gristmill.grist.org - 11/4/2008
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Muckraker: Grist on Politics The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release new rules soon regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard established last year under the Energy Independence and Security Act. The legislation required the EPA take into account the life-cycle greenhouse gas ...
thefuelfilm.com - 11/5/2008
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I didn't use any FUEL today except my
breakfast - as I rode my bike to vote....
While I'd love to tell you who I voted for, it's not my position to tout one candidate over another. I'm far more interested in the FUEL and energy issues. These are the ...
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Fuel Blog | Fuel
gristmill.grist.org - 11/11/2008
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The Senate held a cloture vote this morning
to bring to a close debate on the Lieberman-Warner...
Climate Security Act , a vote that would have allowed the amendment process to begin. After four days of conversation and delays , the bill died, failing to ...
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An inhospitable climate | Gristmill: The environmental ...
gristmill.grist.org - 11/6/2008
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Big green groups were wholly delighted that voters
elected Barack Obama as the next president of the...
United States on Nov. 4. Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council : "It sure feels good once again to be an environmentalist. ...
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Enviro reax | Gristmill: The environmental news blog
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Cellulosic Ethanol Politics
R-Squared Energy Blog —
... I have argued before, current wet cellulosic ethanol technology requires copious amounts of fossil fuel. Thus, it is almost certain that there are presently no greenhouse gas savings that can legitimately be claimed on the basis of cellulosic ethanol production. Therefore, those who are wedded to the (wet) cellulosic model stand to see their dreams of generous subsdies dashed. So, it may not surprise you to hear that the jockeying has started. Gristmill has the story: Fuel me once, shame on you On Oct. 21, several academics and representatives from the ...
Now more than ever, time for EPA to act on biofuels
Switchboard, from NRDC —
... and this) about how EPA is coming under political pressure to ignore a major source of GHG pollution--emissions from changes in land-use induced by biofuels. Much of this pressure has come in the form of letters from industry groups ( ...
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