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The New Speaker Nominee and the Environment

Legal Planet

Emmer’s scores from the League of Conservation Voters are about par for a House Republican: 5% for both the 2022 scores and the lifetime score. Given that he represents Midwest farmers among others, Emmer is a big support of biofuels like corn ethanol. He successfully ran to replace Michele Bachman.

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 Carrying the Freight

Legal Planet

Biofuels are a possibility, although in the long run they are more needed for planes and ships. A conservative estimate is that shifting 4% of truck freight to rail would result in an equal percentage decrease in freight emissions. One solution discussed by the Brookings report would be chargers with much higher charging rates.

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Building Resilience Through the Conservation Stewardship Program

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC)

Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) is perhaps the single most ready-made tool for farmers to voluntarily tackle climate change. CSP’s Approach to Conservation Farmers and ranchers are important managers of our shared air, water, and soil resources, and CSP recognizes and rewards this critical role.

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Corn-based ethanol may be worse for climate than gasoline, study reveals

Environmental News Bits

Corn-based ethanol may have worse environmental impacts than fossil fuels, according to a new study that concludes the United States biofuel program has failed to meet emissions targets while delivering negatives impacts on water quality, land used for conservation, and other ecosystem processes. Read more →

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How Green Tech Helps Create Sustainable Mobility in Cities

Earthava

Here are just some of the ways in how green tech can develop cities while conserving and preserving the environment. A great example is a biofuel. These biofuels also produce fewer air pollutants such as carbon monoxide, air toxics, and sulphur dioxide, among others. Moreover, biofuels cost almost the same as regular fuel.

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EPA Seeks Comments on Additional Candidates Added to Peer Reviewer Pool for Biofuels and the Environment Report to Congress

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on August 1, 2022, a 15-day public comment period on two additional peer review candidates for the external peer review of the Biofuels and the Environment: Third Triennial Report to Congress (RtC3). Comments are due August 16, 2022.

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Penn State Extension Energy Essentials: Unraveling Hydrogen Rainbow; Renewable Energy On The Farm; Carbon Markets, Climate-Smart Forestry

PA Environment Daily

Renewable energy sources, such as solar, wind, and biofuels, offer numerous benefits to private farm operations and large-scale commercial agriculture. Renewable Energy On Farms In today's rapidly evolving world, the farming community is embracing renewable energy as a pathway to a sustainable and economically viable future.