Biofuels Practice
Issue Alerts
EPA Proposes New Interstate Transport Rule and Previews Upcoming Regulatory Agenda
Kyle Danish, Stephen Fotis, Harold BulgerJuly 8, 2010
On July 6, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require a significant reduction in sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions from power plants in 31 states located in the Eastern half of the United States. The proposed rule, referred to as the “Transport Rule,” is intended to replace the 2005 Clean Air Interstate Rule.
New Proposed Air Regulations for Boilers Will Require New Controls and Could Affect Biomass, Landfill Gas
Britt Fleming, Mitch Bernstein, Megan CeronskyJune 16, 2010
On June 4, 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued three significant proposed regulations under the Clean Air Act and one rule under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that will affect emissions of hazardous air pollutants from solid waste incinerators and from institutional, commercial, and industrial boilers and process heaters (indirect-fired) burning various fuels including coal, oil, natural gas, landfill gas, biomass, and biodiesel.
EPA Issues “Tailoring Rule” Outlining Clean Air Act Permitting Thresholds for Facilities that Emit Greenhouse Gases
Kyle Danish, Tomas Carbonell, Megan CeronskyMay 14, 2010
On May 13, 2010, the Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule addressing implementation of certain Clean Air Act permitting programs for stationary sources of greenhouse gas emissions.
Senators Kerry and Lieberman Unveil Draft Energy and Climate Change Bill
Kyle Danish, Stephen Fotis, Megan Ceronsky, Tomás Carbonell, Henry SternMay 13, 2010
On May 12, 2010, Senators John Kerry (D-MA) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) released the initial draft of a comprehensive climate change and clean energy bill, titled the “American Power Act.”
Senate Agriculture Committee Reports Bill to Reform Regulation of Commodity Derivatives
Lisa Epifani, Tomás CarbonellApril 23, 2010
On April 21, 2010, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry reported Chairman Blanche Lincoln’s (D-AR) derivatives reform legislation, the Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010 (the “Lincoln bill”), by a vote of 13 to 8. The Senate is expected to debate financial reform on the floor in the coming weeks, possibly as soon as the week of April 26th.
Articles
Second-best world
Kyle Danish and Tomás CarbonellTrading Carbon
May 2010
Kyle Danish and Tomas Carbonell consider how regulations on US carbon emissions could look under the Clean Air Act.
Congress and Cellulosic Biofuels, Opportunities and Risks
Curt RichForest Landowner
September 2008
Recently, the World Bank issued a report claiming that the demand for biofuels in Europe and the United States is responsible for raising world food prices by 75 percent. This is only the latest in a string of critical reports that have diminished the original enthusiasm for biofuels as a solution to America’s domestic energy security and global climate change challenges.
Railroad Transportation of Nuclear Waste and Other Hazardous Materials
Michael McBrideThe Electricity Journal
April 2008
Railroads continue to have duties to shippers and the public, and they may not take the law into their own hands. Except for emergencies – and then only for the duration of the emergency – they must carry all commodities without regard to whether they are dangerous, unless the proper agency of the federal government has relieved them of that obligation.
U.S. Climate Change Policy Will Drive Significant Investment Opportunities in Traditional and Alternative Energy
Ben McMakin and Janet AndersonManaged Funds Association Reporter
April 2008
A new President and the likelihood of more Democrats in the House and Senate may tip the balance of power in energy debates from traditional oil and gas interests to proponents of new energy sources and cleantech goods and services. While we watch the election unfold, and as the rhetorical battles over energy policy continue in Washington, D.C., climate change legislation looms largest of all the energy debates.
Seminars & Events
The Aspen Institute: 2010 Clean Energy Economy Roundtable
Aspen, COJuly 24, 2010
Curt Moffatt is speaking at this event.
Cleantech Open National Conference
DoubleTree Hotel, San Jose, CAJuly 22, 2010
Jennifer Owen is speaking at this event.
14th Annual Mid-C Seminar: Renewables, New Technologies & Challenges
Wenatchee Convention Center, Wenatchee, WAJuly 19, 2010
Malcolm McLellan is speaking at this event.
Environmental Markets Summit
Sheraton New Orleans Hotel, New Orleans, LAApril 25, 2010
Kyle Danish is speaking at this event.
Southwestern Biofuels Association Annual Policy Summit
Embassy Suites, Albuquerque, NMApril 13, 2010
Ben McMakin is speaking at this event.