Renewable Fuels Association
December 5, 2012
BY Holly Jessen
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Brooke Rollins, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as secretary of agriculture, discussed her support for biofuels and addressed concerns over her ties to the oil industry during a Senate confirmation hearing on Jan. 23.
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on Jan. 23 voted 11-8 to advance the nomination of Lee Zeldin to serve as administrator of the U.S. EPA. The next step in the confirmation process is a full Senate vote.
UNICA, the Brazilian sugarcane industry association, has announced sugarcane processing was down significantly during the second half of December. Ethanol production was down only slightly due to high levels of corn ethanol production.
Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and a bipartisan groups of colleagues on Jan. 16 reintroduced the Farm to Fly Act, a bill that aims to accelerate the production and development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
USDA Rural Development on Jan. 21 announced the launch of a new Clean Energy website that aims to support the expanded use of biomass, wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal energy in rural power production.