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CATF Comments to House E&C Committee on RFS Climate Impacts
CATF comments to the Energy & Commerce Committee on the GHG emissions from the RFS corn ethanol mandate, the possibility of future emission increases from proposed RFS implementation strategies, and the steps that EPA or Congress can take to avoid those emissions increases going forward.
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Comments on Proposed RFS Pathway for Corn Butanol
CATF, in conjunction with ActionAid, EWG, FOE, NRDC, NWF, and Sierra Club, urges EPA to withdraw a proposal that would allow butanol made from corn starch to qualify as an “advanced biofuel” under the RFS. By increasing the amount of corn that can be used to make biofuel, EPA’s proposal…
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The Status of Algal Biofuel Development
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Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (CSAPR)
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CATF Response to House Energy & Commerce Committee White Paper on Climate and Environment
As part of its bipartisan review of the RFS, the House of Representatives Energy & Commerce Committee issued a white paper on GHG emissions and other environmental impacts associated with the policy. CATF provided the Committee with analysis of the GHG emissions from RFS-mandated biofuels, recommendations that EPA or Congress…
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CATF Response to House Energy & Commerce White Paper on RFS Blend Wall
In March 2013, the House of Representatives House Energy & Commerce Committee began a bipartisan review of the RFS by issuing a white paper on the challenges associated with the ethanol “blend wall.” The Committee sought feedback on a series of topics, including whether the blend wall problem should be…
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Comments on EPA’s Proposed 2013 RFS Volume Requirements
The Clean Air Act allows EPA to reduce the RFS volume requirements for “advanced fuels” and total renewable fuels whenever it downsizes the annual cellulosic biofuel requirement. CATF’s comments explain that EPA needs to take this step in order to avoid further increases in the climate-harming production of corn ethanol…
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Putting Energy Innovation First: Recommendations to Refocus, Reform, and Restructure the U.S. Department of Energy
It is widely accepted that America’s global scientific, technical, and economic leadership depend on high-quality education, world-class scientific research, competitive markets, and entrepreneurship. Robust innovation, which is dependent on those factors (among others), is almost universally regarded as a prerequisite for American success in an increasingly competitive global market. The…
