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USDA awards $5.6M to 220 biofuel producers

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Under this program, payments are made to eligible producers based on the amount of advanced biofuel produced from renewable biomass, other than corn kernel starch. Examples of eligible feedstocks include but are not limited to: crop residue; animal, food and yard waste; vegetable oil; and animal fat. The company produced almost 1.8

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USDA Report Provides Regional Roadmap To Meeting the Biofuels Goals of the Renewable Fuels Standard by 2022; Southeast to Provide ~50% of Advanced Biofuels

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report outlining both the current state of renewable transportation fuels efforts in the US and a plan to develop regional strategies to increase the production, marketing and distribution of biofuels. Woody biomass, municipal waste potential. RFS2 becomes effective on 1 July 2010.

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The State of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicle Electrification

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They weigh more than 10,000 pounds and include tractor-trailers and other freight trucks, school and public transit buses, delivery trucks, utility vehicles (including waste disposal), construction vehicles, and shuttles. Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Washington, and Vermont are adopting the same rules.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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compressed natural gas (CNG) cylinder tracking system and Renewable. gas-fueled school buses and solid waste collection vehicles and develop a. availability of transportation fuels across Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Fast Track to Ohio AFV Adoption project will streamline local and state.

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

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. Ultimately, the decision of whether to invest in renewable energy will be made by investors taking a cold, hard look at economic realities.

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