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News feed provided by the National Biodiesel Board
May 2008 - Posts
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During a Rose Garden news conference on the economy today, he reinforced America's need for biofuels, saying "It's in our national interests that our farmers grow energy, as opposed to us purchasing energy from parts of the world that are...
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As bad as fuel prices may seem now, they could be worse if it weren't for domestically produced, renewable biofuels such as biodiesel. New data shows that global biofuels production has cut consumption of crude oil by 1 million barrels a day, offering...
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''Don't buy what the grocers are trying to feed you.'' Thats the message from Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board, in response to the Grocery Manufacturers Associations campaign to blame biofuels for rising food costs....
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released economic analysis that shows high energy prices, increasing global demand, drought and other factors - not biofuels - are the primary drivers of higher food costs. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer...
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The National Biodiesel Board applauds the contestants in the U.S. Department of Energy and General Motors Challenge X: Crossover to Sustainability student engineering competition for their use of B20 blend biodiesel. Read More...
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The BQ-9000 biodiesel quality assurance program has welcomed two biodiesel producers and one marketer to its ranks ADM, Caljet and Freedom Fuels. With these additional facilities, the program has reached more than 40 companies and accounts for about 33...
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released economic analysis that shows high energy prices, increasing global demand, drought and other factors - not biofuels - are the primary drivers of higher food costs. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer...
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On the Senate floor yesterday, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) expressed outrage over the orchestrated anti-biofuels campaign. It turns out that a $300,000, six-month retainer of a beltway public relations firm is behind the smear campaign, hired by the...
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The U.S. biodiesel industry today applauded the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee for approving H.R. 6049, the Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008. Among its many provisions, the legislation extends the biodiesel tax incentive, which is a top priority...
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Minnesota has taken another step towards promoting domestic energy security and reducing the state's carbon footprint. Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill that will increase the current 2 percent biodiesel mandate to 20 percent by 2015. Read More...
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Congress announced negotiations on the Farm Bill have yielded a bipartisan final agreement. Among its many provisions, the Farm Bill will reauthorize the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) Bioenergy program, a key legislative priority for the U.S. biodiesel...
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Research Project Funded By U.S. Department Of Transportation Designed To Increase Output of Oils For Use in Biodiesel Production Read More...
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