Webinar: USDA Investment in Improved GHG Measurement, Monitoring, Reporting and Verification for Agriculture and Forestry
The Inflation Reduction Act is part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda and economic strategy to grow the American economy by rebuilding our nation’s infrastructure, driving over $500 billion in private sector manufacturing investments to date, creating good-paying jobs, and building a clean energy economy to tackle the climate crisis and make our […]
USDA Invests in Efforts to Improve GHG, Carbon Reduction Data
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the USDA will invest $300 million through the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in America agenda to improve measurement, monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and carbon sequestration in climate-smart agriculture and forestry. The new investments, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, will advance priorities set by […]
How Gasification Turns Waste Into Fuel
Turning waste into energy has usually meant incineration – that is, burning our trash. But this method has major environmental drawbacks. Gasification could be a better alternative. It’s an old technology that proponents hope to repurpose as a cleaner and more economical waste-to-energy solution, and now a number of companies in this space say they’re […]
Study Shows That Rodents Don’t Favor Soy-Based Plastics
Lightning never strikes the same place twice. Gum takes seven years to digest. Toads give you warts. Rodents like to munch on soy-based plastics. Chances are, you’ve heard somewhere that rodents chew on tractor wiring or combine seats because the soy-based material is tasty — at least compared to its petroleum-based counterparts. A recent study funded by […]
Treasury Issues Guidance on Refundability of New Tax Incentives
On June 14, the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released a package of guidance documents on new options for taxpayers to receive direct payment or transfer new energy incentives enacted in last year’s the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), including: The guidance package is open to public feedback, with comments due on the two […]
Michigan Biodiesel Producer and Retailer Tax Credits Introduced
Last week, legislation was introduced in Michigan creating a new incentive program for the in-state sale and production biodiesel. HB4847, introduced by Representatives John Fitzgerald (D – Wyoming), Kristian Grant (D – Grand Rapids), Jennifer Conlin (D – Ann Arbor), Matt Hall (R – Richland Township), and Reggie Miller (D – Van Buren Township), provides a […]
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