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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...
Energy Tax Package Stalled In US Senate
07.30.08
The US Senate failed for the third time today to gain a cloture vote to allow energy tax extender legislation to be brought before Senate for consideration, OPIS reports.
The motion failed by a 51-43 vote, with 60 votes needed to gain cloture. Among its provisions, the energy tax extender package included the $1.00 per gallon biodiesel tax credit set to expire at the end of 2008.
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