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Monthly Archives: October 2013
USDA Agroforestry Effort Shows Ag, Forestry Sector Commitment to Sustainability
The U.S. agricultural and forestry sectors have drawn some questionable, if not contradictory, criticism for their production of renewable energy feedstocks. In some circles, for example, it is claimed that corn production is insufficient to meet our food, feed, fiber … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, agroforestry, bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass, carbon sequestration, Congress, conservation, energy efficiency, energy security, ethanol, farm bill, green jobs, national security, no-till, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, soil quality, sustainability, USDA
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White House Must Hold Course on RFS
The disclosure earlier this month that EPA was considering a significant reduction in volume blending requirements under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) has drawn some strong reaction from the biofuels industry – and rightly so. Media reports of a … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, Biofuels, Congress, energy security, ethanol, Geothermal, green jobs, national security, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, sustainability
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National Bioenergy Day Underscores Key Renewable Energy Resource
A critical and growing sector relied upon to help meet this country’s energy needs is the bioenergy industry, a wide array of companies and other enterprises that produce electricity and heat generated from wood and other organic materials. To raise … Continue reading
Shutdown, Farm Bill Inaction Undermines Rural Clean Energy Initiatives
Last week’s expiration of the 2008 Farm Bill and the shutdown of the government due to partisan conflict in Congress have hobbled clean energy initiatives that have helped boost the economy of rural America and facilitated this country’s path forward … Continue reading
U.S. Ag Sector Positioned to Meet Challenges of a Changing Climate
The release this week of the latest assessment of climate conditions by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has generated a lot of media traffic over the degree of certainty the multinational panel has ascribed to human activity as the … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, agricultural adaptation, bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass, carbon sequestration, Congress, conservation, energy efficiency, energy security, EPA, ethanol, green jobs, national security, no-till, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable Portfolio Standards, sustainability, USDA
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