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Monthly Archives: April 2016
Climate Pact Signing Underscores Role of Agriculture, Forestry in Providing Solutions
The United States was joined at the UN last Friday – Earth Day – by more than 170 nations to sign the formal climate agreement that came out of two weeks of negotiations in Paris back in December. The pact … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, agricultural adaptation, carbon sequestration, climate change, COP21, energy security, national security, renewable energy, soil quality, Solutions from the Land, sustainability
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Those Who Work the Land Embrace the Principles of Earth Day
The observation of Earth Day on Friday has its origins going back 46 years when a UN resolution launched the day. It became a national phenomenon when that same year, Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson proclaimed it an environmental teach-in and … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, advanced biofuels, agricultural adaptation, anaerobic digestion, bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass, carbon sequestration, cellulosic ethanol, distributed generation, energy efficiency, energy security, ethanol, Geothermal, green jobs, Hydropower, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, national security, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable Portfolio Standards, Solar Energy, sustainability, Wind Energy, wood to energy
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Evidence Shows EPA Should Boost Lifecycle GHG Benefits of Ethanol
Ethanol advocates have long called into question the data EPA has used in projecting the lifecycle analysis for ethanol and gasoline under the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The agency has consistently used outdated – thus inaccurate – information that … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, advanced biofuels, Biofuels, Congress, EPA, ethanol, green jobs, Low Carbon Fuel Standard, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, sustainability
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Redefining 'Biomass' Would Better Meet GHG Reduction Targets
Welcome news for biomass advocates came out last week from the Brookings Institution, a prestigious, nonpartisan Washington-based policy think tank. They published a paper asserting that a small “tweak” to the federal statutory language defining “renewable biomass” could “go a … Continue reading
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Tagged 25x'25, advanced biofuels, agroforestry, bioenergy, Biofuels, Biomass, carbon sequestration, cellulosic ethanol, Congress, green jobs, national security, renewable energy, Renewable Fuel Standard, Renewable Portfolio Standards, sustainability, wood to energy
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