5/1//08
NBB Facilitates $1.2 million Grant with Danforth Center
Research Project Funded By U.S. Department Of Transportation Designed To Increase Output of Oils For Use in Biodiesel Production
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4/29//08
President Bush Calls for Farmers to Keep Growing Energy
During a Rose Garden news conference on the economy today, he reinforced America's need for biofuels, saying "It's in our national interests that our farmers grow energy, as opposed to us purchasing energy from parts of the world that are unstable or may not like us."
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4/25//08
National Biodiesel Board (NBB) Statement Regarding European Biodiesel Board (EBB) Trade Complaint
Manning Feraci, the National Biodiesel Board’s (NBB) Vice President of Federal Affairs, responds to the EBB’s announcement that it has filed trade complaints with the European Commission.
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4/17//08
Biodiesel’s Environmental Benefits Highlighted on Earth Day
Biodiesel fuel is increasingly being recognized as a rising tide that lifts many ships. It not only reduces emissions, it adds green jobs to the economy, reduces dependence on foreign oil and increases feed supplies, while lowering their costs.
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4/16//08
Biodiesel Addresses President’s Call on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
President Bush today called for concrete reductions in greenhouse gases. Here's how biodiesel can help.
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4/14//08
Biodiesel Benefits Food Supply
As Kansas City hosts the International Food Aid Conference, biodiesel is a rising tide that offers promise to not only the U.S., but to developing countries for their food and fuel needs.
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4/1//08
Internet Broadcast Available: Biodiesel for Buses & Children
This internet broadcast focuses on the reasons why biodiesel is an excellent choice for school bus fleets... particularly in terms of the health, environment, equipment, and the economy of users. The sixty minute program also details why biodiesel is the fastest growing alternative fuel in the U.S..
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3/26//08
National Biodiesel Foundation Unveils BioTrucker Fuel Card
Officially called BioTrucker Fuel Card, the card highlights the availability of biodiesel with a network of truck stops that carry biodiesel. Truckers and fleets pay cash price on all fuel and no fuel transaction fee for biodiesel at in-network truck stops.
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3/18//08
Celebrate Biodiesel's Green Attributes on National Biodiesel Day
Everyone thinks of green on St. Patrick’s Day, but the day after is an important opportunity to celebrate biodiesel’s green benefits in America. March 18, the birth date of Rudolf Diesel, is National Biodiesel Day. It is a reminder of the environmental benefits of the fuel that Diesel introduced in late 19th Century.
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3/13//08
National Biodiesel Board Appoints Members to Sustainability Task Force
The National Biodiesel Board announced today the members of its inaugural Sustainability Task Force. Under the leadership of Emily Bockian Landsburg of Philadelphia Fry-O-Diesel, the Sustainability Task Force will work to ensure that the U.S. biodiesel industry continues to protect the environment, while producing jobs and reducing dependence on foreign oil.
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3/5//08
President Bush Addresses Washington International Renewable Energy Conference 2008
As President Bush spoke about renewable fuels needed to meet the RFS, he said “Biodiesel is the most promising of these fuels.”
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