New Jersey Food Waste Recycling Bill
The state Senate on Thursday passed and sent to Gov. Phil Murphy legislation that would require facilities such as supermarkets, restaurants and hospitals to separate and recycle their food waste. The bill also changes the definition of Class I renewable energy to...
Why CenterPoint Energy is pushing to test ‘renewable’ natural gas. And some environmental groups are so skeptical of it.
Electricity and vehicles powered by fossil fuels have faced scrutiny from clean power advocates and state officials looking to slash carbon emissions in Minnesota. But the future of natural gas used to heat two-thirds of homes and power appliances has also become a...
Brown University divests 90% of fossil fuel holdings
Brown University sold 90% of its investments in companies that extract fossil fuels and is liquidating the remainder, President Christina H. Paxson said in a letter to the campus community Wednesday. The University is also investing in wind, solar and possibly...
454,721 D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in January
According to the EPA, 454,721 D3 cellulosic biofuel RINs were generated in January, including 234,988 generated for compressed renewable natural gas (RNG), 174,291 generated for cellulosic ethanol and 45,442 generated for liquefied RNG. All 454,721 D3 RINs generated...
Utah consumers can help hogs and cows make a success of the renewable natural gas movement
Inexhaustible sources of methane such as hog and cow manure and food waste from restaurants are powering a growing renewable natural gas industry, and Utah consumers now have an opportunity to boost that effort. Customers of Dominion Energy, an ABC member, can elect...
Perdue appoints Brand to lead USDA Rural Development
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on Feb. 28 announced the appointment of Bette Brand to serve as USDA Rural Development Deputy. Brand replaces former Rural Development Deputy Donald “DJ” LaVoy following his retirement. Brand most recently served as the...
Brightmark Partners with Michigan Dairy Farms to Produce Renewable Natural Gas from Manure
Brightmark, a San Francisco-based waste and energy development company and ABC member, today announced that it has partnered with three Western Michigan farms on the latest in a series of biogas projects the company has launched over the past two years. The Michigan...
Dairy State: Cheese Producers Wrestle With Climate Change Amid Already Struggling Industry
Wisconsin's dairy industry is integral to the state’s identity, but the industry is struggling — and the threat of climate change hasn’t helped. Flooded fields, washed out roads and rising temperatures are making an already challenging job more difficult to manage....
U.S. Representative Chellie Pingree Introduces Agriculture Resilience Act
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today introduced the Agriculture Resilience Act (ARA), comprehensive legislation that sets a bold vision of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in U.S. agriculture by the year 2040. “The Agriculture Resilience Act is...