In Washington, the US Department of Energy has released a new 3-minute video, Biofuels 101, highlighting how technological advances are increasing biofuel efficiency and reducing production costs. Watch the 3-minute video, here.
In Canada, the province of Manitoba is in the early stages of planning to boost its biodiesel blend to 5% from the current 2%, a move which would reduce 56,000 metric tons of GHG emissions annually. Truckers are concerned that doing so would invalidate the warranties on their engines as only Volvo allows use of […]
In Washington, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is scheduled to consider the “No More Solyndras” Act of 2012 this week. The act would prohibit the Department of Energy from issuing any Section 1705 loan guarantee applications submitted after December 31, 2011, and greatly reduce taxpayer risk for loans submitted prior to that time.
In Iowa, despite having the nation’s largest corn crop and a giant ethanol industry, the state isn’t allowed to sell E15 until mid-September due to the summer blends produced for urban centers like Chicago and Minneapolis. E15 isn’t compatible with the summer gasoline blends that are meant to help reduce emissions in big cities and […]
In Washington, the Operation Free campaign today released a new television advertisement entitled “Trust,” which asks why some in Congress aren’t listening to our military leaders who say that advanced biofuels make our forces more effective and energy-independent. In the ad, Marine Corps veteran Chris Marzoni, who served in Fallujah, Iraq as part of Operation […]
In Hawaii, US Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the US Navy and the Royal Australian Navy have signed a technology co-operation agreement for advanced biofuels. Mabus noted that the RAN participated in the Green Strike Force biofuels demonstration as part of the 22-nation RIMPAC naval exercises, and refueled a RAN helicopter on board the […]
In Texas, despite being famous for asking the EPA for a 50% waiver on ethanol blending mandates back in 2008, Governor Rick Perry isn’t currently thinking of asking for the waiver again, despite the weather situation being the worse for the US corn crop since 1988.
