Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
On Friday, EPA released the findings of four independent peer-review panels that assessed the Agency's approach to measuring the lifecycle GHG emissions of different types of biofuels. All of the reviewers agreed that emissions from land-use change is an important...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
At a "press availability" today EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson released the agency's proposed rule (EPA factsheet) to implement the new renewable fuel standard, which requires the first ever federal lifecycle greenhouse gas performance standard (EPA factsheet) for biofuels. Put more...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Thanks to the sharp eyes and quick reporting of Ben Geman at Greenwire (subscription required), we now know that OMB has finally released EPA's proposed RFS2 rule back to EPA. This means that once EPA addresses OMB's comments and the...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
The pressure has been building on the Obama administration to release for public comment EPA's draft rule implementing the renewable fuel standard. EPA has had the draft ready since last October. Delay under the Bush administration was probably a good...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Today a group of 10 environmental organizations sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson urging her to put a proposed rule establishing GHG standards for biofuels out for public comment. The rule, which are part of the Renewable Fuel...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday in California, a group of twelve developers and investors in next generation biofuels (including Vinod Khosla) released a letter to the California Air Resource Board supporting the development of rigorous GHG accounting for biofuels. While the letter supports CARB's...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Twenty-three scientists (a different 23 from this 23) sent similar letters to the EPA and USDA and the California ARB calling on these regulators to "stay the course" in terms including emissions from land-use change in the assessment of emissions...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
As I mentioned in my post over the weekend, a handful of environmental and conservation groups sent a letter [link fixed] to EPA today calling on the agency to comply with the letter of the law and protect the environment...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Hard to believe that my last post was more than a month ago. Things have been happening so fast and furiously of late that it feels just like yesterday and also like years ago. Now that the election is over,...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday a group of scientists sent a letter to the head the the California Air Resource Board urging the agency to basically ignore the new and uncertain modeling showing that biofuels made from some feedstocks can actually increase global warming...continued→
