Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - December 11, 2015

December Marks the 30th Anniversary of the Conservation Reserve Program

On December 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the beginning of the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which will remain open until February 26, 2016. December also marks CRP’s 30th anniversary, after being signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985. CRP is the nation’s largest and most successful private-lands conservation program, assisting farmers with “the cost of restoring, enhancing and protecting certain grasses, shrubs and trees to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and reduce loss of wildlife habitat.”

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Headlines:

1) Delegates at Climate Talks Focus on Saving the World’s Forests

2) In Paris, Biofuels, Sugar Groups Issue Call for 15% Biofuels by 2030

3) USDA Awards Ensyn $70M Conditional Loan Guarantee for 20 Million Gallon Cellulosic Biofuels Project in Georgia

4) Volvo Trucks Approves Use of Renewable Diesel Fuel

5) Abengoa Contagion Spreads to U.S. Biofuel Plants, Causing Layoffs and Shutdowns

 

 

 

Event:

Protecting Public Health Through Cleaner Fuels and Lower Emissions

Monday, December 14
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
385 Russell Senate Office Building
Constitution Avenue and 1st Street, NE
Please RSVP to expedite check-in
 
The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) invites you to a briefing examining the health impacts of current octane sources and the need for cleaner, cost-effective octane providers. Octane is necessary for vehicle performance and increasing octane volumes would enable highly efficient engines. At the same time, octane-boosters in use today have historically been highly toxic compounds. But cleaner alternatives are available—namely biofuels.

 

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