Report - U.S. Lacks Standards to Keep Biofuel Industry From Harming The Environment

Adam Shake — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:32:37 +0000

A report from the Office of Biobased Technology from the University of Michigan says that the United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won’t cause environmental harm.

As governments the world over move to make biofuel mandates, concessions and tax breaks for corn farmers and biofuel industry leaders, a group of scientists is calling for sustainable practices in an industry that that is being driven as an alternative to fossil fuel independence.

France Says “Non” to Biofuel Tax Breaks

Adam Shake — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:48:39 +0000

Citing higher oil and grain prices, the French Government said it will phase out tax breaks for biofuels by 2012.

On Friday the French government dropped the hammer on companies like Sofiproteol — who owns the country’s largest biodiesel maker, Diester Industries. In a statement the government they said:

“The cost price of biofuels is no longer structurally disconnected from those of standard fuels. Tensions affecting agricultural raw materials have reached levels that no longer justify tax exemptions on the grounds of helping to provide outlets for farm production.”

In other words, the French government thinks that the rising price of oil and corn and grain has made the biofuels industry profitable enough to stop the tax breaks.

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Report - U.S. Lacks Standards to Keep Biofuel Industry From Harming The Environment

A report from the Office of Biobased Technology from the University of Michigan says that the United States lacks the standards to ensure that producing biofuels from cellulose won’t cause environmental harm.

France Says “Non” to Biofuel Tax Breaks

Citing higher oil and grain prices, the French Government said it will phase out tax breaks for biofuels by 2012.