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Walkable Neighborhoods and Public Transit are Part Of the Clean Energy Transition

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

By expanding public transportation and rail, and by planning our communities in ways that let people meet their needs with biking, walking, and shorter driving trips we can make the clean energy transition more achievable and affordable. Technologies like biofuels and hydrogen, while necessary, come with potential drawbacks.

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Biofuels are Taking Off with the Airline Industry On Board

Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 15, 2022

The airlines are trying to go green -- to use more biofuels on their flights. The post Biofuels are Taking Off with the Airline Industry On Board appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Obstacles abound. But the high price of oil is strong motivation to get past them.

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National Clean Energy Week Recap

Cresforum

OCTOBER 25, 2023

need to deploy clean energy technologies to achieve net zero emissions? How will this energy transition impact energy security and the country’s position today as a major energy exporter? biofuels, and fossil fuels. To see other panels from National Clean Energy Week, like and subscribe on YouTube.

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USDA Will Fund More Than 700 Clean Energy Projects, Expanding Access to Domestic Biofuels

Nanotech

MAY 6, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on April 23, 2024, that it is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels, and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers, and agricultural producers.

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Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 1, 2022

Maersk is replacing some of its vessels with those that can run clean energy -- a move that it hopes will make it carbon neutral and impact the shipping industry. The post Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels

Environment + Energy Leader

APRIL 1, 2022

Maersk is replacing some of its vessels with those that can run clean energy -- a move that it hopes will make it carbon neutral and impact the shipping industry. The post Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 29, 2022

Further, these efforts are focused on carbon capture and storage, hydrogen, and biofuels—technologies that aim to stash carbon emissions away, not reduce their production. billion per year—less than 2 percent of ExxonMobil’s annual revenue, and far less than its profits from just the last three months.

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CRES Academy Recap: Biofuels 101

Cresforum

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

CRES Forum hosted the fifth CRES Academy session of 2024, “Biofuels 101: Driving a Cleaner Future with American Resources.” ” The session explored the role of biofuels in the U.S. Panelists delved into the technical aspects of biofuels, current industry trends and the policies that support their production and use.

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DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10

PA Environment Daily

MAY 31, 2024

The Department of Environmental Protection published notice in the June 1 PA Bulletin inviting proposals for Clean Energy Campus generation and storage projects on 13 state-owned abandoned mine land sites of 50 acres or more totaling 1,850 acres. Completes leasing agreement, site preparation, permitting, geotech and interconnection.

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BP cuts renewable spending, doubles down on fossil fuels in strategy reset

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MARCH 10, 2025

Oil giant BP is scaling back spending on renewables and clean energy and increasing investments in oil and gas as part of a strategy reset announced Wednesday.

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How to make algae fuel and feedstock less expensive

Environmental News Bits

MARCH 14, 2022

Read the full story in Popular Science As the US tries to move toward a clean energy economy and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it seems that biofuels are having their moment.

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Machine Learning and the Future of Sustainability Science

HumanNature

DECEMBER 19, 2023

For context, the perennial problem in designing novel chemical materials, like new biofuels or energy storage materials for batteries, is one of scale. To illustrate this, let’s consider designing a novel biofuel blend to replace diesel.

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Introducing Our Blog Series on Clean Hydrogen

Law and Environment

APRIL 20, 2023

The switch to cleaner-burning fuels for steelmaking is critical, because we’re going to need vast amounts of steel to keep building, among other things, wind turbines and other infrastructure that is essential to the clean energy transition. Hydrogen fuel cells could replace combustion engines in trucks, ships, and some airplanes.

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Do Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?

JANZEN AG

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Developers are racing to build these new energy projects, offering farmers lucrative deals in order to capture emerging markets for clean energy and carbon credits. It is, after all, a biofuel made from plants. Why wouldn’t ethanol also have a seat this table?

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New York Climate Action Council Approves Draft Scoping Plan to Achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

Law and Environment

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Council’s draft plan recommends a broad array of regulatory measures, legislation, and other state actions across every sector of the state’s economy – any and all of which could have significant implications for New York’s clean energy markets for decades to come.

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Biden Announces New Initiative on “Game-Changing” Technologies for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Other research and development opportunities identified include innovation in energy storage, alternative biofuels, electric vehicle batteries, and advanced wind and solar power. We will be tracking future funding announcements under this initiative.

