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02.19.08
Scientists Dispute Biofuels Study
Scientists at the US Department of Energy have disputed a widely reported study ...
02.18.08
In China, prices on selected food items have soared by 60%, prompting concern th...
02.15.08
Petrobras to Build Biodiesel "Superplant"
In Brazil, Petrobras says it will build a 193 Mgy "superplant" for biodiesel pro...
02.14.08
Malaysia Proposes $103 Billion Renewable Energy Plan
In Malaysia, the national government has proposed a $103 billion "Sarawak Corrid...
02.13.08
Agri Energy Fails To Get Financing
Melbourne-based biofuel development company Agri Energy halted trading in its sh...
02.12.08
Ethanol Closer to Unified Global Trading
In Brazil, representatives of Unica, the Sao Paulo-based sugar cane industry ass...
02.11.08
Bulgaria Attracts Biodiesel Investment
Spanish group Coener Systems plans to build a $90 million biodiesel plant near P...
02.08.08
First Waste Wood Cellulosic Ethanol Plant In US Is Operational
KL Process Design Group (KL) has announced its cellulosic ethanol plant is opera...
02.07.08
Natural Fuels Australia Ceases Biodiesel Production
Natural Fuels Australia, which operates the $48 million biodiesel plant in East ...
02.01.08
Iowa Biofuel Industry Leads Nation
Iowa's ethanol and biodiesel industries added $12.7 billion last year into the s...
US EPA Renewable Fuels GHG Lifecycle Rule Met With Strong Opposition
06.05.09
US Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin said he is doubtful that the final RFS rule will include the same application of indirect land use that has made the EPA proposal controversial.
Committee Chairman Collin Peterson has also disapproved of ILUC, recently saying, "Why would you put indirect costs for corn and soybeans, and not oil?"
EPA's ILUC analysis did not consider upstream activities of gasoline or petroleum, such as GHG and environmental impacts associated with ocean transport, international military and security measures to maintain foreign oil supplies, and the impact of current and future oil exploration.
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