America’s passenger train line is now running on America’s fuel – biodiesel. The Ft. Worth Star-Telegram reports Amtrak’s Heartland Flyer that runs in Oklahoma and Texas is now being fueled with a 20 percent biodiesel blend made from beef fat: “I don’t smell any french fries yet,” Amtrak assistant superintendent Joy Smith quipped as the Heartland Flyer arrived from Oklahoma …
Biodiesel Board Cites Earth Day in Renewal Call
This past week marked the 40th anniversary of the original green event, Earth Day. And the National Biodiesel Board used the occasion to call for an important tax break for the original advanced biofuel – biodiesel. This NBB press release says renewal of the $1-a-gallon federal tax incentive is imperative for the economic health of the country and the ecological …
DF Cast: Using America’s Airwaves for America’s Fuel
America’s ethanol producers have launched a new effort to educate the public about America’s fuel: ethanol. CEO of Growth Energy Tom Buis recently was joined by Gen. Wesley Clark, co-chair of Growth, and former Iowa Congressman Jim Nussle, an advisor for Growth, in an announcement launching a $2.5 million TV advertising campaign on major cable television networks, including Fox News, …
House Ag Chair Expects 15 Percent Ethanol by August
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (D-MN) expects the Environmental Protection Agency to approve 15 percent ethanol blends for regular gasoline by August. According to a story from Hoosier Ag Today, Peterson said in an interview that it is taking a longer time to get approval than he thinks is necessary. “Now, we’re thinking we might get a decision in …
Senate Bill Would Extend Ethanol Tax Incentives
A bill has been introduced in the Senate to extend tax incentives for ethanol set to expire at the end of this year. Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Kent Conrad (D-ND) introduced the bipartisan GREEN Jobs Act of 2010 that extends through 2015 the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC), the offsetting tariff on foreign ethanol, the Small Producers Tax …
World’s Largest Land Wind Project Planned in Romania
While the debate goes on whether to move forward on the Cape Wind energy project in this country, the Europeans seem poised to leave those efforts in the wind-swept dust. BusinessWeek.com reports Spain-based Iberdrola SA will build the world’s largest onshore wind-energy project in Romania, a $2-billion project that will produce 1,500 megawatts of capacity … five times bigger than …
Cape Wind Seen as Indicator of Obama’s Green Efforts
The decision whether to allow a wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts to move forward could be seen as an indicator of just how serious the Obama Administration is about green energy efforts. The Washington Times reports that the U.S. Department of the Interior will decide by April 30th whether the Cape Wind Project, planned for 130 wind …