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A Mandate for Renewables on the Road

Posted August 15, 2011 11:10 AM

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposed 2012 renewable fuel percentage standards for four fuel categories as part its Renewable Fuel Standard program. The standards include 0.91% of biodiesel (1 billion gal), 1.21% of advanced biofuels (2 billion gal), and up to 0.010% of cellulosic biofuels (12.9 million gal). These volumes will increase to reach an overall target volume in 2022 of 36 billion gal. Are these standards attainable, and will they spur increased investment and interest in biofuel development?

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08/26/2011 11:57 AM

The loony greens trying to force something on the public!

This has already been a costly with ethanol and a disaster with methanol!

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08/27/2011 2:55 PM

The road to renewable energy will be littered with pessimists, naysayers and those who profit from fossil fuels and, apparently, you. When gasoline costs you $10+/gallon, how will you react? For the life of me, I cannot understand the attitude of those who would fight against renewables. I can only conclude that they are part of that group that has a vested interest in the misery of others and the destruction of our planet.

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08/27/2011 3:35 PM

Sorry to say gas costs more than 10$ per gallon where İ live.

I cannot understand those that spout foolishness about the serious topic of RE. I can only conclude you are a rather empty headed type that believes the blather the green sites produce.

Wish in one hand (easy and cheap RE) and crap in the other - let us know us which fills up first.

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08/27/2011 5:17 PM

No-one says it will be easy or cheap. Certainly not as cheap as your comment.

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08/28/2011 12:45 AM

Waiting for your report!

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09/13/2011 5:12 PM

I just ran across this today, Low Emission Cars Under NREL's Microscope.

Finally a concept that shows some potential. I am Pro-Nuclear and by no means a tree hugger, but there comes a time when we have to say, "Enough is enough". With what happen in France yesterday, I don't see how the Nuclear Industry is going to survive another black-eye. But, "a Kia Borrego, with a 115 kW fuel cell stack and 100 kW ultracapacitor instead of a battery was recently tested. After it's refueled with hydrogen produced by wind and solar systems as part of the Wind2H2 project, the zero emissions vehicle will have a range of 400(+) miles", just might be worth our time to invest in. It's too bad that the Oil Industries and Utilities Companies could not be mandated to invest 2% of their profits into this developing this technology and infrastructure for the near future.

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