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EESI’s Jetta Wong Testifies Before Congress About the Renewable Fuel Standard
In testimony before the US Congress on July 24, 2008, Senior Policy Associate Jetta Wong of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute’s (EESI) Sustainable Biomass and Energy Program discussed the definition of renewable biomass in the federal Renewable Fuel Standard and its impact on forests and the cellulosic biofuel industry.
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DOE Announces Second Round of Solicitations for $30.5 Billion in Federal Loan Guarantees
On June 30, 2008, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced a second round of solicitations for up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantee projects that employ “advanced energy technologies that avoid, reduce or sequester air pollutants or greenhouse gas emissions.“
Short-Term Funding for Public Transportation Overwhelmingly Passes House
In the face of record-high gas prices and steady increases in public transportation ridership across the country, the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the Saving Energy through Public Transportation Act (H.R. 6052) by a vote of 322 to 98. The
EPA Seeking Comments on Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver Request
On May 16, 2008 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is seeking comments regarding a recent petition to reduce the volume of renewable fuels required under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
Congress Adopted Food, Conservation, and Energy Act, Awaits Veto From the President
On May 15, 2008 the Senate adopted the conference report (Conf. Rpt. 110-627) for the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 (H.R. 2419) by a vote of 81 to 15.
EESI Testifies Before Commission on Security & Cooperation in Europe on Biofuels, Food Crisis
In testimony before the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission) on May 6, Jetta Wong, Senior Policy Associate of the Sustainable Biomass and Energy Program at the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), discussed the complexity involved in the rise in world food prices and how that relates to current biofuel production.
Secretary Bodman Speaks at Biomass 2008
On April 18, Secretary of Energy Samuel Bodman addressed the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Biomass 2008 Conference. Secretary Bodman reinforced the administration’s energy goals, including diversification of energy sources, promotion of clean energy technologies, and the reduction of gasoline consumption by 20 percent by 2017.
DOE Announces Up to $7 Million for Biomass Research
On April 17, the Department of Energy announced the availability of up to $7 million dollars in federal funding over two years (FY08- FY09) for research and development into advanced conversion technologies for creating clean liquid fuels from renewable biomass.
Congress Needs to Pass a New Farm Bill
Last week the Congress passed a one-month extension to April 18, 2008 of the 2002 Farm Bill.
DOA, DOE Invest $18.4 Million in Support of Biomass Energy Research and Demonstration Projects
On March 4, 2008, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the winners of 21 awards for research and demonstration projects that aim to overcome key hurdles to cost-effective production of renewable fuels and products made from cellulosic biomass.
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