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02.19.08
African Coalition Calls for Biofuel "Time Out"
A coalition of scientists and NGOs across Africa have called for a moratorium on...
02.19.08
World Bank Urges Caution On Biofuel Policies
The World Bank has cautioned national governments to carefully assess economic, ...
02.15.08
Boeing Predicts Biofuel Use in Airplanes
Boeing Company’s head of Environmental Performance Strategy said his company hop...
02.14.08
US EPA Raises Renewable Fuels Standard
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is raising the 2008 renewable fuels sta...
02.13.08
Report Finds $8.5 Billion in Biofuels Investment
More than 2000 ethanol and biodiesel plants exist worldwide (65% ethanol; 35% bi...
02.12.08
Malaysia Reviewing Mandatory Biodiesel Policy
Malaysia is reviewing its plans for mandatory biodiesel use after prices of palm...
02.12.08
US Railroad to Produce Its Own Biodiesel
In Washington State, Tri-City and Olympia Railroad has established a subsidiary,...
02.11.08
President Bush Opposes US Farm Bill
US President Bush said he would veto the 2008 farm bill if the current version i...
02.08.08
Biodiesel Energy Return Revised Upward
A new joint industry-government study on soy-based biodiesel revises the energy ...
02.08.08
Goldman Sachs Forecasts $105 Bbl Oil in 2008
The commodities chief at Goldman Sachs warns that vulnerable regions of the worl...
Bill Introduced to Expand Eligibility of Ethanol Tax Credit
11.04.09
US Rep. Chris Van Hollen introduced legislation Monday expanding feedstock eligibility for the $1.01/gal cellulosic ethanol tax credit, and linking the tax credit to the BTU content of the fuel being produced, OPIS reports.
HR 3985 would remove the term "cellulosic biofuel" from the definition of the tax credit, and replace it with "second generation biofuel."
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