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Category Archives: Biofuels & Climate Change
Biofuels Done Right?
Images from the “slow-motion catastrophe” that began last week 50 miles off the coast of Louisiana brought to mind a bit of sarcasm I offered to a colleague almost exactly a year ago. The NRDC was running the below ad on Capitol Hill, saying, “Biofuels. If we’re going to use them, let’s do it right,” with a picture of the deforestation that many assumed would occur from use of biofuels. My facetious idea was to Read More >
Ways and Means Should Include Job Creation of Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts in Green Jobs Leg
On Wednesday, April 14 the House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on Energy Tax Incentives Driving the Green Job Economy. The focus of the hearing is to examine the effectiveness of current energy tax policy and identify additional steps that the Committee can take to ensure continued job growth in this area while at the same time advancing national energy policy focus on a discussion of current and proposed energy tax incentives. Read More >
Biofuels & Climate Change
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Tags: BIO, biobased products, biofuel, Biofuel Technology, biofuels, biotechnology, cellulosic, climate change, Climate Change, environment, ethanol, greenhouse gas, Greenhouse Gas Emission, greenhouse gas emissions, Investment, lifecycle analysis, oil demand, Oil prices, renewable chemical, renewable fuel standard, Sustainability, sustainable energy, venture financing
Where is BIO: Amy Ehlers, Advanced Biofuels Technology Trends and Policy Opportunities
Last week, Amy Ehlers, Policy Manager in BIO’s Industrial and Environmental Section, gave a presentation in the Sustainability and the Environment track at the 2010 DOE Biomass Conference in Washington, DC. The title of the panel was: A look at the effect of Federal climate change legislation on the bioenergy sector and the title of her presentation was: Advanced Biofuels Technology Trends and Policy Opportunities. The session was moderated by Liz Marshall, Resource Economist, Biofuels Read More >
It's Food AND Fuel
Last week SustainableBusiness.com posted the story, “Bill To Extend Ethanol Tax Credit Reignites Fuel vs. Food Debate.” They write, A bill introduced in the US House last week would extend ethanol tax credits for another five years, to 2015. This tax credit is set to expire on December 31, 2010. If extended, the tax credits will provide the conventional ethanol industry with $30 billion over five years. They quoted Kate McMahon, Energy Policy Campaigner at Read More >
Where is BIO: Dr. Rina Singh, Growing and Strengthening the Biobased Chemicals Industry
BIO is involved in many different policy areas, but did you know that BIO’s staff is participating in the biotech community—giving talks at various conferences and meetings around the world. Yesterday BIO’s very own Rina Singh Ph.D., Policy Director in the Industrial Biotechnology section at BIO, gave a presentation at a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Public Meeting: Biobased Intermediate Materials and Feedstocks. The title of her talk: Growing and Strengthening the Biobased Chemicals Read More >
