25 July 2011 Secretary Vilsack Announces BioPreferred Final Rule Designating Additional 14 Biobased Categories for Preferred Federal Purchasing More than 8,900 biobased products now eligible for preferred Federal purchasing
Farms of the future: bio-oil, biochar from biomass USDA to fund South Dakota State University project
21 July 2011 2011 FEW Review: Cellulosic Ethanol Ready Now U.S. falling behind other countries in the development of cellulosic biofuels
25 June 2011 Understanding Biotechnology and Food Safety Government Regulation Under Coordinated Framework necessary
16 June 2011 Agrol® Polyols Approved to Use USDA Biobased Product Label Bio-based insulation sealants for bins, silos, buildings and livestock
6 June 2011 Bloomberg report says biochemical pathway attractive to investors 60 percent, or $2.7 billion, of total private investments made in next-generation biofuels since 2004
10 May 2011 Consumers Never Heard of ‘Biobased’ – But Know It’s Green New "BioPreferred” label - 400 products already submitted
9 May 2011 Consumer Acceptance of Biobased and “Green” Household Products Set to Rise Four in ten American consumers and about third of Canadian consumers already heard term "biobased”
6 May 2011 USDA, DOE grant $47M to eight new biorefining projects New projects in advanced biorefining feedstocks, processing and logistics
4 April 2011 DuPont Among the First to Receive New USDA BioPreferred Label Sorona® Renewably Sourced Fiber Once Again Recognized for Its Biobased Content and Performance
USDA Grants First BioPreferred Product Labels List of plant-based cleaners, industrial lubricants and construction products to personal care items
1 April 2011 USDA head defends ethanol subsidies Gradual end of subsidy reasonable, if savings to be redirected to expand ethanol infrastructure
14 March 2011 USDA Seeks Applications for Renewable Energy Funding Funds Will Help Win the Future by Spurring Investment to Increase the Production and Use of Renewable Energy
18 February 2011 USDA proposes reform to loan guarantees for advanced biofuels Bond market now better able and more willing to participate in advanced biofuel project funding
29 January 2011 Greenwashing Machine ‘Bio-based’: Organic’s Sketchy New Cousin Could a fur coat be labeled "bio-based," implying that it's green?
20 January 2011 Enerkem awarded loan guarantee from U.S. Department of Agriculture for its Mississippi waste-to-fuel biorefinery Latest commitment reinforces Enerkem’s leading position in the commercial advanced biofuels sector
19 January 2011 Biobased Products Coalition Praises Introduction of ‘USDA Certified Biobased Product’ Voluntary Label Initiative to focus and coordinate industry efforts to improve federal biobased program
USDA’s new labels for green products to debut this spring Label is similar to the seal that appears on organic foods
5 January 2011 Biochar Engineering Corporation Adds Biochar to USDA BioPreferred Online Catalog Find biochar among more than 1480 biobased products listed
28 May 2010 (ARS) scientists examine Camelina as a new biofuel crop Camelina could be a good oil seed crop for planting during fallow years
22 February 2010 Orange peels, newspapers may lead to cheaper, Cleaner Ethanol Fuel University of Central Florida: Plant-derived enzyme cocktails help to convert sugar into ethanol
7 December 2009 Switchgrass Produces Biomass Efficiently Biomass feedstock nitrogen study compares four grasses and finds that switchgrass is most efficient
1 September 2009 US Government Pushes Ahead with Biobased Product Labelling BioPreferred: USDA to introduce Voluntary labelling program
31 August 2009 Research: Reject Watermelons Make Juicy Fuel Fermentation into ethanol may yield 220 l per ha
9 July 2009 nova-Bericht: Turbulente Zeiten im globalen Baumwollmarkt US-Anbau eingebrochen – Verarbeitung in China sinkt – Indien als großer Gewinner
14 October 2008 USA: National Biofuels Action Plan released Government agencies respond to Bush's plans of 20% biofuels
26 August 2008 USA and China sign biofuels research agreement for bioethanol Contract stablishes the intent to cooperate
6 August 2008 New cross-bread seeds of switchgras and sorghum for Biofuel from Ceres Biotech companies will try to bring new energy crops to the biofuel market
30 July 2008 Palmöl führt die Ölproduktionsmengen an Für das Jahr 2008/09 werden 42,9 Millionen Tonnen erwartet
24 June 2008 Ethanol Coproducts Eyed as Fillers in Plastics DDGS as a way to use less petroleum in plastic products
