The House Committee on Energy and Commerce released its fourth white paper on the Renewable Fuel Standard. The white paper discusses the energy impacts of the RFS and the changes in US energy demand in the five years since the RFS passed. The paper calls for comments regarding the impact of the RFS on demand, petroleum
US Federal Social Price for Carbon Skyrockets
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The Obama administration took another step forward with its greenhouse gas control program yesterday when it quietly posted its “Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for Regulatory Impact Analysis under Executive Order 12866.”…
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EPA Issues Proposed RFS2 Rules for 2011
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The EPA has issued proposed RFS2 rules for 2011 that provide some indications that the agency is dedicated to jump starting the advanced biofuels industry.
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Discussion on Kerry Lieberman and EPA with William Brent
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Here is a Q&A I did with William Brent, the head of Weber Shandwick’s cleantech practice and blogger at www.mrcleantech.com:
WB: I asked my friend Graham Noyes of law firm Stoel Rives who focuses his practice on bioenergy projects, federal energy incentives and carbon monetization for his thoughts on the Kerry Lieberman bill.
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