Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - March 18, 2016

United Airlines Begins First Commercial Flight on Biofuels in U.S.

On March 11, United Airlines launched an initiative to power flights operating between Los Angeles and San Francisco with biofuels. This is the first time that a U.S. airline company will use biofuels for regular commercial services. The company plans to eventually expand biofuels use to all United Airline flights departing from the Los Angeles International Airport. Last Friday, the journey of Flight 708 from Los Angeles to San Francisco marked the first domestic flight on biofuels.  

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Headlines

1.  What’s Missing from House Oversight RFS Hearing? The Ethanol Industry
2.  EPA Posts Draft Agenda for Biomass Workshop
3.  Iowa Senate OKs Subsidy for Renewable Chemical Industry
4.  Cash-Strapped Farmers Struggle to Pay Cropland Rents
5.  Gasoline Retailers Converting More Pumps for Higher Ethanol Blends
 

 

Upcoming EESI Briefing:

 

Sustainable Affordable Housing: Saving Energy, Saving Lives 

Monday, March 21
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

122 Cannon House Office Building
Independence Avenue SE and 1st Street, SE

Please RSVP to expedite check-in 

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing about energy efficient, “green” affordable housing and how it is improving health and safety in distressed communities while providing economic and environmental benefits to states. This is the second in a series of EESI briefings examining environmental justice as it relates to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Clean Power Plan (CPP), the nation's first-ever regulation limiting carbon pollution from power plants. This briefing will show how sustainable affordable housing can save money for low-income families and strengthen community resilience while serving as a CPP compliance strategy.

 

Other Events: 

 

Economic Diversification in Coal-Reliant Regions - Free Webinar 

March 22
2 - 3 pm ET

Join the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO) Research Foundation for this free webinar. The decline of the coal industry is having major ramifications in communities and regions across the country that have been historically reliant upon this energy source for jobs, a tax base, and sense of identity.  In light of these changes, many coal-reliant communities are seeking opportunities to diversify and strengthen their economies through a variety of place-based efforts that tap into local and regional assets. Two regions that participated in the 2015 ‘Coal-Reliant Communities Innovation Challenge’ will present on how they are proactively moving forward with diversification strategies and goals. 

 

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