With no Republicans present and Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT) voting no, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 10-1 this morning to approve the Kerry-Boxer bill.
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Senate EPW Committee Approves Kerry-Boxer; Baucus Votes No
Posted on November 5, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
Revised Boxer Climate Bill Provides Greater USDA Role Over Carbon Offsets
Posted on November 1, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
The latest revised version of Sen. Barbara Boxer’s (D-CA) climate bill includes new provisions to grant the Agriculture Department (USDA) lead authority over carbon offsets from domestic agricultural and forest practices, a move that appears designed to placate the powerful farm lobby and help Democrats reach a consensus on the bill.
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New Climate Bill Changes RFS for the better
Posted on October 26, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) has introduced a revised version of the Senate Climate Bill that would change the way the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) is divided, moving away from technologically-prescriptive language such as “cellulosic” to more environmentally-sustainable biofuels.
Filed under: Advanced, Biofuels, Biotech, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Enviroment, Ethanol, GHG, ILUC, RFS | Tagged: advanced green biofuels, Biofuels, Boxer, Cellulosic, climate bill, EPA, Ethanol, Kerry, RFS | Leave a Comment »
Exempting Biofuels from Cap-and-Trade?
Posted on October 22, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
According to Inside EPA (requires subscription) some in the U.S. “biofuels industry is urging Congress to exempt the sector from climate cap-and-trade legislation over fears the fuels could face ‘double jeopardy’ through regulation under both the bill’s greenhouse gas (GHG) cap and additional GHG reduction requirements under EPA’s renewable fuels standard (RFS).”
Filed under: Biofuels, Climate Change | Tagged: Biofuels, Biotech, Cap and Trade, Climate Change, EPA, ILUC, RFS, Science, ScienceExpress, Searchinger | 1 Comment »
Big Oil Lobbying to Block Low Carbon Fuels in Climate Bill
Posted on October 20, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
A so-called consumer energy group that has oil industry backing is mounting a major campaign to block the inclusion of any Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) in Senate climate change legislation.
Filed under: Biofuels, Biotech, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Enviroment, Ethanol, GHG, LCFS, Lobby, RFS | Tagged: Boxer-Kerry, CEA, Climate Change, Kerry-Boxer, LCFS, Low Carbon | Leave a Comment »
GAO Report: Corn Ethanol Tax Credit is Unnecessary, Costly
Posted on October 2, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
The investigative arm of the U.S. Congress said that a federal tax incentive granted to ethanol producers is unnecessary and may no longer be needed to stimulate the production of corn-based fuel.
Filed under: Biofuels, Blends, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corn, Enviroment, Ethanol, Food vs. Fuel, RFS, Sugarcane, Tariff, sugar | Tagged: Biofuels, corn ethanol, Ethanol, GAO, Growth Energy, RFA, subsidies, Tax Credit, VTEEC | Leave a Comment »
Big Oil Preemptively Lobbying to Kill Possible Low Carbon Fuel Bill
Posted on September 15, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
Oil industry lobbyists are launching a preemptive attack to thwart introduction of a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) when the Senate environment committee considers climate legislation this fall, conducting initial advocacy work to make sure that Chair Barbara Boxer (D-CA) doesn’t include an LCFS in her committee’s initial draft or accept a possible amendment Sen.
Filed under: Biofuels, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Enviroment, Ethanol, FFV, GHG, LCFS, RFS | Tagged: Big Oil, Biofuels, LCFS, Low Carbon, Renewable Fuel Standard, RFS | 1 Comment »
Biofuel Executives Decry RFS Rule
Posted on September 14, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
According to DTN, some 20 bioenergy executives from California and Massachusetts have written to U.S. Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and John Kerry, D-Mass., to clarify their position regarding the enforcement of indirect land-use change penalties against biofuels under the amended Renewable Fuel Standard.
Filed under: Biofuels, Biotech, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Enviroment, RFS | Tagged: Biofuels, Climate Change, ILUC, indirect land use | Leave a Comment »
Enviros to Boxer: Toughen Up the Climate Bill!
Posted on August 26, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
The Wall Street Journal blog, “the energy and climate legislation in the Senate keeps drawing fire from both sides—making its chances of passing this year look even dimmer.”
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Sen Boxer Waiting for GAO Report on Biofuels
Posted on August 11, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
Boxer Awaits Definitive GAO Biofuels Report For Fall Climate Debate. According to Energy Washington, this major GAO report is making its way through the inter-agency review but should be released by the August 25 target date.
Filed under: Biofuels, Blends, Cellulosic, Clean Tech, Climate Change, Corn, Enviroment, Ethanol, FFV, GHG, ILUC, LCFS, RFS, Sugarcane | Tagged: algae, Biofuels, Climate Change, EPA, Ethanol, GAO, Renewable Fuels, RFS, Sen Boxer | 1 Comment »
Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Calls Sen. Boxer Racist
Posted on July 16, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
In an Environment and Public Works hearing today, National Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Harry Alford accused Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) of being a racist.
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Senate Climate Bill Delayed til September (or Christmas?)
Posted on July 11, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
The Senate will not debate climate change legislation until September, at the earliest. The key Senate committee on climate change will delay the unveiling of its draft legislation until September, giving negotiators and their aides an extra month to work on the controversial legislation.
Filed under: Climate Change, RFS | Tagged: Biofuels, Boxer, Climate Change, Ethanol, Senate | 2 Comments »
Senate Climate Bill Update; EPW Hearings on Tuesday
Posted on July 3, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
After this weekend’s Independence Day celebrations, the U.S. Congress returns to work. In the Senate, the Environment and Public Works Committee will launch its push toward climate legislation with a hearing Tuesday, July 7. The Senate hearing follows the House’s narrow passage of a sweeping climate and energy bill last week.
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Climate Change Bill Clears House, Uncertain Future in Senate
Posted on June 26, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
The U.S. House of Representatives approved landmark climate change legislation by a 219-212 vote.
Filed under: Biofuels, Climate Change, Corn, Enviroment, Ethanol, RFS | Tagged: Biofuels, corn ethanol, Deforestation, Ethanol, ILUC, indirect land use changes, Renewable Fuel Standard, subsidies | 1 Comment »
Decision day nears for California Carbon rule
Posted on April 20, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
California air regulators will vote this week on a rule that would reduce the average carbon content of transportation fuels by 10% by 2020, a proposal that the U.S. ethanol industry is fiercely opposing.
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EPA: Blends testing may need another year
Posted on April 1, 2009 by sugarcaneblog
U.S. EPA may need another year to determine how blending ethanol in gasoline over the current 10 percent limit would affect vehicles and nonroad equipment, a senior agency official said today.
Filed under: Blends, Corn, Enviroment, Ethanol | Tagged: clean air act, E15, Ethanol, Higher Blends, waiver | Leave a Comment »
