Inquiry into Wind Farm Proposal
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Environment Minister Trevor Mallard is to "call in" a renewable energy development proposal for a 180-turbine wind farm near Raglan so it is considered by...

Call to Abandon Biofuel Targets and Subsidies.
UK - A UK think tank has called on the British government to abandon biofuel targets and subsidies.

India's National Biofuels Policy to Boost Investment
INDIA - The National Biofuels Policy currently awaits Cabinet approval has set ambitious targets for boosting the prospects of biofuel as an alternative energy source and provide a...

Ethanol Concerns Livestock and Poultry Producers
NEBRASKA - While for many, the glass was half-full after a U.S. Senate committee regarding the path of ethanol and renewable fuels, this was not the case for livestock and poultry ...

Threat to US Wind Power
US - The US now leads world in wind energy generation but delay in extending federal tax credit places 2009 project pipeline on hold, discourages manufacturing investment, according...

Forestry Task Force to Study Bioenergy Options
CANADA - A task force of forest industry stakeholders from Eastern Canada and Maine has been launched to explore bio-related opportunities within the forestry sector across the region....

EPA Denies Texas’ Request for RFS Waiver
US - The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied a request submitted by the State of Texas to reduce the nationwide Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).

New Ethanol Stations for Maryland
US - Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley this week outlined a more sustainable transportation fuel system in Maryland, beginning with the construction of four new E-85 fuel pumps throughout...

Ethanol Cuts Idaho Fuel Tax Revenue
US - The use of ethanol blended fuel is cutting tax revenue in Idaho, because ethanol is exempt from teh 25 cents state fuel tax.

Projects Benefit from Clean Energy Grants
CANADA – The Province is funding a suite of innovative clean energy projects throughout B.C., investing C$25 million from the government's Innovative Clean Energy (ICE) Fund, announced...

Caribbean Renewable Energy Plans Gain Momentum Meeting
US - Three international organizations agreed to assist the Caribbean to develop renewable and efficient energy programs in response to crippling energy price shocks at a meeting in...

$10 Million in Bioenergy Plant Feedstock Research
US - Agriculture Under Secretary for Research, Education and Economics Gale Buchanan and Energy Department (DOE) Under Secretary for Science Raymond Orbach have announced plans to award...

Biofuels Researched in Sri Lanka
SRI LANKA - A pilot project for the manufacture of biodiesel in Sri Lanka is soon to become a community project.

Massachuetts Governor Signs Biofuels Bill
US - Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has signed the Green Communities Act, a comprehensive energy reform bill.

AMI, Ag Groups, Send Letter in Support of Imported Ethanol Parity Act
US - The American Meat Institute, joined by a number of dairy, livestock and poultry groups, has sent a letter in support of the Imported Ethanol Parity Act (S 3080), introduced by...