Washington DC - December 28 - The Renewable Fuels Association and Growth Energy issued a joint statement relating to a complaint they filed in Federal District Court concerning the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

To read the full statement, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - December 2 - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it expects to make a final determination in mid-2010 regarding whether to increase the allowable ethanol content in fuel up to 15 percent.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

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.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

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.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - September 30 - Changes to the Renewable Fuel Standard proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency would impede the growth of the U.S. biofuels industry, limiting opportunity for American farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC -July 17- A bipartisan coalition of members in Congress have introduced a bill this to slow rising food prices by redirecting subsidies for gasoline refiners who use corn ethanol to the producers of “second generation” biofuels made from waste products.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - July 10 - Water and energy are inexorably linked; energy is needed to supply water and large quantities of water are needed to support the development of energy. However, both may face serious constraints as demand for these vital resources continues to rise.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - July 10 - The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the U.S. Department of Energy announced an estimated $3 billion for the development of renewable energy projects around the country.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - July 9 - U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Charles Schumer (D-NY), and Robert Menendez (D-NJ) announced the introduction of new legislation encouraging families and property owners to improve their homes’ energy efficiency.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - June 11 - The Renewable Fuels Association filed comments raising concerns about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule on mandatory greenhouse gas emissions reporting.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - June 9 -  EPA will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 9, regarding the agency’s proposed strategy for increasing the supply of renewable fuels, poised to reach 36 billion gallons by 2022.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - June 9 - Responding to President Obama’s directive to expedite and increase the production of biofuels, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA met its 30-day deadline to help produce more energy from homegrown, renewable sources.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - June 5 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reopened the public comment period for its proposal to permit, for the first time, widespread cultivation of a food crop engineered for biofuel production.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - May 27 - World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow 44 percent by 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009.

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE

Washington DC - May 22 - Agriculture and energy groups said that indirect land use calculations should not be used to regulate the production of renewable fuels, calling the idea “a theory that defies reality.”

To read the entire report, CLICK HERE