8/30/2010
'Next generation' scientists join forces to support biodiesel
The next generation of thought leaders is gearing up to lead America's energy efforts. And biodiesel, our nation's only commercially available advanced biofuel, is front and center. Student scientists from Dartmouth College in New Hampshire to Oregon State University in Corvallis are leading a new Next Generation Scientists for Biodiesel initiative. The group has formed to demonstrate and grow support for biodiesel among tomorrow's scientific leaders.


8/17/2010
"Big Apple" takes a bite out of air pollution
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday signed into law an air quality bill that includes a provision to ensure that cleaner burning Bioheat® is used within the city for heating homes and buildings.


8/11/2010
Crude Awakening: Biodiesel producers stand ready to help clean up oil spill
Biobased solvent could help clean up Gulf, without damaging marshes or wildlife.


8/6/2010
Iowa lab becomes first in world to earn BQ-9000 accreditation
A state-of-the-art laboratory in Fort Dodge, Iowa has raised the bar on biodiesel fuel quality testing, and other labs are likely to follow its lead. The nonprofit Iowa Central Fuel Testing Laboratory has become the first to earn accreditation as a BQ-9000 laboratory.


8/4/2010
Food v Fuel Debate Deflates
World Bank ousts energy costs as true culprit for rising food prices. The World Bank recently released a report reversing claims that wrongly faulted biofuels for food price increases.


7/12/2010
EPA Requires 800 million Gallons of Biodiesel in the U.S. Domestic Market in 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it would require the domestic use of 800 million gallons of biodiesel in 2011. This is consistent with the renewable goals established in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA), which expanded the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) and specifically requires a renewable component in U.S. diesel fuel.


6/24/2010
Governors’ Biofuels Coalition Chair determined to help pass biodiesel tax incentive
Iowa Governor Chet Culver, who is Chair of the Governors’ Biofuels Coalition, told the nation’s biodiesel industry that he is more determined than ever to help get the extension of the federal biodiesel tax incentive passed in Congress.


6/15/2010
Biodiesel Industry: Americans Strongly Support Tax Incentives for Clean Energy
With the U.S. Senate poised to consider legislation this week that includes reinstatement of the biodiesel tax incentive, a new poll released by Stanford University found 84 percent of respondents favored federal tax breaks to encourage alternative energy, including water, wind and solar.


5/28/2010
NBB Hails House Passage of Biodiesel Tax Incentive
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, legislation that among other things retroactively extends the biodiesel tax incentive through December 31, 2010. The measure passed the House by a 215 to 204 margin.


5/11/2010
Inaction to Reinstate the Biodiesel Tax Credit is "Unacceptable"
Joe Jobe, CEO of the National Biodiesel Board (NBB), today renewed his call for Congress to put Americans back to work immediately by retroactively reinstating the expired biodiesel tax incentive. The industry is barely operating and at risk of total collapse without it, he warned.


4/27/2010
Biodiesel Industry Pleads for Visiting Obama to Rescue American Jobs
With President Obama scheduled tomorrow to tour an ethanol plant in Macon, Missouri, the National Biodiesel Board (NBB) – located less than 100 miles to the south – pleaded for the White House to help Congress finish the job on the lapsed biodiesel tax incentive and put industry employees back to work.


4/22/2010
Earth Day Underscores Urgency of Biodiesel Tax Credit Extension
With the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day upon us, it is imperative that Congress move immediately to ensure the survival of America's first advanced biofuel - biodiesel.


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