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Blow to US biofuels industry as court blocks key targets
2013-01-28 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The US biofuel industry is facing uncertainty over its future policy landscape, after a court ruling on Friday effectively scrapped a 2012 target governing the use of second generation cellulosic biofuel. The D.C Circuit Court upheld a complaint from the American Petroleum Institute (API) against the Environmental Protection Agency's binding target requiring refiners to blend 8.65 million gallons of cellulosic biofuels into gasoline and diesel supplies. The target, which was approved by Congress...
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Large blocks of Sumatra's endangered rainforest may be put up for mining, logging
2013-01-28 02:37:55| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The Indonesian province of Aceh on the western tip of the island of Sumatra may be preparing to lift the protected status of key areas of lowland rainforest potentially ending its bid to earn carbon credits from forest conservation and putting several endangered species at increased risk, according to reports. Under a draft plan developed by the Aceh parliament's spatial planning committee, some 71,857 hectares of protected areas will lose their protected status and be turned over for logging,...
U.S. court blocks 2012 cellulosic biofuel target
2013-01-25 23:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A U.S. federal court on Friday struck down a 2012 target for refiner use of cellulosic biofuels, but upheld the government's goal for use of other advanced fuels. The divided ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court allowed oil refiners to claim a partial victory after fighting against U.S. renewable fuel targets. But it also gave hope to biofuel producers, who have been defending the mandates. The American Petroleum Institute filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency's 2012 target,...
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BAE delivers hull blocks for RANs second Hobart-class destroyer
2013-01-24 10:15:00| Naval Technology
BAE Systems has delivered the first two hull blocks of the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN) second Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD), HMAS Brisbane, Defence Materiel Minister Jason Clare has revealed.
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Chevron acquires interest in Moroccan offshore exploration blocks
2013-01-23 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
Chevron Morocco Exploration has announced that it has signed petroleum agreements with a Moroccan hydrocarbons and mining firm, Office National des Hydrocarbures et des Mines (ONHYM), to acquire stakes in three offshore exploration blocks.
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