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July 2009
7-26-09
Anti-ethanol groups contest delay in rules shielding climate. A who's who collection of interests with objections to corn ethanol are urging the Senate to leave in place the emissions rules for biofuels that Congress enacted in 2007. More...
7-22-09
RFA urges adoption of E15; Provides basis for interim E12 step Increasing the amount of ethanol blended into the nation’s fuel supply is both scientifically justified and economically prudent, said the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). More...
7-22-09
Governors Urge Approval of E15 Waiver The Governors’ Biofuels Coalition has closely studied the impacts of an increase in the current ethanol-gasoline blend from 10 percent (E10) to 15 percent (E15) ethanol by volume, and the conclusions are clear: extraordinary benefits result for consumers, businesses, the environment, and our states if you approve the E15 waiver application you now have under consideration. Equally important, we find no potential negative impacts. More...
7-10-09
Exxon to Invest Millions to Make Fuel From Algae The oil giant Exxon Mobil, whose chief executive once mocked alternative energy by referring to ethanol as “moonshine,” is about to venture into biofuels. More...
7-10-09
Refining the renewable fuel standard. By: Jeff Bingaman. When the Senate Energy and Natural Committee started working on the expanded Renewable Fuel Standard program two years ago, many were surprised that two senators from New Mexico — I served as chairman of the committee, with my former colleague Sen. Pete Domenici as the ranking member — were so interested in growing a U.S. biofuels industry. Most folks know that there isn’t much corn in our part of the country. More...
7-10-09
Survey Shows Gap Between Scientists and the Public. When it comes to climate change, the teaching of evolution and the state of the nation’s research enterprise, there is a large gap between what scientists think and the views of ordinary Americans, a new survey has found. More...
7-09-09
A Rough Year for High Ethanol Blends. The Associated Press Sales of high ethanol blends plummeted in the first part of the year, but now appear to be recovering a bit. More...
7-09-09
Senate Ag members look to stake major claim in cap-and-trade bill. Powerful members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are angling to include even more farm and ethanol-friendly provisions to their chamber's energy and climate legislation than the House added to its bill last month. More...
7-09-09
OPEC: World will need less of its crude. OPEC says the world will need less crude oil from the group in 2013 than it did last year as the lingering impact of recession crimps demand and rising biofuels supply makes up for shrinking production elsewhere. More...
7-09-09
UPS Vows to Slash Air Fleet's Fuel Use, Emissions. United Parcel Service Inc. aims to cut its airline fleet's greenhouse gas emissions 42 percent. More...
7-09-09
OPEC: World will need less of its crude. OPEC says the world will need less crude oil from the group in 2013 than it did last year as the lingering impact of recession crimps demand and rising biofuels supply makes up for shrinking production elsewhere. More...
7-09-09
UPS Vows to Slash Air Fleet's Fuel Use, Emissions. United Parcel Service Inc. aims to cut its airline fleet's greenhouse gas emissions 42 percent from 1990 levels during the next decade by using less fossil fuel in its jets. More...
7/7/2009
Obama admin urges Senate to pass energy, climate bill Four top Obama administration officials urged the Senate today to pass sweeping climate and energy legislation that builds off momentum created last month by the Democrat-led House. More...
7/6/2009
Swings in Price of Oil Hobble Forecasting The extreme volatility that has gripped oil markets for the last 18 months has shown no signs of slowing down, with oil prices more than doubling since the beginning of the year despite an exceptionally weak economy. More. . .
7/1/2009
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack to Lead Obama Administration's Rural Tour Cabinet Secretaries to Join Secretary Vilsack as He Visits Rural Communities throughout the Country, including July 1 Kick-off with Vice President Biden in Pennsylvania. More. . .
Obama rural tour kicks off today--"Huge Biofuels Potential" President Barack Obama says a series of meetings has been scheduled to find out from farmers, ranchers and rural communities how to revitalize rural America. More. . .
June 2009
6/30/2009
Congress eyes market impact of speculators: Vilsack Congress is eyeing ways to make sure speculative trading helps commodity markets rather than distorting pricing signals, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a Reuters Television interview Monday. More. . .
6/29/2009
Summary of Major Biofuel Provisions in the American Clean Energy and Security Act Letter from Larry Pierce & David Terry More. . .
Algae Farm Aims to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Fuel Dow Chemical and Algenol Biofuels, a start-up company, are set to announce Monday that they will build a demonstration plant that, if successful, would use algae to turn carbon dioxide into ethanol as a vehicle fuel or an ingredient in plastics. More. . .
E85 Ethanol in Every Car? Converting cars to run on E85 fuel might be relatively simple. Creating an ethanol infrastructure will be more difficult. More. . .
6/25/09
House Dems, Obama lobby last batch of fence-sitters House Democratic leaders continue their full-court press for votes today on a comprehensive energy and global warming bill slated for floor debate tomorrow, with backup help coming from the Obama administration and former Vice President Al Gore. More. . .