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Biodiesel News To See Details of these news releases and read additional Biodiesel News, please click HERE. President Signs Energy Bill With Biodiesel Tax Incentive Extension The energy bill is signed. President Bush signed the long-awaited measure today at an energy laboratory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Notable for U.S. farmers, is the energy bill’s renewable fuels standard, which sets a national minimum renewable fuel usage requirement of 4 billion gallons next year gradually increasing to 7.5 billion gallons in 2012. Senate passes the Energy Bill, on to the President Passed by the House on Thursday, HR 6 rolled through the Senate 74-26. The bill contains a number of renewable fuel provisions including a 7.5 billion gallon Renewable Fuels Standard. President Bush Makes Historic Visit to Biodiesel Plant “Biodiesel is one of our nation’s most promising alternative fuel sources, and by developing biodiesel you’re making this country less dependent on foreign oil,” Bush said, while speaking to a crowd gathered at Virginia Biodiesel Refinery, LLC, a biodiesel plant that began operating in March of 2004. Virginia Biodiesel begins third expansion Honoring the committment to meet the demand for biodiesel Virginia biodiesel begins thid expansion in first 1 1/2 years of operation. Goodlatte: Look for conference "discussion" on MTBE Senate passage of the Energy Bill Tuesday was considered a victory for those who have been trying for years to get it passed. However, Republican Representative Bob Goodlatte of Virginia conceded to Brownfield that House and Senate agreement on the Energy Bill may be impeded by the MTBE liability waiver issue. Vice President Confirms Need for Biodiesel Tax Incentive The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) today commended Vice President Cheney, who spearheaded the President’s Energy Taskforce, for stressing the importance of passing legislation with a biodiesel tax incentive to help diversify America’s energy supply. The groups also called for action in pushing Congress to pass the incentive. EPA Clean School Bus Grants to Fund Biodiesel Programs in Five States School districts in five states will receive funding to use cleaner burning biodiesel fuel through an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) program designed to reduce both children’s exposure to diesel exhaust and the amount of air pollution created by diesel school buses. Willie Nelson Fuels New Mercedes with Biodiesel Willie Nelson has fueled millions of fans worldwide with music for decades, but when it comes to his fuel of choice, the country music star has proclaimed himself a fan of biodiesel. Rep. Nussle Introduces Energy Independence Act The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the American Soybean Association (ASA) announced their support for the Energy Independence Act (H.R. 4652), which was introduced by Rep. Jim Nussle (R-IA) on June 23, 2004. The bill includes incentives that would help spur the use of domestically produced biodiesel. B20 Pump Opens in Topeka The first retail biodiesel fueling site in Kansas has opened in Topeka. The card lock fueling site, located at 4141 Lower Silver Lake Road, Topeka, is owned and operated by Capital City Oil, Inc. Clif Bar Tours East on B100 The Clif Bar Natural Energy Tour will raise public awareness about two sources of energy – Clif Bars, and biodiesel. Another National Park Turns to Biodiesel Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area in Tennessee has switched to biodiesel to fuel its fleet of maintenance vehicles. Dozens of national parks use biodiesel, including Yellowstone.

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