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Singapore Unveils Blueprint for Sustainable Air Hub

Clean Energy Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Waste-to-energy resource circularity – CAAS will work with stakeholders to determine if Changi Airport can accommodate an on-site waste-to-energy facility. This facility would turn waste into feedstock to generate electricity or biofuel for use within the airport.

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Montrose Environmental Celebrates Groundbreaking at Del Rio Dairy

Montrose

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The Del Rio Renewable Biofuels project is led by partners Clean Energy and TotalEnergies, with Montrose serving as the Engineering, Procure and Construction partner. Read Clean Energy’s press release for additional information here.

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Recap: CRES Academy’s Energy Tax Policy 101 Session

Cresforum

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

CRES Vice President of Policy and Advocacy Christina Baworowsky then moderated a panel discussion featuring Greg Louer of Holland & Knight, Kelley Hudak of the American Petroleum Institute (API), Paul Gutierrez of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) and Larry Schafer of Advanced Biofuels Association (ABFA).

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Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future

Law and Environment

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Low-emitting ferries can include ferries using methanol, natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, hydrogen, coal-derived liquid fuels, and biofuels. The law: Establishes a five-year/$250 million Electric of Low Emitting Pilot Program (Sec. Rural areas include areas encompassing a population of less than 50,000 people.

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CARB Attempts to Contain LCFS Credit Prices

Clean Energy Law

JANUARY 13, 2020

As discussed in previous posts , regulated entities must either: (1) ensure that fuels supplied in California meet annual, decreasing carbon intensity (CI) targets ( e.g. , by blending biofuels into gasoline and diesel); or (2) procure and surrender credits to CARB.

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DOE Announces $34.5 Million Funding Opportunity For Improved Bioenergy Recovery And Conversion

Brag

APRIL 12, 2022

million funding opportunity to improve the science and infrastructure for converting waste streams into bioproducts and biofuels that can benefit the local energy economy. On March 22, 2022, DOE announced a $34.5

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New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

Law Columbia

MARCH 8, 2023

The IRA extends and expands several tax credits and incentives, including those for renewable energy investments and production, clean vehicles, carbon capture and sequestration, biofuels, and commercial and residential energy efficiency.

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DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 31, 2023

The AFIG program supports the transition to alternative fuels including electricity, compressed natural gas, renewable natural gas, liquefied natural gas, propane, hydrogen, hythane, biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, and other advanced biofuels.

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U.S., Denmark, And Norway Join Forces In Effort To Achieve Zero-Emission Shipping

Brag

JUNE 10, 2021

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy (EERE) announced that the United States, Denmark, and Norway joined forces with the Global Maritime Forum and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping to lead a new Zero-Emission Shipping Mission.

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USDA Rural Development funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act

Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 24, 2023

Funding improves health outcomes and lower energy costs for people in rural communities. Letter of Interest (Required): 9/15/2023 Powering Affordable Clean Energy Program … Continue reading USDA Rural Development funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act Federal Register Notice.

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Rolls-Royce Says Carbon-Reduction Programs Are Costly But Create Business Opportunities

Environment + Energy Leader

MAY 24, 2022

The post Rolls-Royce Says Carbon-Reduction Programs Are Costly But Create Business Opportunities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Rolls-Royce is committed to designing products that be compatible with net-zero operation by 2030.

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IRA Implementation: The State of Play

Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

billion available to support rural electric cooperatives through the Empowering Rural America (New ERA) program to for clean energy projects. Announced the availability of $1 billion to fund dozens of new clean energy projects and energy storage to serve rural Americans across the U.S.

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New York State Environmental Regulator Issues Draft Plan to Achieve GHG Emissions-Reduction Goals

E2 Law Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Enacted in 2019, the CLCPA transformed the state’s earlier clean energy standard efforts from administrative fiat to law and sets more aggressive goals to reduce statewide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy-wide to 60% from a 1990 baseline by 2030, and 15% from a 1990 baseline by 2050.

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What’s in the Reconciliation Bill?

Legal Planet

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

300 billion in tax credits for renewable power, biofuels and energy efficiency. 29 billion for a green development bank, the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. $30 29 billion for a green development bank, the Clean Energy and Sustainability Accelerator. $30 billion for electric bikes.

