(Growth Energy)  The New York Times’ July 29th Editorial “Energy Subsidies – Good and Bad,” mischaracterizes Growth Energy’s proposal to open the American transportation fuels market and fails to acknowledge the technological advancements that have made …

by Joe Ruff (Omaha World Herald)  It’s time for the federal government to move beyond offering tax credits to companies that combine ethanol with gasoline, said the CEO of the fourth-largest ethanol producer in the country.
Instead, …

by John M. Urbanchuk   (ENTRIX/The Hill)  In his July 27 blog posting “The economics of U.S. ethanol policy” Professor Bruce Babcock of Iowa State University reports the results of new research suggesting that allowing the current …

(Renewable Fuels Association)   In its editorial (“It’s time to end the excessive subsidies for corn ethanol,” 7/24/2010), the Post failed to provide its readers any context, misled them about the nature of U.S. ethanol production, …

by Jay Heflin (The Hill)  
A new study by the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development shows a reduction in the ethanol tax credit proposed by the House Ways and Means Committee and removing tariffs on …

(Grainnet)  The Green Scissors campaign, a diverse coalition of taxpayer, environmental and consumer groups, released July 22 Green Scissors 2010, a report highlighting government programs and subsidies that are wasteful to taxpayers, harmful to the environment …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …Two new data points have been introduced. A Congressional Budget Office report on the  ethanol tax credit, and a report from Bruce Babcock et al at Iowa State, funded by …

by Bruce A. Babcock, Kanlaya J. Barr, Miguel Carriquiry (Center for Agriculture and Rural Development, Iowa State University)  The U.S. ethanol industry is lobbying hard for an extension of existing ethanol import tariffs and blenders …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Growth Energy, the Renewable Fuels Association, the Environmental Working Group, the Grocery Manufacturers Association, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the American Meat Institute, and several members of congress are among …

by Robert Kozak (Advanced Biofuels USA)  Background    At the request of New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman (D), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) recently produced a superficial and misleading report on US government financial subsidies for the …

(Congressional Budget Office)   The federal government supports the use of biofuels—transportation fuel produced usually from renewable plant matter, such as corn—in the pursuit of national energy, environmental, and agricultural policy goals. Tax credits encourage the …

(Growth Energy)  Growth Energy, a coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters, today called for the redirection and eventual phasing out of government support for ethanol in return for a level playing field – infrastructure investments that will …

Tom Vilsak (USDA/Richmond Times-Dispatch)  …America can no longer rely on energy sources that are growing increasingly difficult to find and utilize. We cannot accept an energy future that allows oil producers, whether they are controlled …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …It comes down now to three weeks, just three weeks.
There will be high drama of energy, jobs, tax and carbon legislation moving at, by Washington standards, light speed. After that, …

by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel)  Our country is quickly sliding down a slippery slope. Not too long ago, we were the leaders in renewable energy – wind, solar, biofuels. Today, not only have the major technological advancements …

(Washington Post)  Editorial    …What better time to revisit the enduring, maddening, illogical contrast between how little Americans actually pay to drive — and how fiercely they resist even modest gasoline tax increases that would go …

(Washington Post)  Editorial     …Many lawmakers want the government to require utilities to derive a certain percentage of their electricity from clean sources. And one of the sources that would probably qualify is so-called renewable biomass …

(The Grand Island Independent)  With renewable fuel supporters upset with the EPA’s continued delay of allowing E15 at gasoline pumps and with more and more E85 vehicles on the road, Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., along …

(Journal Star) Editorial        The environmental advantages of renewable fuels could hardly be more evident than now, when the consequences of risky deepwater oil drilling are fouling the water and shorelines of the Gulf of Mexico.
Yet …

by Vinod Khosla (Washington Post)  If our goal is carbon reduction, a cap-and-trade or carbon-pricing bill, with its likely compromises, would be worse right now than no regulation. Pricing carbon below $40 per ton will …

(E100 Group/Biofuels Digest)  The recent oil platform blowout in the Gulf of Mexico shows the madness of the United States continuing to use 140 billion gals of gasoline/yr to power our light duty cars and trucks.
The …

by Holly Jessen (Ethanol Producer Magazine)  In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, three ethanol industry groups have asked that legislators keep biofuels in mind. “It is likely that the Senate will take …

by Anna Austin (Biomass Magazine)   With their extreme versatility and often complicated nature, it isn’t easy for most people to wrap their brain around advanced biofuels, and the definitions in the renewable fuels standard 2 …

by Michael O’Brien  (The Hill)  Sen. James Inhofe (R-Okla.) will offer legislation next week that would allow states to opt out of federal law requiring a certain level of ethanol be blended into gasoline.
Inhofe says …

