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Rice University Study and Policy Paper Find US Biofuels Policies Flawed, Recommend Fundamental Overhaul

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They also question whether mandated volumes for biofuels—including advanced biofuels—can be met and whether biofuels are improving the environment or energy security. Based on the latest available US Government Accountability Office data (2008) the US government spent $4 billion in subsidies to replace about 2% of the US gasoline supply.

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Researchers Outline Consensus Position on Beneficial Biofuels

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Lead author is David Tilman of the University of Minnesota. It needs a new collaboration between environmentalists, economists, technologists, the agricultural community, engaged citizens, and governments around the world. Tags: Biomass Cellulosic ethanol Fuels Lifecycle analysis. Tilman et al. Science Vol.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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states (Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin) and one Canadian province (Manitoba). The RGGI experience also shows that all this is possible without exposing consumers to the worst practices of financial speculators, growing the size of government, or increasing the national debt. In 2015–nearly 90% of emissions.

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