http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/16/veto-proof-farm-bill-boosts-cellulosic-biofuels/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:18:21 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/05/16/veto-proof-farm-bill-boosts-cellulosic-biofuels/#comment-11541 The Daily Five: Sunday, 18 May, 2008 | EcoTech Daily Sun, 18 May 2008 08:53:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=2227#comment-11541 <p>[...] Veto-Proof Farm Bill Boosts Cellulosic Biofuels: Eight months behind schedule, the U.S. Congress finally passed the 2007 Farm Bill. By pretty much anyone’s estimate, the massive bill is loaded with pork for projects seeming unrelated to farming. But at least some of that pork boost alternative fuel programs: a $1.01 per gallon production tax credit for cellulosic biofuel; another $320 million in loan guarantees to build celluosic biofuel refineries; and $70 million for new energy crop research. It passed by a veto-proof margin. (Earth2Tech) [...]</p> [...] Veto-Proof Farm Bill Boosts Cellulosic Biofuels: Eight months behind schedule, the U.S. Congress finally passed the 2007 Farm Bill. By pretty much anyone’s estimate, the massive bill is loaded with pork for projects seeming unrelated to farming. But at least some of that pork boost alternative fuel programs: a $1.01 per gallon production tax credit for cellulosic biofuel; another $320 million in loan guarantees to build celluosic biofuel refineries; and $70 million for new energy crop research. It passed by a veto-proof margin. (Earth2Tech) [...]

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