Latest Low-carbon fuel standard Stories

Multi-State Effort Includes Major TV/Radio Ad Buy in Several States, Warns of Increased Energy Costs and Expanded Reliance on Energy from Unstable Regions WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer Energy Alliance (CEA), a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition comprised of 120 affiliates and more than 180,000 grassroots supporters today launched a multi-state campaign to educate American consumers on economic and national security impacts associated with a national Low-Carbon Fuel...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A prominent group of clean tech executives from TechNet, the bipartisan political network of CEOs that promotes the growth of the innovation economy, today were in Sacramento, California to meet with a variety of state government officials to discuss the importance of clean technology and innovation to California's economic, environmental and energy future.TechNet's members are leaders in many areas of clean energy including venture...

The US biofuel industry is voicing opposition against a provision developed by environmental regulators that would hold it responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from crops overseas.The EPA has proposed a plan to compare the levels of greenhouse gas emissions from biofuels to those generated from petroleum.The proposal would include the effects of land clearing required to cultivate crops for alternative fuels in its comparison. The provision would be damaging to the biofuel industry, said...

WASHINGTON, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) welcomed today's White House announcement that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will finally publish proposed rules to implement the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). UNICA confirmed that it would submit formal, detailed comments to the EPA in coming weeks. UNICA President & CEO Marcos Jank said from Brazil that his organization is pleased with the decision of the Obama Administration,...

The California Air Resources Board adopted a new standard for fuel that will aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by ten percent by 2020.The ARB voted 9-1 to approve the new standards. In a statement, the board said the decision was intended to add interest to diversifying transportation fuels while boosting the market for alternative-fuel vehicles."The new standard means we can begin to break our century-old dependence on petroleum and provide California with greater...

California Air Resources Board votes to recognize sugarcane ethanol's carbon reduction levels SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Sugarcane ethanol passed a critical test today as the California Air Resources Board (CARB) approved its long-awaited, first-of-its-kind Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS). While the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA) continues to provide evidence that sugarcane ethanol's carbon intensity is even lower than initially calculated by CARB,...

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today issued a statement supporting the decision of the California Air Resources Board (ARB) to adopt a new statewide fuel standard that calls for at least a 10 percent reduction in the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels by 2020. Adoption of this regulation is one of many measures identified by ARB to implement AB 32, the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006, which...

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- General Wesley Clark, Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, a group committed to the promise of agriculture and growing America's economy through cleaner, greener energy, released the following statement on today's California Air Resources Board (ARB) hearing on the proposed Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS): "Today's ARB hearing has the potential to accelerate or freeze America's drive towards energy independence," said General Clark....

Move Penalizes Green Biofuels and Lets Oil Off the Hook WASHINGTON, April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the California Air Resources Board voted to enact a standard that unfairly penalizes biofuels as compared to other fuels, including gasoline. "We're disappointed with the Board's vote," said General Wesley Clark, co-chairman of Growth Energy. "This was a poor decision, based on shaky science, not only for California, but for the nation. It is unfair to selectively single out...

Statement attributed to Tim O'Connor, attorney for Environmental Defense Fund SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental Defense Fund commends the California Air Resources Board for today adopting the world's first Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) that, once implemented, can dramatically reduce the environmental impact of transportation. By achieving this ambitious yet critical milestone, California will usher in widespread use of low carbon fuels that drive...