(Advanced Biofuels Association)  Advanced Biofuels Association President Michael McAdams briefed the House Agriculture Committee this afternoon, telling its members, “It’s time to take politics out of renewable fuels and let sound science and sound energy …

by Jeff Hage  (The Fergus Falls Daily Journal)  If there was ever a time in our history that the United States will not drill its way out of its energy problems, it’s now.
That was the message …

by Rep. Harry Teague (D-NM) (Politico)  …It turns out there are two immediate barriers to raising capital for commercial-scale production of algae-based fuel. 
The first is a quirk in our tax code that provides tax incentives …

(St. Joseph News-Press, Mo) Editorial:  …A long-term solution, however, can be found in the farm fields of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas. The environmental debacle in the Gulf emphasizes the need for the United States …

by Stephanie Dreyer  (Growth Energy, RenewableEnergyWorld.com)   The full scope of the environmental catastrophe due to the BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico will not be learned for some time – but one thing is …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  Last week, BP committed $500 million in a ten-year year research program to study  “the impact of the Deepwater Horizon incident, and its associated response, on the marine and shoreline …

By Carey Gillam  (Reuters)  The disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico illustrates a pressing need for the United States to pass legislative incentives to drive investment dollars into cellulosic and algae-based biofuel facilities, biofuel …

by Philip Brasher (Des Moines Register)   That next generation of biofuels is still stuck in the lab, as the developers have been unable to attract investors or get loan guarantees out of the government.
So now, those …

(Advanced Biofuels Association)  The Advanced Biofuels Association launched a new online video series today.  The Clean Fuels Forecast spotlights the top public policy issues and maneuvering in Washington affecting the advanced biofuels industry. 
In its first episode, …

by Leon Kaye  (Triplepundit)  …Regardless of party affiliation, senators in the northern prairie states have a history of opposing any bill focused on energy independence or energy efficiency.  These senators are good, however, in promoting …

by Cary Blake (Western Farm Press)  Steve Kaffka paints an optimistic picture of the future of California biofuels production.  Weather, water availability, and state and federal policies, Kaffka says, will help determine if California agriculture one …

(GreenAir Online)  The American Power Act proposed by US senators Kerry and Lieberman represented the “wrong approach for aviation,” said Nancy Young, Vice President Environment of the Air Transport Association of America (ATA). She estimated …

(SweeterAlternative.com)  Sugarcane ethanol is a clean, renewable fuel that reduces greenhouse gas emissions by over 60% compared to gasoline and can save money at the pump. These are just a couple of the points delivered by …

by Jim Lane  (Biofuels Digest)  In Washington, 90 US scientists wrote to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and US Senate Majority leader Harry Reid to fix accounting standards for greenhouse gas emissions associated with bioenergy projects.
The …

by Joel Velasco (SweeterAlternative.com)  …One reason for higher fuel prices is a lack of competition in the market for ethanol.  Economics 101 is pretty clear: consumers win when businesses compete in an open market, because …

(RenewableEnergyWorld.com)  …Including biomass power plants under the EPA’s tailoring rule is a clear policy shift and may imply a change in position for future policy.  The lack of distinction between renewable biomass as an alternative fuel …

by Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine)  (Fosters.com)  …While ethanol does cut our use of fossil fuels and reduces some harmful air emissions, it also raises some serious concerns. It is a powerful solvent that can damage …

by B.A. (Ben) Thorp and Masood Akhtar  (Ahead of the Curve, TAPPI)  …The first question to ask is, why do I need to know any of this? Reasons can range from increasing one’s knowledge to helping …

by Brian Jennings   (The Hill)  …Today, conventional oil supplies are being tapped out and maintaining our current level of addiction forces us to hunt for scarce deposits in deepwater wells or in the Canadian tar …

by Mackinnon Lawrence (Biomass Intel)  …While aggressive with GHG reduction provisions, the American Power Act (APA) is short on biofuel-specific provisions…
Some of the key strategies for incentivizing low carbon fuels under the bill include increasing …

(PR Newswire)  The Advanced BioFuels Association applauded the leadership of U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL) as he recently introduced a biofuels tax incentive bill that extends the Investment Tax Credit to advanced biofuels.  
The Nelson bill, S. …

by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest)  …The invite-only meeting, which attracted more than 100 attendees, was structured around two panels, one focused primarily on policy and led by USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber and featuring biofuels …

(The Clean)  With Uncertainty Mounting About Climate/Energy Bill, Major New Study for CSI Details Path for Breaking Away From “Business As Usual” in the Electric Power Sector.
What happens if Congress fails to pass a climate or …

(Biodiesel Magazine)  Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured Middletown Biofuels in central Pennsylvania on May 7, where he highlighted biodiesel production as a critical component in America’s strategy to create jobs and revitalize the rural economy. …

by Thom Gabrukiewicz (ArgusLeader.com)  …Tom Vilsack, the president’s agriculture secretary, said Thursday that much progress has been made – but more must be done. 
“We’re conducting the first national on-energy production survey to find out among …

by Bryce Covert (New Deal 2.0)  …Fact #1: Burning oil to generate electricity makes up a tiny percentage of overall generation in the US. …Fact #2: Electricity generation accounts for almost 40% of US greenhouse …