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
The day I went on vacation (June 26th), the House passed the American Clean Energy and Security (ACES) bill. It was an exciting way to kick off a break but came with the bitter-sweet knowledge that concessions wrung by Rep....continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Yesterday, Representatives Waxman and Peterson announced that they have reached a deal that secures Peterson's support for the climate bill. Outlines of the deal are still coming out, but it clearly implements a five year delay in accounting for emissions...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Solving Global Warming
Last week I wrote about the danger of industry-backed changes to the Waxman-Markey climate bill that could, perversely, incentivize deforestation and increase global warming emissions. Comparing the current bill language to the drastically weaker alternative advocated by Agriculture Committee Chairman...continued→
Posted by Nathanael Greene in Moving Beyond Oil , Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
As often as deforestation is decried as a driver of global climate change, it’s hard to believe that anyone would propose more deforestation as part of a climate bill. But that’s what is about to happen in the House of...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 Media and the Environment
Starting today, we're running a series of print and internet ads trying to sharpen the distinction between biofuels done right and biofuels done wrong. The animated web versions of the ads are running on the front page of Politico.com today....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→