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Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Today’s choice to pass the most ambitious and transformative climate and clean energy investments in our nation’s history will reverberate throughout the generations that follow, making our air purer, our communities safer, our economy stronger, and our families and neighbors healthier.

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Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Enviromental Defense

MAY 18, 2021

The rest of our power comes from a mix of nuclear power, renewables like hydro, wind and solar power, and biofuel. Ontario Energy Output by Fuel Type: 2020 . Ontario has built a clean energy supply. Source: IESO [link]. Prioritizing renewable generation is no longer appropriate.

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Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

Union of Concerned Scientists

JULY 1, 2024

With this reduced energy demand, it is possible to save 18 percent of the economy’s demand for electricity relative to the scenario where there is no reduced driving (which is called the Net Zero scenario). This difference is enough to power more than 35 million homes. Since vehicles are the largest sources of PM2.5

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President Forms National Energy Dominance Council To Promote Oil, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Coal, Biofuels, Geothermal Heat, Kinetic Movement Of Flowing Water, Critical Minerals

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

On February 14, the President issued an executive order establishing the National Energy Dominance Council to promote the use of crude oil, natural gas, lease condensates, natural gas liquids, refined petroleum products, uranium, coal, biofuels, geothermal heat, the kinetic movement of flowing water, and critical minerals.

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An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 10, 2023

A 2022 peer-reviewed study that built on UCS’s Climate Accountability Scorecard found that BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil and Shell continue to depend almost entirely on fossil fuels, with insignificant and opaque spending on clean energy.

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Federal Water Tap, December 5: For Tribes, White House Promises Climate Relocation Funding, Water Pollution Standards

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DECEMBER 5, 2022

The EPA proposes increasing the amount of biofuels in the nation’s energy supply through 2025. Biofuels Targets Rise. The EPA is proposing to increase the amount of ethanol and other biofuels in the nation’s energy supply through 2025, when the target will be 10 percent larger than today. The Rundown.

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Celebrating Climate Wins in the Inflation Reduction Act

Washington Nature

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The new law includes hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of investments in building clean energy infrastructure, improving the resilience of our forests and farms and taking steps toward environmental justice. The IRA’s investments in clean energy infrastructure could transform our economy. Photo by Courtney Baxter.

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Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Minnesota Federal Court Said State Biofuel Mandate Was Not Preempted. The Zero Emission Credit (ZEC) program was established as part of the PSC’s proceeding to establish a Clean Energy Standard to achieve the statewide goal of obtaining 50% of New York’s electricity from renewable sources by 2030. United States v.

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DOE Announces $25.5 Million to Improve Biofuels and Bioproducts; Concept Papers Due March 20, 2023

Brag

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Department of Energy (DOE) announced $25.5 million in funding to enable the sustainable use of domestic biomass and waste resources, such as agricultural residues and algae, to produce low-carbon biofuels and bioproducts.

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DOE Issues “Scale-Up Of Integrated Biorefineries” FOA To Accelerate Biofuels And Bioproducts Production

Brag

JUNE 3, 2022

Department of Energy (DOE) issued a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) titled “Scale-Up of Integrated Biorefineries.” ” The FOA states that $59 million is available to expand the production of biofuels and bioproducts. Secretary of Energy, Jennifer M.

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BETO Announces New Notice of Intent for Improving Bioenergy Feedstocks and Optimizing Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals

Brag

JANUARY 10, 2023

The prospective 2023 Conversion R&D FOA would support the development of technologies that convert domestic lignocellulosic biomass and waste resources, including industrial syngas, into affordable biofuels and bioproducts that significantly reduce carbon emissions under two main areas of interest: Overcoming barriers to syngas conversion; and.

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update

Clean Energy Law

MAY 16, 2022

As shown in Figure 4-2, copied below from the Draft Scoping Plan Update, the transportation fuel mix in 2045 under the Proposed Scenario sees a substantial decrease in liquid petroleum fuels with increases in electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen.

