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		<title>EPA&#8217;s Jackson Says Environmental Protection, Economic Growth Not Mutually Exclusive</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/epa-jackson-environmental-protection-economic-growth-not-mutually-exclusive/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the National Press Club Monday, EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jacksonoutlined the goals of the agency and emphasized a need to capitalize on the growing green marketplace.
In her remarks, she challenged the anti-government and anti-science skeptics to take a hard look at the evidence of environmental degradation and challenged them to embrace sustainability &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NREL Biomass Pipeline to Accelerate Analysis of Potential Biofuel Feedstocks</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/nrel-biomass-pipeline-to-accelerate-feasability-analysis/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/nrel-biomass-pipeline-to-accelerate-feasability-analysis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new pipeline at the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) is analyzing 1,000 samples of biomass at a time, finding which one, combined with the right enzyme, most eagerly gives up its sugars to be converted into biofuel.  The pipeline provides an important tool for accelerating the discovery process for potential biofuel feedstocks to help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington: Legislature Signs Biomass Supply Agreements Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With one dissent in its House of Representatives and unanimous support in the Senate, Washington state passed the Forest Biomass Supply Agreements Combined Bill 2481.
If signed by the Governor, the bill will allow the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to enter into long-term agreements to supply biomass from overcrowded young forests and after-harvest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Emissions Case</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/ussupreme-court-declines-review-emissions-case/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/ussupreme-court-declines-review-emissions-case/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:05:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court declines review of lower court's ruling prohibiting EPA from suspending emissions standards for stationary sources.  Decision closes a key loophole under the Clean Air Act.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Discussion Paper: Balancing Water Needs for Sustainable Biofuels</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/discussion-paper-balancing-water-needs-sustainable-biofuels/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/discussion-paper-balancing-water-needs-sustainable-biofuels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new discussion paper form the IUCN prepared for the Winrock International India 7th Conference on biofuels examines the challenges posed by land and water resources to the sustainable production and supply of biofuels.  It also highlights some of the policy interventions needed for effective water management to aid in effective biofuel production.
According to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novel Intel: Biofuels, the Final Frontier</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new space station experiment is testing whether Jatropha grows in microgravity.  The goal is to improve the promising biofuel plant's cell structure, growth, and development. ]]></description>
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		<title>Financing Cellulosic Ethanol an Obstacle to Commercialization</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/financing-cellulosic-ethanol-obstacle-commercialization/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/financing-cellulosic-ethanol-obstacle-commercialization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cole Gustafson writing for the Prairie Business Magazine reports that producers have encountered challenges obtaining capital to finance the commercialization of cellulosic ethanol technologies.
In addition to problems on Wall Street following the collapse of the financial markets, cellulosic biofuel producers have lacked standard benchmarks of performance like those used in grain corn ethanol plants (1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>European Commission&#8217;s Failure to Release Biofuel Studies Trigger Lawsuit</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/european-commission-failure-release-biofuel-studies-lawsuit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/european-commission-failure-release-biofuel-studies-lawsuit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[James Kanter of the New York Times&#8217; Green Inc. reports that environmental lawyers and activists sued the European Commission for failing to release studies investigating the impact of biofuels on the environment.
The move comes just weeks after a leaked report suggests that the Commission may be classifying dense palm oil plantations as “forest” to allow [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama to Hold Closed Door Meeting with Key Senators About Climate and Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/obama-closed-door-meeting-senators-climate-energy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/obama-closed-door-meeting-senators-climate-energy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hill reports that President Barack Obama is scheduled to meet with Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Joe Lieberman (I-CT), and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) &#8212; the group working to craft a bipartisan climate change bill &#8212; along with 11 other senators and top administration officials Tuesday to discuss energy issues.
The meeting is set to bring together [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Declines to Criticize Rockefeller Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.biomassintel.com/epa-declines-comment-rockefeller-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/epa-declines-comment-rockefeller-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA 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 power plants and factories for two years.
The EPA released an official statement:
EPA is still reviewing the bill that Senator Rockefeller introduced today. It is important to note that Senator Rockefeller&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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