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03.19.10
US AUTO INDUSTRY SUPPORTS NATIONAL GHG STANDARDS
The US auto industry warned lawmakers this week that overturning the EPA endange...
03.19.10
US CLIMATE LEGISLATION IS 'CRUCIAL' TO GLOBAL EFFORTS
Progress on US climate legislation this year is “crucial” to maintaining global ...
03.10.10
FIRST NEW ZEALAND BIODIESEL STATION OPENS
New Zealand's first biodiesel station has opened in Queenstown, and will supply ...
03.10.10
TERRA ENERGY TO ACQUIRE OIL TERMINAL FOR BIODIESEL PRODUCTION IN PA
Terra Energy Resources announced today the final negotiations for the acquisitio...
03.10.10
IMPERIUM RESTARTS BIODIESEL PRODUCTION
Imperium Renewables has restarted biodiesel production at its Grays Harbor plant...
03.10.10
US SENATE VOTES FOR AMENDMENT INCLUDING BIODIESEL TAX CREDIT
The US Senate has voted to invoke cloture on the Baucus Substitute amendment of ...
03.03.10
CANADA INVESTS $77 MIL IN GREENFIELD ETHANOL PLANT
Canada will invest nearly $77 million through its ecoENERGY for Biofuels program...
03.03.10
BIOX COMPLETES REVERSE TAKE-OVER TO GO PUBLIC
BIOX Corp. of Canada has completed a reverse take-over, enabling it to go public...
03.03.10
RANGE FUELS RECIEVES $80 MIL USDA LOAN GUARANTEE
USDA has announced that Colorado-based Range Fuels, with a planned biofuels plan...
03.03.10
SENATORS INTRODUCE BILL THAT INCLUDES BIODIESEL TAX CREDIT
March 1, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Sen. Max Baucus (D-Mont....
World Bank Urges Caution On Biofuel Policies
02.19.08
The World Bank has cautioned national governments to carefully assess economic, environmental, and social benefits of biofuels, and the potential to enhance energy security.
In its World Development Report for 2008, it said: “The challenge for developing country governments is to avoid supporting biofuels through distortionary incentives that might displace alternative activities with higher returns, and to implement regulations and devise certification system to reduce environmental risks.”
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