Comments for BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com Law. Policy. Analysis. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:41:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 Comment on Reigning in GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations by Wood Pellets Energy In Addition To The Necessitate For Alternatives Plus Biomass Pellets http://www.biomassintel.com/reigning-ghgs-emerging-life-cycle-obligations/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Wood Pellets Energy In Addition To The Necessitate For Alternatives Plus Biomass Pellets Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:41:57 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1821#comment-305 [...] Reigning in Biomass GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations … [...] [...] Reigning in Biomass GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations … [...]

]]> Comment on Leaked EU Report Sought to Conceal Biofuels Environmental Effects by European Commission’s Failure to Release Biofuel Studies Trigger Lawsuit | BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com/leaked-eu-report-sought-to-conceal-biofuels-environmental-effects/comment-page-1/#comment-296 European Commission’s Failure to Release Biofuel Studies Trigger Lawsuit | BIOMASS INTEL Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:25 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1545#comment-296 [...] move comes just weeks after a leaked report suggests that the Commission may be classifying dense palm oil plantations as “forest” to allow companies to conceal an alteration of the vegetation, and in turn to retain their [...] [...] move comes just weeks after a leaked report suggests that the Commission may be classifying dense palm oil plantations as “forest” to allow companies to conceal an alteration of the vegetation, and in turn to retain their [...]

]]> Comment on New Climate Bill in the Works, but Don’t Call it ‘Cap-and-Trade’ by Obama to Hold Closed Door Meeting with Key Senators About Climate and Energy | BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com/new-climate-bill-in-the-works-but-dont-call-it-cap-and-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Obama to Hold Closed Door Meeting with Key Senators About Climate and Energy | BIOMASS INTEL Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:44 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1754#comment-295 [...] Kerry (D-MA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — the group working to craft a bipartisan climate change bill — along with 11 other senators and top administration officials Tuesday to discuss energy [...] [...] Kerry (D-MA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) — the group working to craft a bipartisan climate change bill — along with 11 other senators and top administration officials Tuesday to discuss energy [...]

]]> Comment on Aviation Biofuels Desperate for Policy Boost by Ronald Steenblik http://www.biomassintel.com/aviation-biofuels-desperate-policy-boost/comment-page-1/#comment-294 Ronald Steenblik Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:14:11 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1591#comment-294 Yeah, I can imagine that the airline industry and aircraft manufacturers want to underwrite the cost of their fuel. Currently, jet fuel costs around US$ 680 per metric tonne (www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/index.htm). The cost of coconut oil (a mid-priced oil) is around US$ 525 per metric tonne -- its lowest price in five years(http://www.fao.org/es/esc/prices/tmp/1268089443183.csv). But the cost of converting that to bio-jet fuel would bring the cost of bio-jet to more like US$ 750 per tonne. And, of course, if demand for the feedstock oil were to increase, its price would quickly shoot up to a more typical price of US$ 800 per tonne (i.e., $1140 per tonne of bio-jet) or higher. That is a big difference from US$ 680 per tonne. So, like so many other industries, the aviation industry looks to government to cover their extra costs. But what is the compelling public policy argument for the government to pay these costs? Yeah, I can imagine that the airline industry and aircraft manufacturers want to underwrite the cost of their fuel. Currently, jet fuel costs around US$ 680 per metric tonne (www.iata.org/whatwedo/economics/fuel_monitor/index.htm). The cost of coconut oil (a mid-priced oil) is around US$ 525 per metric tonne — its lowest price in five years(http://www.fao.org/es/esc/prices/tmp/1268089443183.csv). But the cost of converting that to bio-jet fuel would bring the cost of bio-jet to more like US$ 750 per tonne. And, of course, if demand for the feedstock oil were to increase, its price would quickly shoot up to a more typical price of US$ 800 per tonne (i.e., $1140 per tonne of bio-jet) or higher. That is a big difference from US$ 680 per tonne.

So, like so many other industries, the aviation industry looks to government to cover their extra costs. But what is the compelling public policy argument for the government to pay these costs?

