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NFU Commends Sen. Stabenow for Championing Support for Urban Agriculture
2016-09-26 21:25:33| National Farmers Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 2016 Contact: Andrew Jerome, 202-314-3106 ajerome@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (September 26, 2016) Supporting the effort to bridge the divide between urban and rural America through agriculture, National Farmers Union (NFU) commended Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) for championing new legislation that fosters opportunities for urban agriculture. The Urban Agriculture […]
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Senator Stabenow introduces Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015.
2015-11-17 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO thanked Senators Stabenow (D-MI), Coons (D-DE), and Franken (D-MN) for introducing S. 2271, the Renewable Chemicals Act of 2015, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide credits for the production of renewable chemicals and investments in renewable chemical production facilities. S. 2271 would create a targeted, short-term tax credit of 15 cents per pound for production of eligible renewable chemicals from biomass feedstock.
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NFU Applauds Sen. Stabenow for Working Towards a Solution on COOL
2015-06-24 19:10:34| National Farmers Union
WASHINGTON (June 24, 2015) National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson applauded Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow (D) for her efforts to advance the stalemate on Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) with the release of her draft bill that would make COOL voluntary for beef and pork. NFU has always fought for and deeply believes
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BIO Honors Senator Stabenow as Legislator of the Year
2014-03-04 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BIO Legislator of the Year award honored Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) for her successful championship of reauthorization of Farm Bill energy programs as well as their expansion to include renewable chemicals. Citing Stabenow's unrelenting efforts, BIO President and CEO Jim Greenwood noted her "Grow It Here, Make It Here" initiative and called final Farm Bill "exactly the type of comprehensive policy making that supports long-term innovation and job creation." This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
Oil pipeline through Straits of Mackinac? U.S. tries to reassure Levin, Stabenow
2014-01-08 15:34:08| Energy - Topix.net
The Obama administration's top pipeline regulator tried to allay the concerns of Michigan's U.S. senators about a pipeline running through the Straits of Mackinac, saying the operator was required to enact a comprehensive safety plan in the wake of a huge spill on one of its other lines in the state in 2010.
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