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U.S. Dairy Industry Plans 25% GHG Emissions Cut by 2020

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/12/2009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy are working together to help the U.S. dairy industry reach its goal to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 25 percent over the next decade. One part of the strategy is to turn methane gas from livestock manure ...

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Airlines Commit to 2 Deals for Biofuel

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/12/2009

AltAir Fuels and Rentech have separately signed deals that will advance the use of renewable synthetic fuels used by airlines.A group of 14 airlines that service the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, along with the Air Transport Association, have agreed to purchase up to 750 million gallons o ...

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Unilever Alters Palm Oil Supply Chain After Greenpeace Allegations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 14/12/2009

In response to Greenpeace alleging that one of Unilever’s supposedly sustainable palm oil providers was instead clear-cutting rain forests to grow more palms, Unilever cut ties with the provider in question.Greenpeace had alleged that Indonesian palm oil producer PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources ...

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Cap-and-Trade for Seafood Industry May be Next

Posted by Environmental Leader on 11/12/2009

The Obama Administration has proposed a cap-and-trade style system that would extend to federally covered fisheries, the New York Times reports.The so-called “catch shares” proposal from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aims to end overfishing, thus protecting both ...

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Feds Invest $564M in Advanced Biomass Projects

Posted by Environmental Leader on 07/12/2009

To help build the foundation of a biomass industry in the United States, the U.S. Departments of Energy and Agriculture have selected 19 biorefinery projects in 15 states to receive up to $564 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. These projects were chosen to speed up the cons ...

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