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PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 25 to Feb. 14 - Shale Gas Well Ordered Plugged After 8 Years; 20 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Shale Gas Well Leaking Gas For 23 Months And Counting

PA Environment Daily

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

Shapiro Files Lawsuit Challenging President's Unconstitutional Federal Funding Freeze In Order to Protect PA Interests; Mine Reclamation, Conventional Well Plugging, Many Other Funds At Risk [PaEN] -- President Forms National Energy Dominance Council To Promote Oil, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Coal, Biofuels, (..)

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Clean Energy Law

JUNE 1, 2022

As shown in Figure 4-2, taken from the Draft Scoping Plan, the projected transportation fuel mixes in 2035 and 2045 indicate a substantial decrease in liquid petroleum fuels with increases in electricity, biofuels, and hydrogen.

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Walkable Neighborhoods and Public Transit are Part Of the Clean Energy Transition

Biofuels are Taking Off with the Airline Industry On Board

Trending Sources

National Clean Energy Week Recap

USDA Will Fund More Than 700 Clean Energy Projects, Expanding Access to Domestic Biofuels

Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels

Maersk Will Hit the High Seas with Carbon-Friendly Vessels

Dear Oil and Gas CEOs: Here’s How You Should Spend Those Record Profits

CRES Academy Recap: Biofuels 101

DEP Issues Request For Information For Clean Energy Generation, Storage Projects On State-Owned Abandoned Mine Lands; Webinar June 10

BP cuts renewable spending, doubles down on fossil fuels in strategy reset

How to make algae fuel and feedstock less expensive

Machine Learning and the Future of Sustainability Science

Introducing Our Blog Series on Clean Hydrogen

Do Electric Vehicles Spell the End for Biofuels?

New York Climate Action Council Approves Draft Scoping Plan to Achieve the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions

Biden Announces New Initiative on “Game-Changing” Technologies for Achieving Net-Zero Emissions

Singapore Unveils Blueprint for Sustainable Air Hub

Montrose Environmental Celebrates Groundbreaking at Del Rio Dairy

Recap: CRES Academy’s Energy Tax Policy 101 Session

Infrastructure Package Makes New Investments in the Electric Transportation Future

CARB Attempts to Contain LCFS Credit Prices

DOE Announces $34.5 Million Funding Opportunity For Improved Bioenergy Recovery And Conversion

New Inflation Reduction Act Tracker Launched by the Sabin Center and EDF

DEP Awards $2.9 Million In Grants To Schools, Businesses, Local Governments To Switch To Zero- Or Low-Emission Vehicles; Next Round Of Applications Due Dec. 15

U.S., Denmark, And Norway Join Forces In Effort To Achieve Zero-Emission Shipping

USDA Rural Development funding opportunities through the Inflation Reduction Act

Rolls-Royce Says Carbon-Reduction Programs Are Costly But Create Business Opportunities

IRA Implementation: The State of Play

New York State Environmental Regulator Issues Draft Plan to Achieve GHG Emissions-Reduction Goals

What’s in the Reconciliation Bill?

Evangelical Environmental Network: U.S. House Passage Of Build Back Better Budget Puts Us Closer To A Bright Inheritance For Our Children

Why Ontario needs to stop burning polluting gas for electricity

Fossil Fuels Must Go: Re-inventing US Transportation

President Forms National Energy Dominance Council To Promote Oil, Natural Gas, Natural Gas Liquids, Refined Petroleum Products, Uranium, Coal, Biofuels, Geothermal Heat, Kinetic Movement Of Flowing Water, Critical Minerals

An A to Z of Fossil Fuel Industry Deception

Federal Water Tap, December 5: For Tribes, White House Promises Climate Relocation Funding, Water Pollution Standards

Celebrating Climate Wins in the Inflation Reduction Act

Climate Litigation Chart Updates – November 2016

DOE Announces $25.5 Million to Improve Biofuels and Bioproducts; Concept Papers Due March 20, 2023

DOE Issues “Scale-Up Of Integrated Biorefineries” FOA To Accelerate Biofuels And Bioproducts Production

BETO Announces New Notice of Intent for Improving Bioenergy Feedstocks and Optimizing Production of Biofuels and Biochemicals

California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update

PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Jan. 25 to Feb. 14 - Shale Gas Well Ordered Plugged After 8 Years; 20 More Abandoned Conventional Wells; Shale Gas Well Leaking Gas For 23 Months And Counting

California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

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