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		<title>New CBO Report Examines Biofuels Tax Incentives</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 16:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CBO releases report this month assessing biofuel incentives.  Study finds that biofuel subsidies, costs associated with reducing petroleum use and GHG emissions vary by fuel.]]></description>
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		<title>Philippines: Oil Companies Unable to Comply With 2011 Ethanol Mandate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Manila Times ran a story in early June 2010 showing that oil companies in Philippines were running afoul of the country&#8217;s Biofuel Act of 2006, which requires that all liquid fuels for motors and engines contain locally sourced biofuels.
Specifically, the Biofuels Act mandates that oil companies increase  their ethanol blend by 10 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Sets 2011 RFS2 Targets</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EPA announces new 2011 RFS 2.0 targets.  The proposal slashes next year’s requirements for fuel suppliers to sell cellulosic biofuels within their transport fuel products.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Kenya, Brazil Ink Agreement to Boost Biofuel Production</title>
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		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/kenya-brazil-ink-agreement-boost-biofuel-production/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of a series of trade agreements, Brazil has committed to helping Kenya produce biodiesel.  Kenya's expansive land has made it a target of overseas biofuel interests, but water shortages could hamper development.  ]]></description>
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		<title>UN: New Renewable Energy Center for West Africa Opens its Doors</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/biomassintel/~3/058CvhVqTWg/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/un-renewable-energy-center-west-africa-opens-doors/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:36:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) announced today the opening of a new regional center in Cape Verde to help develop the renewable energy potential for West Africa.
The Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE), a specialized agency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will help develop renewable energy and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohio: $10 Million Available for Waste-to-Energy Grant Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 00:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Farm and Dairy reports that Ohio is offering $10 million in biomass funding through the &#8220;Deploying Renewable Energy: Transforming Waste to Value&#8221; grant program.
The grant program is part of $96 million allocated to the state of Ohio through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act State Energy Program (SEP).
The grant targets projects that will create jobs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ABO Lobbies USDA for Changes to Biorefinery Assistance Program</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/biomassintel/~3/3s5xa7akWDw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/abo-usda-changes-biorefinery-assistance-program/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:50:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Algal Biomass Organization (ABO), the trade association for the algae industry, has encouraged the USDA to consider a variety of changes to its Biorefinery Assistance Program, which under Section 9003 of the Farm Bill, provides grants for demonstration-scale and loan guarantees for commercial-scale biorefineries to fund the development, construction, and retrofitting of qualifying facilities. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Announces $24 Million for Algal Biofuels Research</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/biomassintel/~3/oQP6cicF-8w/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/doe-announces-24-million-for-algal-biofuels-research/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DOE funding from Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) comes on the heels of USDA's regional biofuels roadmap.  Funding will support three projects currently under way.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Angola: President Seeks Brazil’s Help to Make Biofuels</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/biomassintel/~3/vSn1Hz3yjHQ/</link>
		<comments>http://www.biomassintel.com/angola-seeks-brazil-expertise-biofuels/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:50:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AFP reports that Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has asked Brazil to share its expertise in making biofuels during his official visit to the Latin American country.
Dos Santos told state radio after a meeting with his counterpart Luis Iniacio Lula Da Silva in Brasilia.
We give great importance to projects seeking to create alternative energy sources, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA Announces $4.2 Million in Grants for Woody Biomass</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/biomassintel/~3/RiRZOFa1a9k/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 06:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mackinnon Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA awards woody biomass utilization projects.  Grants support the Forest Service Wildland Fire Management efforts aimed at reducing the risk of wildfire and providing economic incentives to rural communities.]]></description>
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