Comments on: EPA Finalizes RFS2, Obama Charts Biofuels Pathway

By: Survival of the Fittest: Making Sense of the Biofuel Subsidy Battle « CleanTechnologies.ca

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:55:34 +0000

[...] biofuels to make up an increasing portion of renewable fuels in the U.S. transportation sector when President Obama, the EPA, and USDA jointly charted a biofuel pathway in early February [...]

By: Survival of the Fittest: Making Sense of the Biofuel Subsidy Battle in Washington | BIOMASS INTEL

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:42:52 +0000

[...] President Obama, the EPA, and USDA jointly charted a biofuel pathway in early February 2010 (see EPA Finalizes RFS2, Obama Charts Biofuels Pathway). The Standard relies on a greenhouse gas (GHG) lifecycle analysis of renewable fuels, which [...]

By: Obama Oil Drilling Announcement Dismays Biofuels Industry | BIOMASS INTEL

Obama Oil Drilling Announcement Dismays Biofuels Industry | BIOMASS INTEL — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:52:00 +0000

[...] sources of energy. From the Administration’s February announcement outlining a bold U.S. biofuels strategy, which was coordinated with the release of the EPA’s RFS 2.0, to reports Wednesday that Obama [...]

By: Aviation Boom in Asia Intensifies Global Competition for Fuel | BIOMASS INTEL

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:35:05 +0000

[...] finds itself having to compete with an EPA-mandated 36 billion gallons of biofuels by 2022 (see RFS2) for producers’ attention. With aviation accounting for only 12 percent of transportation [...]

By: Biodiesel Back in the Game: Senate Votes to Extend Key $1 Tax Credit | BIOMASS INTEL

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:23:03 +0000

[...] extends it through December 31, 2010. Although biodiesel received a tremendous boost under the new renewable fuel standard (RFS2), without a tax credit, the industry could not compete on price with petroleum-based diesel [...]

By: Biodiesel Tax Credit Gets Nixed from Jobs Bill | BIOMASS INTEL

Biodiesel Tax Credit Gets Nixed from Jobs Bill | BIOMASS INTEL — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:37:00 +0000

[...] a while, amidst the snows of Washington and excitement around the Obama Administration’s biofuels announcement last week, it seemed the biodiesel industry was going to get key tax credits back. But as the [...]

By: Summary of USDA’s Proposed Biomass Crop Assistance Program Rules | BIOMASS INTEL

Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:50:17 +0000

[...] crops for renewable energy. The new proposed rule follows up President Obama’s February 3 biofuels announcement, which outlined three measures to boost production in the [...]

By: House Reps Say No to Indirect Land Use Change and EPA Tailoring Rule | BIOMASS INTEL

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:59:45 +0000

[...] the Obama Administration charting an aggressive pathway for biofuels yesterday, GHG regulation — whether via an unlikely [...]