It's Hard Being Green
By Rona Johnson
May 28, 2009
The word green has become so popular lately that you can't turn around without bumping into it. Seems everyone wants to live and work in green buildings and in green communities, drive green cars, use green products, throw green parties, host green conferences, lead the green industrial revolution and the list goes on and on. If you Google the word "green" on the Internet you will get a barrage of sites touting green living tips and green products.
Waxman-Markey Bill Faces Tough Opposition
By Rona Johnson
May 21, 2009
I don't know if you've been paying attention to the legislation proposed by Reps. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Ed Markey, D-Mass., to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but if you haven't you should. The bill basically sets up a carbon cap-and-trade system and is intending to cut greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent when compared with 2005 levels by 2020, 42 percent by 2030 and 83 percent by 2050.
Leery of Indirect Land-Use Change
By Rona Johnson
May 15, 2009
It would be easy for the biomass industry to just ignore the issue of indirect land-use change and leave it to the ethanol and biodiesel industries and the corn and soybean growers to deal with, but that wouldn't be prudent. <br><br>The truth is indirect land-use change could impact all land users, including biomass. In fact it should impact everyone. I'm not saying that I'm in favor of using indirect land-use change to regulate greenhouse gas emissions for renewable fuels, but if the U.S. EPA is going to make that leap it must do the same for everyone. If they aren't willing to do that then it should just be dropped.
Two Wild Weeks
By Rona Johnson
May 07, 2009
Wow, the last two weeks have been truly exhilarating from where I'm sitting as editor of Biomass Magazine. Last week we put on a successful biomass conference, and this week the Obama administration announced that the U.S. DOE will invest $786.5 million for the development of advanced biofuels and the construction of biofuel production facilities. This funding will be separated into four categories: the validation of integrated biorefinery technologies, construction of demonstration- and commercial-scale biorefineries, advanced biofuels research and ethanol research.
The Push for E15
May 04, 2009
Growth Energy and other ethanol industry groups made the decision in March to officially file a fuel waiver request for E15 with the U.S. EPA, setting in motion the much-anticipated process to attempt to move the ethanol blend wall. The process is lengthy, but early hints of support from influential parties provide optimism for the industry.
Perfecting the DDGS Pellet
By Ryan C. Christiansen
May 04, 2009
Pelletizing distillers dried grains with solubles can be more art than science. Past attempts at pelletizing 100 percent DDGS have fallen short. Rising to the challenge, Ag Fuel & Feed LLC says it has manufactured a pellet die that will extrude a 100 percent DDGS pellet without additives or binders.
The Road to a Low Carbon Future
May 04, 2009
The California Air Resources Board voted in April to adopt a low carbon fuel standard designed to lower the carbon content of transportation fuels used within the state. As biofuel producers continue to mount an effort to exclude indirect land use changes from the regulation, EPM examines the proposal and speaks with a representative of CARB to learn how ethanol producers may be affected.
Carbon Legislation and Natural Gas Prices
By Casey Whelan, U.S. Energy Services Inc.
May 04, 2009
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