Dilma Sanctions Law Increasing Addition of Biodiesel in Diesel
by Leonardo Goy (Reuters; Google translation) President Dilma Rousseff signed on Wednesday the law which provides for the gradual increase in biodiesel blend in diesel, from the current 7 percent to 8...
View ArticleElectric Car Bill Will Do Little to Reduce Emissions
(Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association) Today’s Star Tribune reported of a proposal in the Minnesota legislature that calls for a financial incentive to boost electric or plug-in hybrid sales in the state...
View ArticleBrazil’s President Rousseff Signs Biodiesel Increase into Law
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) At the presidential palace March 23, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff signed into law the mandatory percentage increase of biodiesel blended with diesel fuel from...
View ArticleIowa Offers Tax Incentives In Bid To Become An Epicenter For Innovation In...
by Steven Savage (Forbes) Last week the governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad, signed a bill which came to him with bipartisan support from the legislature. The measure institutes tax incentives designed...
View ArticleManildra Gave Inflated Jobs Figures to Minister before Ethanol Bill
by Sean Nicholls (Sidney Morning Herald) Ethanol producer Manildra gave vastly inflated figures to the NSW government about the number of people employed in the industry before legislation forcing...
View ArticleBranstad Signature Ensures Iowans Have Greater Access to Homegrown Fuel
(KMALand/Iowa Renewable Fuels Association) Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed into law H.F. 2464, a multifaceted bill that secures funding for the state’s highly successful biodiesel and ethanol...
View ArticleAlberta Proposes Carbon Tax As Part Of Climate Push
by Martin O’Sullivan (Law360) An environmental law introduced this week in Alberta would reinvest money from a new carbon tax in green technology and return some of that cash to residents. Bill 20, or...
View ArticleIowa Biodiesel Board Commends Signing of Bill to Expand IA Biodiesel Incentives
(Biofuels Journal) It just makes sense! That’s the sentiment from the Iowa Biodiesel Board and other supporters as Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed SF 2309 into law today, expanding state biodiesel...
View ArticleConstantinides Calls For More Sustainable Heating
(Queens Gazette) City Council Member Costa Constantinides, joined by environmental groups and others, rallied in support of his bill INT. 642 on May 25. The legislation would ensure more sustainable...
View ArticleNorth Carolina House Committee Approves Industrial Hemp Research Study
(WXII) North Carolina lawmakers are pushing a proposal to authorize the cultivation of industrial hemp with the goal of allowing researchers to begin planting next spring. The House Agriculture...
View ArticleCalifornia Assembly Approves Climate Change Law
by Anshu Siripurapu (Sacramento Bee) After an intense floor debate, a bill extending California’s greenhouse gas emission targets squeaked by in the Assembly on Tuesday. Senate Bill 32 was seen as a...
View ArticleCalifornia Scores Tremendous Victories on Climate Policy and the Low Carbon...
(Low Carbon Fuels Coalition) The Low Carbon Fuels Coalition (LCFC) is pleased to announce that the California State Senate and Assembly have approved a pair of ground-breaking climate bills (SB 32 and...
View ArticleBiodiesel Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple’s Carbon Emissions
(National Biodiesel Board/PR Newswire) New York City passes legislation to increase cleaner-burning biodiesel in heating oil — The City of New York has taken another significant step in reducing the...
View ArticleNYC Mayor de Blasio signs Biodiesel Heating Oil Bill into Law
by Ron Kotrba (Biodiesel Magazine) New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a major piece of legislation Oct. 18 that will significantly increase the volume of biodiesel in heating oil sold in within...
View ArticlePreliminary Approval to the Project to Reuse Cooking Oil for Biodiesel
(30 Dias de Noticias (Google translation)) It aims to boost production of biofuels and avoid contamination. — The bill the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Antonio Bonfatti, which establishes...
View ArticleOpposition Wants Biofuels Bill Start Date Staggered
by Mary Karugaba (New Vision) Staggering the commencement date would help government build capacity. -- ... Presenting the opposition’s views on the Biofuels Bills, 2016 to the parliamentary...
View ArticleNew Laws That Take Effect January 2017: Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit
(New York State Senate) Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit: The 2016-17 budget extended the Clean Heating Fuel Tax Credit from Jan. 1, 2017 until Jan. 1, 2020. It also requires that beginning in 2017, to...
View ArticleUganda: Museveni Wants Law on Sugarcane By-Products
by Ismail Musa Ladu (The Monitor/All Africa) President Museveni has directed the Minister of Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, Ms Amelia Kyambadde to bring to Parliament, within six months, a law...
View ArticleWho’s Still Fighting Climate Change? The U.S. Military
by Laura Parker (National Geographic) Ten times a year, the Naval Station Norfolk floods. The entry road swamps. Connecting roads become impassable. Crossing from one side of the base to the other...
View ArticleLawmakers Aim to Boost Central Illinois Agricultural Economy
by Chris Lusvardi (Herald & Review) Legislation introduced in Springfield could boost efforts to attract bio-based businesses to Decatur and Central Illinois. The legislation introduced by state...
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