Sustainable Bioenergy, Farms, and Forests - June 24, 2016

New Senate Bill to Address Fire Borrowing Clashes with Administration’s Approach

On June 23, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the discussion draft of the “Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest Management Act of 2016.” The draft bill aims to address the rapidly increasing expenditures on wildfires occurring at the expense of other forest management programs, as well as recreation and timbering activities.  As wildfires increase in number and intensity, more and more funds are spent fighting them rather than on management and fire prevention, causing a cascade of management issues at the U.S. Forest Service.

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Headlines

1. RFS Hearing Finds New Issues to Dig Into

2. Senators Urge EPA to Set a ‘Strong RFS’

3. US Biofuels Supporters Push Back Against MOVES Model

4. USDA, Interior Announce More Than $47 Million in Investments for Water Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Drought Response & Agriculture Operations Across the West

5. GM and U.S. Navy Collaborating on Fuel Cell-Powered Underwater Unmanned Vehicles 

 

 

Events

19th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO + Policy Forum

Tuesday, July 12
9:30 am - 4:30 pm

Cannon House Office Building - Caucus Room 345
C Street SE & 1st St, SE

The Expo is open to the public and free for attendees.

The 19th Annual Congressional Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EXPO and Policy Forum will bring together up to 50 businesses, trade associations, and government agencies to showcase renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies. In every state across the country, these technologies are having a significant impact in business development and job creation in the manufacturing, transmission, power, transportation, and building sectors. The bipartisanHouse Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus and the Senate Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Caucus are honorary co-hosts of the Expo.

 

 

 

 

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