United States policy in regard to biofuels, such as ethanol fuel and biodiesel, began in the early 1990s as the government began looking more intensely...
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United States used biofuel in the beginning of the 20th century. For example, models of Ford T ran with ethanol fuel. Then the interest in biofuels declined...
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bills. State and local energy policies typically relate to efficiency standards and/or transportation. Federal energy policies since the 1973 oil crisis have...
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change policy of the United States has major impacts on global climate change and global climate change mitigation. This is because the United States is the...
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went to renewable power generation, 6% to biofuels and just over 3% to nuclear. In the United States, biofuel subsidies have been justified on the following...
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The use of biofuels varies by region. The world leaders in biofuel development and use are Brazil, United States, France, Sweden and Germany. The government...
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Biofuel is a fuel that is produced over a short time span from biomass, rather than by the very slow natural processes involved in the formation of fossil...
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solar, geothermal, and biofuels—are, or soon will be, economically competitive with the fossil fuels that meet 85% of United States energy needs. Dynamic...
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Sustainable biofuel is biofuel produced in a sustainable manner. It is not based on petroleum or other fossil fuels. It includes not using plants that...
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The biofuel sector in the United Kingdom, under the auspices of the government's Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO), has been progressing towards...
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2008. Across the United States, 25% of the whole corn crop went to ethanol in 2007. The percentage of corn going to biofuel is expected to go up. In...
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need to develop responsible policies and economic instruments to ensure sustainable biofuel production. Farming for biofuels feedstock can be detrimental...
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Cellulosic ethanol (redirect from Cellulosic ethanol in the United States)
truck fuel producers in the United States by the Environmental Protection Agency requiring addition of cellulosic biofuels to their products. These issues...
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Renewable Identification Number (category Biofuels)
assigned to a batch of biofuel for the purpose of tracking its production, use, and trading as required by the United States Environmental Protection...
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2010. Policy Research Working Paper 5371 Directorate for Trade; Agriculture, OECD (July 16, 2008). "Economic Assessment of Biofuel Support Policies" (PDF)...
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wind, solar and biofuels increased by a factor of ten. By 2020, wind had surpassed hydro, and biofuels had surpassed wood. The United States is the world's...
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increasing the use of biofuels in member states; however, it has also aimed, to some extent, to mitigate the potential negative impacts of biofuel production. Current...
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agricultural policy." American Journal of Agricultural Economics 92.2 (2010): 403-423 online. Murray Benedict, Farm Policies of the United States, 1790-1950:...
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Biofuel is fuel that is produced from organic matter (biomass), including plant materials and animal waste. It is considered a renewable source of energy...
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statistics UK Government Energy Statistics Critique of Government biofuels policy Planning Policy Statement 22 (PPS22) on renewable energy Electricity calculator...
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Jatropha curcas (redirect from Jatropha biofuel)
called jatropha is being hailed by scientists and policy makers as a potentially ideal source of biofuel, a plant that can grow in marginal soil or beside...
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of biofuels by the United States could cause OPEC to decrease production. Other OPEC leaders openly worried about "security of demand." The United States...
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A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are...
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The indirect land use change impacts of biofuels, also known as ILUC or iLUC (pronounced as i-luck), relates to the unintended consequence of releasing...
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viable alternative fuel supplies such as biofuels. With apparent reference to the impact of the Iraq war policy, in a press conference held on November...
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Energy Policy Act of 1992. United States Government. Retrieved March 24, 2011. "DOE Hydrogen Program". Applications/Technology Validation. United States Department...
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Algae fuel (redirect from Biofuel from algae)
Algae fuel, algal biofuel, or algal oil is an alternative to liquid fossil fuels that uses algae as its source of energy-rich oils. Also, algae fuels...
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Food vs. fuel (category Biofuels)
feed, or to make biofuels. For example, since 2006, a portion of land that was also formerly used to grow food crops in the United States is now used to...
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million in 3 biofuel refineries which will produce fuels which meet military specifications. Energy in the United States United States energy law Military...
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United States energy independence is the concept of eliminating or substantially reducing import of petroleum to satisfy the nation's need for energy...
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