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State Of The Union: Obama Renews Call For Elimination Of Some Corporate Tax Loopholes

February 13, 2013 | Huffington Post | Budget & Tax

Solving the never-ending budget crisis and reducing the deficit will require corporate tax reform, Obama said. Obama called for tax reform... Read More

Hill Briefing Shreds Renewable Fuel Standard

February 11, 2013 | GlobalWarming.com | Agriculture , Energy

This morning I attended a briefing on “The Renewable Fuel Standard: Pitfalls, Challenges, and the Need for Congressional Action in 2013.”... Read More

USEC under Obama 2.0 - in the race for state guarantees

February 11, 2013 | AtomInfo.ru | Energy

(Translated from original text) Changes in the top echelons of the U.S. government related to the beginning of the second term of... Read More

NMMA makes case to Congress on fuel standard

February 11, 2013 | Trade Only Today Magazine | Agriculture , Energy

The National Marine Manufacturers Association made its case with several other groups Tuesday to federal lawmakers on the negative impact of... Read More

Analyst warns of RFS threat to US poultry industry

February 07, 2013 | Global Meat News | Agriculture

A US analyst has warned that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is causing the cost of chicken and turkey to rocket, leaving many producers... Read More

Green Scissors for Congress

February 06, 2013 | OtherWords | Agriculture , Energy , Natural Resources , Transportation & Infrastructure

When you’re in a hole, you stop digging. And when you’ve got a $1.3-trillion deficit and $15.7 trillion in debt, you’ve got to start... Read More

Coalition seeks fuel standard repeal through legislation

February 06, 2013 | Trade Only Today | Agriculture , Energy

A coalition of groups seeking to reform or repeal the Renewable Fuel Standard, which mandates the use of biofuels such as ethanol, is... Read More

Congress Urged to Begin Extensive Reform of RFS

February 06, 2013 | The Poultry Site | Agriculture , Energy

US - "The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is broken, but Congress can fix the rule by acting now and opening an inclusive, robust debate that... Read More

Strange bedfellows unite for Hill fight over renewable fuels policy

February 05, 2013 | Environment and Energy Publishing | Agriculture , Energy

A strange-bedfellow coalition of environmentalists, hunger advocates, oil refiners and boat manufacturers is taking to Capitol Hill to push... Read More

Rep. Earl Blumenauer says cutting direct subsidies to farmers would save $28.4 billion over 10 years

February 05, 2013 | PolitiFact | Agriculture

Rep. Earl Blumenauer says ending the direct payment farm subsidy program "could save up to $28.4 billion over ten years that could be used... Read More

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February 15, 2013

Engineering Boondoggles

While Washington is wringing its hands about the automatic across-the-board budget cuts known as... Read More