Jan. 26, 2012 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
On January 27, the EPA announced it’s determination that diesel produced from palm oil releases too many greenhouse gas emissions to qualify as a renewable fuel. Friends of the Earth applauds the EPA for recognizing the massive amounts of ca...
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Jan. 6, 2012 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth
With the beginning of the New Year came the expiration of the biggest subsidy for corn ethanol, the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. Friends of the Earth campaigned against the tax subsidy, nicknamed VEETC, a $6 billion-a-year handout to the ...
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Dec. 16, 2011 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Economics for the Earth, Publications
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it's final round of funding earlier this week, and once again put the interest of corporate polluters before the environment or taxpayers. In 2011 alone, $4.28 dollars of taxpayer money ...
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Dec. 1, 2011 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Food and Technology
Due to an onslaught of recent critiques and a trading scandal involving the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a diverse coalition has called on Congress to hold hearings on the broken policy.
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