Trump orders review of controversial biofuel waiver program: sources
U.S. President Donald Trump has directed members of his Cabinet to review the administration’s expanded use of waivers exempting small refineries from the nation’s biofuel policy, after hearing from farmers angry about the issue during his recent Midwest tour,...
The “Ready Now” Alternative Fuel
In May, global fleet UPS announced a seven-year agreement to purchase 170 million-gallon equivalents of renewable natural gas (RNG) from leading natural gas fuel provider and ABC member, Clean Energy Fuels—the largest purchase of RNG in US history. This massive...
The methane myth: Why cows aren’t responsible for climate change
From burping cows to grazing sheep, when it comes to global warming the finger of blame is invariably pointed at the livestock industry these days...“For those who say cows contribute the most GHG emissions, that’s simply not true,” Prof Mitloehner says. Livestock’s...
It Wasn’t the Cows After All
While the cattle industry is repeatedly accused of being the main culprit for increased global methane emissions (and a leading cause for climate change), a new study shows that the fertilizer industry is the root cause. The report by researchers from Cornell and the...
New York Food Waste Law Unlocks Economic Opportunity
New York State alone spends $36 million per year solely to transport and dispose of excess food. But there's good news: a new law banning landfilling of food waste in New York State is estimated to provide a net economic benefit of nearly $22 million per year, along...
New York to Approve One of the World’s Most Ambitious Climate Plans
New York lawmakers have agreed to pass a sweeping climate plan that calls for the state to all but eliminate its greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, envisioning an era when gas-guzzling cars, oil-burning heaters and furnaces would be phased out, and all of the state’s...
Southington plant turns food waste to energy, owners say there’s lot of expansion room
Connecticut could vastly expand the amount of food waste that it recycles into energy and fertilizer, the owners of Southington-based Quantum Biopower said Monday. With the right tax incentives, the food-waste-to-energy industry could thrive in the state, U.S. Sen....
Chevron partners with biomethane developer to harvest, market gas from local dairy manure
Chevron USA Inc. announced Tuesday it has partnered with a Visalia-based company to help fund up to 18 dairy "digesters" that would harvest methane from cow manure in Kern, Kings and Tulare counties. The oil giant, under its deal with California Bioenergy LLC, also...
Shape the biogas conversation at ABC’s Annual Conference at BioCycle REFOR19
BIOCYCLE REFOR19 will be held October 28-31, 2019 in Madison, Wisconsin and BioCycle editors are synthesizing input from industry, government, academic and other stakeholders to create lively, super informative, interactive sessions at BIOCYCLE REFOR19. The Call for...