]]> Comment on The Biodiesel Subsidy Boondoggle by Ronald Steenblik http://www.biomassintel.com/biodiesel-subsidy-boondoggle/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Ronald Steenblik Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:59:31 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1596#comment-293 Pleas explain how "[t]he effect of a mandate can be to ... lower biofuels prices." How so? A mandate does not restrict the amount sold, only sets a floor for the amount consumed. If biodiesel prices are low enough to make biodiesel a better deal than petroleum diesel, consumers will switch to biodiesel, thus bidding up the price until it is at parity with the price of petroleum diesel. Pleas explain how “[t]he effect of a mandate can be to … lower biofuels prices.” How so? A mandate does not restrict the amount sold, only sets a floor for the amount consumed. If biodiesel prices are low enough to make biodiesel a better deal than petroleum diesel, consumers will switch to biodiesel, thus bidding up the price until it is at parity with the price of petroleum diesel.

]]> Comment on Sen. Rockefeller’s Bill to Block EPA Emissions Regulation Gains Support by EPA Declines to Comment on Rockefeller Bill | BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com/senetor-rockefeller-bill-block-epa-emissions-regulation-grows/comment-page-1/#comment-291 EPA Declines to Comment on Rockefeller Bill | BIOMASS INTEL Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:43:13 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1850#comment-291 [...] on Thursday declined to criticize Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) new bill that would block regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary industrial facilities like [...] [...] on Thursday declined to criticize Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s (D-WV) new bill that would block regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from stationary industrial facilities like [...]

]]> Comment on After Brown Election, Senators Take Aim at EPA’s Endangerment Ruling by Sen. Rockefeller’s Bill to Block EPA Emissions Regulation Grows | BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com/senators-take-aim-epa-endangerment-ruling/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Sen. Rockefeller’s Bill to Block EPA Emissions Regulation Grows | BIOMASS INTEL Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:35:14 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=898#comment-290 [...] – who has 40 cosponsors for her competing plan – supports Rockefeller’s bill but said she’s keeping her own plan at the ready if it [...] [...] – who has 40 cosponsors for her competing plan – supports Rockefeller’s bill but said she’s keeping her own plan at the ready if it [...]

]]> Comment on Aviation Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place by US Airlines Seeking Solution To Rising Fuel Costs http://www.biomassintel.com/aviation-caught-between-rock-hard-place/comment-page-1/#comment-289 US Airlines Seeking Solution To Rising Fuel Costs Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:54:22 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=910#comment-289 [...] You can find more information on this subject at Biomass Intel reports … [...] [...] You can find more information on this subject at Biomass Intel reports … [...]

]]> Comment on Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive by Biomass Cuts Crude Oil Consumption by 28% and Imports by 58 % | Monthly Car Insurance Tampa http://www.biomassintel.com/algae-biofuel-industry-seeks-tax-incentive/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Biomass Cuts Crude Oil Consumption by 28% and Imports by 58 % | Monthly Car Insurance Tampa Sat, 06 Mar 2010 09:36:43 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=1830#comment-287 [...] Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive | BIOMASS INTEL [...] [...] Algae Biofuel Industry Seeks Tax Incentive | BIOMASS INTEL [...]

]]> Comment on Emerging Biopower and Biofuel Sustainability Standards by Reigning in Biomass GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations | BIOMASS INTEL http://www.biomassintel.com/emerging-sustainability-standards/comment-page-1/#comment-284 Reigning in Biomass GHGs: Emerging Life Cycle Obligations | BIOMASS INTEL Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:53:49 +0000 http://www.biomassintel.com/?p=26#comment-284 [...] social responsibility (CSR) commitments within large multinationals.  LCA forms the backbone of emerging sustainability standards.  After all, what’s the point of utilizing biomass resources if it exacerbates climate [...] [...] social responsibility (CSR) commitments within large multinationals.  LCA forms the backbone of emerging sustainability standards.  After all, what’s the point of utilizing biomass resources if it exacerbates climate [...]

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