…applauded the announcement. However, the National Biodiesel Board noted that the EPA recommended only 4.29 billion gallons of advanced biofuels and 2.1 billion gallons of biomass-based diesel, a reduction and…
Biodiesel Industry Lobbying for Tax Credit
…this week. Since the July proposal was released, NBB has repeatedly called for growth in the volumes. The July proposal offered up a reduction in advanced biofuels, of which biodiesel…
EPA Maintains RFS Point of Obligation Requirement
…President and EPA for standing up to the special interest groups within the oil industry who seek to undermine American-made biofuels.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting News Service….
Growth Energy Applauds House Support for Advanced Biofuels
Growth Energy applauds a letter from 18 members of the House to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) dealing with cellulosic and advanced biofuels. Donald Payne, Jr., Ruben Gallego , and…
Farm State Senators Keep Pressure on EPA
Farm-state Senators have been keeping the pressure on the Environmental Protection Agency over its actions on biofuels. Politico’s Morning Energy says the small group of Senators has been blocking votes…
USDA Helps Small Businesses Develop New Agricultural Products, Technology
…– biology; animal production and protection; air, water, and soils; food science and nutrition; rural and community development; aquaculture; biofuels and biobased products; small and mid-size farms; and plant production…
USDA Invests in Research on Next Generation of Agricultural Technology
…nutritious food, new biofuels, and bioproducts.” AFRI is America’s flagship competitive grants program for foundational and translational research, education, and extension projects in the food and agricultural sciences. AFRI’s Agriculture…
RFA Thanks 38 Senators for Leadership
…(RFS) rule that reflects Congressional intent to promote future biofuels growth. Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Bob Dinneen offered the following statement: “We applaud the leadership of these lawmakers,…
American Biofuels Producers Demand U.S. Government Respond to Brazilian Tariff
…with regard to biofuels. It is vital that the Administration take immediate action and consider all avenues to encourage Brazil to either revoke the TRQ or substantially increase the tariff-free…
Farm and Biofuels Groups Urge EPA to Comply With Federal Court Decision
Farm and biofuels groups are urging the Environmental Protection Agency to comply with a federal court decision and not reduce proposed 2018 targets for cellulosic and other advanced biofuels in…
NFU Hires Steckel to Make Push for Biofuels
Steckel The National Farmers Union announced Anne Steckel will lead the organization’s push for biofuels. Steckel, the former vice president of federal affairs at the National Biodiesel Board, is principal…
ISU Study Shows No Impact of RFS on Greenhouse Gasses
…reduction from substituting biofuels for fossil fuels was outweighed elsewhere. The study found that increasing biofuels in the fossil fuel mix reduced carbon emissions in the U.S. by about 29…
New Academic Journal Study: RFS Offers Substantial Benefits to U.S. Economy
…Meanwhile, even though the authors used overly conservative assumptions about the GHG savings associated with biofuels usage, they found that “…the increased use of biofuels [under the RFS in 2015]…
Renewable Fuels Association Calls RFS Proposal for Conventional Biofuels Justified
…Fuel Standard for 2018 at the target originally set by Congress, but the EPA is proposing to drop a number of overall biofuels and cellulosic biofuels. Dinneen told the EPA:…