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03.25.09
US Senators Confront EPA About RFS
US senators are asking EPA not to propose regulations assuming that greater US b...
03.25.09
Argentina May Move Up Biodiesel Mandate
The Argentine Government may move the introduction of the biodiesel mandate to 2...
03.23.09
Manitoba Canada Licenses First Biodiesel Plant
In Canada, Manitoba has licensed its first biodiesel plant, Greenway Biodiesel, ...
03.20.09
Argentina Does Not Plan to Lift Soy Export Tax
Argentina does not plan on lifting the soy export tax and will instead funnel 30...
03.17.09
US EPA Proposes Emissions Reporting
US EPA has proposed a comprehensive national GHG emissions reporting system that...
03.16.09
Obama Discusses Energy With Brazilian President
President Barack Obama and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva had the...
03.13.09
EU Imposes Provisional Duties on US Biodiesel
EU has announced provisional anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on imports of ...
03.12.09
UK Desalination Plant to Be Powered By Biodiesel
The UK’s first large-scale desalination plant is due to open in 2010 at Beckton,...
03.11.09
El Salvador Plans Biodiesel Research
El Salvador plans to begin a feasibility study to produce biodiesel for the loca...
03.09.09
Malaysian Palm Oil Sales Increase
Malaysian palm oil sales to China in January-February totaled over 530k mt, up 4...
US House Passes Energy Tax Package
02.28.08
Yesterday, the US House has passed the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008.
Among its provisions, the bill: (1) extends the biodiesel tax incentive for 2 years through December 31, 2010; (2) classifies the tax treatment of co-processed renewable diesel; (3)retroactively denies the biodiesel tax incentive on "splash and dash" transactions; (4) limits the biodiesel tax credit to fuels produced in the US for use in the US.
The bill nows moves to the US Senate where its prospects are uncertain.
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