While the war wages over the decision to waive the ethanol Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), biodiesel recently has enjoyed three big wins.The Senate Appropriations Committee provided $70 million for the Navy biofuels program and another $100 million for critical initiatives, which can be used to expand the biofuels program. The House Appropriations Committee did not fund the direct biofuels program, but it did provide $50 million to the critical initiatives program.The Senate Finance Committee last Thursday approved the Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012, a $205 billion tax extender package. It included a retroactive biodiesel blenders' tax credit and an algae-based biofuel in the tax credit. The bill contained the following...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especiall...
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WPI’s team helped construct a strategic approach to develop, implement, and track promotional activities in 8 key regions across the globe for an agricultural export association. With continued progress measurement and strategic advisory services from WPI, the association has seen its ROI from investments in promotional programming increase by 44 percent over the past 5 years. Not only does this type of holistic approach to organizational strategy provide measurable results to track and analyze, it fosters top-down and bottom-up organizational accountability.