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F.O. Licht ' the leading soft commodities analyst ' has unveiled a raft of well-known and highly respected speakers for its 2013 World Ethanol and Biofuels conference, being held this year from 4th-7th November in Munich

Reports Year-to-Date Volume of 916 Million Gallons

AccuWeather.com reports six of 12 extreme weather and climate events during 2012 have shown evidence of human-caused climate change, including Superstorm Sandy, a study released by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society revealed

Reports Year-to-Date Volume of 768 Million Gallons

The Connecticut Energy Marketers Association (CEMA) representing the states 600 family owned home heating oil dealers commends Senator Markey (MA) for his outstanding leadership on the issue of old leaking natural gas lines and their impact on our communities and America.   Based on the findings in Sen. Markey’s report ‘America Pays for Gas Leaks”;, CEMA cautions the Department of ...

National Biodiesel Board Welcomes Scott Fenwick

From the National Association of Oil and Energy Service Professionals (OESP) comes a story about an Oil Heat Cares project recently completed, spearheaded by Angel Gonzalez, New York City Chapter, Petro-Maspeth. His organizational efforts with pulling this all together in such a short time are amazing. The idea to take on a Hurricane Sandy related project came up during the ...

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) issued the following statement from Anne Steckel, vice president of federal affairs, after the Senate voted to confirm President Obama's nomination of Gina McCarthy as the next EPA administrator

At a U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing, API President and CEO Jack Gerard testified that the federal biofuels mandate, known as the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), is broken beyond repair but that disaster can still be averted. ‘The RFS isn’t just a relic of America’s bygone era of energy scarcity, it is a grave economic threat,” ...

The governor of Rhode Island signed landmark legislation recently that will ensure all of the state’s heating oil becomes Bioheat® by 2014.  Starting July 1, 2014, every gallon of oil heat in the state will contain at least 2 percent biodiesel.  The Bioheat blend is a greener heating oil gaining popularity in Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states. Although other New England ...