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Tag Archives: USDA
The Facts of Life on Waxman-Markey
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have … the Peterson amendment to the Waxman-Markey bill, formally known as H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES). According to Grist contributor Meredith Niles, there are a number of positive inclusions in the amendment that were advocated by environmental groups. The good aspects, according to Niles, are those that will encourage improved agricultural practices. The bad Read More >
Biofuels & Climate Change
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Tags: American Clean Energy and Security Act, biofuel, biofuels, cap-and-trade, climate change, Climate Change, climate change legislation, environment, environmental protection agency, EPA, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, indirect land use change, international land use change, Land Use Change, lifecycle analysis, renewable fuel standard, USDA, Waxman-Markey
Tags: American Clean Energy and Security Act, biofuel, biofuels, cap-and-trade, climate change, Climate Change, climate change legislation, environment, environmental protection agency, EPA, greenhouse gas, greenhouse gas emissions, indirect land use change, international land use change, Land Use Change, lifecycle analysis, renewable fuel standard, USDA, Waxman-Markey
Biofuels Are a Priority Says USDA's Tom Vilsack
Today, USDA’s new Agriculture Secretary, Tom Vilsack discussed his priorities in a conference call with reporters across the country. Two of those priorities? You guessed, biofuels and climate change. The priorities as listed in a statement relased today by the USDA are: 1. Advancing research and development and pursuing opportunities to support the development of biofuels, wind power, and other renewable energy sources, saying that USDA needs to make sure that the biofuels industry has Read More >
Senators Weigh In on EPA Rules
On Monday Nov. 17, six U.S. Senators sent a new letter to EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson echoing a proposal that BIO previously made. BIO earlier called on EPA to release its proposed methodology for measuring greenhouse gas emissions during the rule’s comment period, but withholding conclusions on specific levels of reductions achieved by particular biofuels until the methodology was complete. The Senators’ letter states: The methodology ultimately used by EPA in crafting this program will Read More >
Biofuels & Climate Change
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Tags: advanced biofuel, biofuel, Climate Change, corn, environmental protection agency, EPA, ethanol, FAPRI, Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, Food and Fuel, greenhouse gas, Greenhouse Gas Emission, life cycle analysis, lifecycle analysis, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Times, renewable fuel standard, Searchinger, USDA
Tags: advanced biofuel, biofuel, Climate Change, corn, environmental protection agency, EPA, ethanol, FAPRI, Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, Food and Fuel, greenhouse gas, Greenhouse Gas Emission, life cycle analysis, lifecycle analysis, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Times, renewable fuel standard, Searchinger, USDA
USDA Says Biofuels Not Responsible for Increasing Food Prices
On Monday the USDA held a press briefing. The subject? Food and fuel. One theory that has been widely discussed in recent weeks is that the nation’s growing demand for biofuels and the crops needed to produce them is the real culprit behind higher food prices, both at home and abroad. Yet the evidence that we have seen, and that Joe will take you through in just a few minutes, does not support this. said, Read More >
