Category Archives: Biofuels & Climate Change

Poultry, Beef Producers Tell Their Story to House Ag Committee

Grain

On Sept. 14, the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry held a public hearing to examine the issue of feed availability and its effect on the livestock, dairy, and poultry industries. Members of the subcommittee heard testimony from animal producers and their industry associations, who as a group called for an end to the Renewable Fuel Standard and other biofuel support policies or at minimum a suspension of the RFS if corn supplies Read More >

Biofuels & Climate Change  |  Leave a comment  |  Email This Post
Tags: , , , ,

Blue Angels Fly on Advanced Biofuel Blend

aircraft-02

The Navy’s Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron flew on a 50-50 blend of aviation biofuels during the Naval Air Station Patuxent River’s 2011 Air Expo over the Labor Day Weekend. Some inside the Washington Beltway may have thought they were seeing unicorns, but the Blue Angels’ air show and practice runs marked a high profile step in the military’s march toward use of renewable energy. In earlier remarks, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus noted Read More >

Biofuels & Climate Change  |  Leave a comment  |  Email This Post
Tags: , , , , , , ,