Mar 31, 2011 | Biomass, Business News, Environmental, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Charles Babington WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s bid to regulate greenhouse gases, after losing last year’s congressional debate over global warming, is making the Environmental Protection Agency the focus of Republican attacks on federal...
Mar 15, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Governor LePage, Industry News, LePage Administration
AUGUSTA, Maine — A consultant, former pulp and paper executive, and state lawmaker has been tapped to lead the Maine Office of Energy Independence and Security. Gov. Paul LePage announced Monday that Kenneth Fletcher will lead the office, which aims to increase the...
Feb 24, 2011 | BCAP, Biomass
By Anna Austin | February 17, 2011 Just a few months after the Biomass Crop Assistance Program narrowly escaped defunding with the failure of the proposed federal omnibus spending bill, the biomass industry is gearing up for another battle, as Rep. Jeff Flake,...
Jan 17, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Federal Regulations
January 12, 2011 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced it plans to defer, for three years, greenhouse gas (GHG) permitting requirements for carbon dioxide emissions from biomass-fired facilities. The EPA seeks additional time to further...
Oct 22, 2010 | Business Impact, Business News
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP), created in the 2008 Farm Bill, is a primary component of the domestic agriculture, energy, and environmental strategy to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign oil, improve domestic energy security, reduce carbon pollution, and...
