EPA's Tier III Rule Can Encourage Adoption of Biofuels, BIO Says
Jul 7, 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today urged the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to issue a final Tier 3 Motor Vehicle Emission and Fuel Standards rule that maximizes investment in and adoption of advanced biofuels. ... Continue reading
U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Hearing Challenge to E15
Jun 25, 2013
U.S. Supreme Court Passes on Hearing Challenge to E15 The justices upheld an appeals court decision without comment, which nixes any other legal challenges to E15. ​ WASHINGTON June 25, 2013; NACSonline reported that yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court decided not to listen to arguments against enlarging the use of ... Continue reading
POET CEO : Response To U.S. Supreme Court Decision on E15
Jun 24, 2013
âThe Supreme Courtâs decision today clears the way for more fuel options for U.S. driversâ SIOUX FALLS, SD (June 24, 2013) â POET CEO Jeff Lautt today issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Courtâs decision not to hear the challenge by the oil industry and others of E15 (15 p ... Continue reading
Hoe Hoe Hoe - It's Time For Americans To Plant Victory (Over OPEC) Gardens
Jun 24, 2013
In WWII every neighborhood in our country had Victory Gardens, which were planted in backyards and on apartment-building rooftops, even vacant lots were "commandeered for the war effort!" and put to use as a cornfield or a squash patch. Sections of lawns were publicly plowed for plots in Hyde Park, London to publicize ... Continue reading
Jet Fuel Made From Grow-Like-A-Weed Switchgrass
Jun 24, 2013
By William Scanlon National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Special From The Cutting Edge Golden Colorado June 6th 2013; The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is partnering with Cobalt Technologies, U.S. Navy, and Show Me Energy Cooperative to demonstrate that jet fuel can be made econo ... Continue reading
Jun 18, 2013
Car manufacturers are under pressure to meet Californiaâs sales target of having electric, plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-powered cars account for 15% of new-car purchases by 2025. ​ WASHINGTON June 18, 2013; NACSDaily reported Bloomberg.com said that automakers are coming under âincreasing pressureâ ... Continue reading
Jun 7, 2013
CAMARILLO, Calif.--Cool Planet Energy Systems today announced it closed on $29.9 Million of its anticipated $100 Million D series financing that will fund construction of its first commercial production facility. Cool Planet is currently operating a pilot facility in Camarillo, CA. This next round of funding represents ... Continue reading
GreenShift Sues Pacific Ethanol for Patent Infringement
Jun 4, 2013
GreenShift Corporation today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GS CleanTech Corporation, has filed suit against Pacific Ethanol, Inc., in the Eastern District of California for infringement of GreenShift's patented corn oil extraction processes. GreenShift will continue to defend against all infringement of i ... Continue reading
Busting Big Oil Myths on the Renewable Fuel Standard: Part I
May 28, 2013
Anyone with even a casual interest in energy policy knows that a full frontal assault has been launched against the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Big Oil has gone on the offensive, using a variety of tactics to disparage the program and spread myths and misinformation about renewable fuels. Their champions in Congress ... Continue reading
Attention Memorial Day Drivers: Ethanol Lowering Gas Prices
May 28, 2013
WASHINGTON may 23, 2013; As millions of Americans take to the roads for a long holiday weekend, the Renewable Fuels Association reminds drivers that ethanol is not only a clean, green renewable fuel, it is helping Americans save money at the gas pump. National gas prices are steadily rising. According to GasBuddy.com, ... Continue reading
BETTER PLACE Electric Car Company Files for Liquidation - BK List Gets Longer
May 26, 2013
AUTO CENTRAL - May 26, 2013: News from Tel AvivLatest in growing list of electric car companies to fizzle out proves The Auto Channelâs position against electric cars TEL AVIV, Israel - May 26, 2013: Better Place, the innovative initiative founded by Shai Shai Agassi, has filed for liquidation this morning in Isra ... Continue reading
BIO Joins Coalition of Small Business Innovators
May 21, 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) announced today it has joined the Coalition of Small Business Innovators (CSBI). CSBI is a national, non-partisan coalition of organizations dedicated to stimulating sustained, private investment in small, highly innovative companies focused on the development of new techno ... Continue reading
Celanese Endorses Congressman Pete Olson's Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013
May 15, 2013
Celanese Corporation , a global technology and specialty materials company, has endorsed the Domestic Alternative Fuels Act of 2013, which was introduced today by Representative Pete Olson (R-TX) on the floor of the United States House of Representatives. The bill would amend section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act to allo ... Continue reading
Boone Pickens On An Energy Policy +VIDEO
May 3, 2013
Dallas Texas May 3, 2013; The U.S. is producing a lot more oil than it did just a few years ago. Yet the price at the pump hasn't dropped a single penny. Why not? Because we import so many billions of dollars worth of OPEC oil that we end up paying global prices. There's only one way to stop this, and that's by getting ... Continue reading
BIO Urges Congress to Include Renewable Chemicals in Farm Bill Energy Title Programs
May 3, 2013
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today wrote leaders of the House and Senate Agricultural Committees urging reauthorization and mandatory funding of the Farm Bill Energy Title programs and eligibility for renewable chemicals. In a letter praising the thoughtful, bipartisan support of these programs in the ... Continue reading
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