Additional Steps in Developing Sustainable Biofuels
WASHINGTON – The US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman and Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer have released the National Biofuels Action Plan (NBAP), outlining specific action areas...

Research Grants Support Bioenergy Development
CANADA – The Province of British Columbia has granted C$600,000 to help grow B.C.’s wood bioenergy sector with continued research into feedstock supplies, technology and infrastruc...

Wind Farm Approved
AUSTRALIA - Merredin Shire Council in Western Australia has approved the construction of a wind farm by joint venturers Collgar Wind Farm and the CSIRO backed Windlab Systems.

FAO: Review of Biofuel Policies and Subsidies
ROME - Biofuel policies and subsidies should be urgently reviewed in order to preserve the goal of world food security, protect poor farmers, promote broad-based rural development and...

Mandate for Biofuels Production Requires Policy
US - In his State of the Union Address on January 23, 2007, President Bush stated that, in order to substantially lower foreign oil imports, "We must increase the supply of alternative...

CLA Calls on Agency to Reverse Decision over Manure
UK - The Country Land Business Association has called on the Environment Agency to reverse its decision to treat farm-based digestate as waste, saying it is putting an unwarranted burden...

EU Falters over GM Soybean Proposal
EU - The European Commission is to put forward a proposal to the European Council aimed at authorising a genetically modified (GM) soybean.

Ireland Proposes New Target for Biofuels
IRELAND - Irish Energy Minister Eamon Ryan has reduced the country's target use of biofuels in a bid to meet growing concerns over sutainability andenvironmental issues.

Candidates Have Key Differences on Trade and Energy
US — Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain has much of a track record on agricultural issues, but differences over trade and energy will give Nebraska farm interests plenty to consider...

$17.6 Million Grants for Solar Technology Development
WASHINGTON - The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced up to $17.6 million, subject to annual appropriations, for six early stage photovoltaic (PV) module incubator projects that...

Lagos to Invest in Wind Power
NIGERIA - Lagos state in Nigeria is to turn to wind power in a bid to support the state's power generation.

Senate Tax Package Supports Renewable Energy
WASHINGTON - The US Senate has passed an energy tax package that contains several provisions beneficial to rural America.

Bill Boost to Brazil-US Biofuels Understanding
BRAZIL - A bill designed to strengthen energy cooperation in the Western Hemisphere, approved today by the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is a positive step to expands ongoing efforts...

Farm Bureau Attacks Clean Air Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation has attacked the Clean Air Act as a means of regulating greenhouse gases as being the wrong approach for agriculture.

Biomass Research Grant for Stevens Institute
US - The Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey has been awarded $1 million from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to support research and development into biomass conversion...