Washington DC - March 12 - Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development has awarded $3.7 million to tribes that are developing renewable energy resources for their communities.

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Washington DC - March 9 -  The formation of the new Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration Advisory Committee will inaugurate a new level of collaboration between the USDA Forest Service and the American people in the restoration of forested landscapes.

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Washington DC - February 17 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $144 million in loan guarantees to assist 54 rural businesses through funding made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Washington DC - February 4 - President Barack Obama announced a series of steps his Administration is taking, boosting biofuels production and reducing dangerous dependence on foreign oil, as part of its comprehensive strategy building a foundation for a new clean energy economy.

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Washington DC - February 4 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a proposed rule for the new Biomass Crop Assistance Program that intends to spur the expansion of dedicated non-food crops for renewable energy and biofuel production.

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Washington DC - January 22 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced the selection of five projects to receive more than $20.5 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support deployment of community-based renewable energy projects, such as biomass, wind and solar installations.

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Washington DC - December 7 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the selection of 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

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Washington DC - December 1 - As demand for water from various sectors increases and places additional stress on already constrained supplies, the effects of expanded biofuel production may need to be considered.

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Washington DC - November 25 - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have found that it might be more cost-effective, energy-efficient and environmentally sustainable to use corn stover for generating an energy-rich oil called bio-oil and for making biochar to enrich soils and sequester carbon.

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Washington DC - November 18 -  The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy announced projects selected for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products.

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Washington DC - November 13 -  The U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy announced projects selected for more than $24 million in grants to research and develop technologies to produce biofuels, bioenergy and high-value biobased products.

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Washington DC - September 30 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted his vision for a new direction in forest management and the new emphasis on collaboration, restoration, and conservation in the U.S. Forest Service’s efforts to improve forest health.

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Washington DC - September 2 - Marking a major milestone in the effort to spur private sector investments in clean energy, $502 million in the first round of awards from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act program were announced, providing cash assistance to energy production companies in place of earned tax credits.

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Washington DC - September 1 - U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced up to $21 million will be made available for the selection of five projects that will develop supply systems to handle and deliver high tonnage biomass feedstocks for cellulosic biofuels production.

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Washington DC - August 12 - Ohio Edison Company has agreed to re-power one of its coal-fired power plants using primarily renewable biomass fuels,an agreement that will reduce net greenhouse gas emissions by 1.3 million tons a year.

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