Ringing in new reporting requirements
December 28, 2009
The new greenhouse gas reporting requirements set by the U.S. EPA are scheduled to begin next week, but there appears to still be some confusion as to ethanol's participation in the program. As late as last week, I received inquiries from ethanol-related companies concerning the specifics of the reporting rule.
Time to celebrate
December 21, 2009
Is it just me, or has this year gone by too quickly? It seems that every conversation at this time of year will inevitably include a similar sentiment as people reflect on all that has happened throughout the course of the year. For many of us, the holiday season offers a chance to say "goodbye, and good riddance" to 2009. It's been a difficult year for everyone, but the good news is: we made it! And conditions are primed to improve in 2010.
See You Next Year
By Rona Johnson
December 18, 2009
This is the last blog I will be writing in 2009. Next Friday is Christmas so there will be no newsletter, and the following week Friday falls on New Year's Day so the next issue will be in your inboxes Jan. 8.
‘Next generation' is more than a fuel
December 14, 2009
A couple of weeks ago, my husband and I, with our two small children in tow, made the annual pilgrimage from our home in North Dakota to visit his family in Napa, Calif. For our travels, I took along the recently released book, "Power Trip - From Oil Wells to Solar Cells—Our Ride to the Renewable Future" by Amanda Little. Written to provide an entertaining yet educational look at the power/fuel struggles facing the U.S., Little offers an historical perspective of oil use and how the U.S. came to become the world's predominant oil-producing nation, followed by the Middle East's overtaking of global oil production and the subsequent alternatives being explored by the U.S. to wean the nation off of oil. It's a review for those of us in the renewable fuels industry, but entertaining nonetheless.
DOE, USDA Fund Biomass Projects
By Rona Johnson
December 11, 2009
I'm sure by now most of you know about the U.S. DOE, USDA funding news that was released last Friday. In case you didn't, DOE Secretary Steven Chu and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack selected 19 integrated biorefinery projects to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to accelerate the construction and operation of pilot, demonstration and commercial-scale facilities.
Workers Available, Ethanol Producers Wanted
December 09, 2009
Representatives of the ethanol industry often list an increase of domestic jobs as one of the many reasons why ethanol production would benefit the United States. While these jobs are often thought to be new jobs, ethanol could also play a significant role in replenishing jobs that have been lost in other industries.
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