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04.27.09
Norwegian Party Proposes Ban On Gasoline Cars
A proposal to ban sales of new gasoline-powered cars in Norway from 2015 could h...
04.27.09
AP Moller-Maersk And Boeing May Partner on Biofuels
Danish oil group and shipping company AP Moller-Maersk is in talks with Boeing a...
04.24.09
Minnesota Refineries Begin Biodiesel Blending
Minnesota’s two major refineries have begun blending 5% biodiesel fuel, making M...
04.24.09
This week, Germany passed its biofuels law with revised tax and blending mandate...
04.24.09
AE Biofuels Signs Supply Agreement
AE Biofuels has signed a strategic agreement to supply biofuels to Pearson Fuels...
04.24.09
US House Ag Committee To Hold RFS Hearing
The US House Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on RFS on May 6 to review...
04.24.09
California Adopts Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
California has adopted a low-carbon fuel standard, the first of its kind that wi...
04.22.09
Rhode Island Senate Passes Biodiesel Tax Exemption
The Rhode Island Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would exempt locally pro...
04.22.09
US Biodiesel Production Down in January
US biodiesel production in January fell to about 33.4 million gallons, the lowes...
04.17.09
Biodiesel Plants Planned for South Africa
- First In Spec BioDiesel is planning to build a $26 million waste vegetable oil...
Canada House of Commons Passes Biofuel Mandate
05.29.08
In Canada, the House of Commons passed a biofuel bill mandating a 5% ethanol blend in gasoline by 2010 and a 2% biodiesel blend by 2012, creating demand for 528 million gallons of ethanol and 159 million gallons of biodiesel.
The bill also provides subsidies of $1.47 billion in an effort to ensure the mandate is filled with biofuel made from Canadian crops. The bill will now move to the Senate.
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