by Leticia Phillips | Sep 3, 2013 | Sem categoria
No American city enjoys its August vacations more than Washington. With Congress away on recess, most Washingtonians skip town for at least a week to rest and prepare for renewed policymaking in the fall. I’ll certainly confess to enjoying the sand between my toes...
by Leticia Phillips | Aug 6, 2013 | Sem categoria
Sugarcane ethanol producers applaud the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement on 2013 annual percentage standards for the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), which maintained the advanced biofuel volume at 2.75 billion gallons. We also support EPA extending...
by Leticia Phillips | Jul 24, 2013 | Sem categoria
As Congress continues holding hearings on the future of America’s Renewables Fuels Standard (RFS), calls keep coming in for common-sense regulation and oversight of foreign renewable fuel producers by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). When combined with...
by Leticia Phillips | Jul 22, 2013 | Sem categoria
Sugarcane Ethanol Producers Aren’t Alone Opposing Unnecessary EPA Policy Change Last week we weighed in with formal comments opposing a proposed rulemaking by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that could effectively end U.S. imports of Brazilian sugarcane...
by Leticia Phillips | Jul 16, 2013 | Sem categoria
Yesterday, sugarcane ethanol producers submitted formal comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) opposing a proposed rulemaking that could effectively end U.S. exports of clean renewable fuel. Under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), Brazilian sugarcane...
by Leticia Phillips | Jun 20, 2013 | Sem categoria
As I wrote a couple weeks ago in my last post, sugarcane ethanol producers are stepping up our profile in the debate over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). We’ve been active for a while sharing vital facts about clean, advanced biofuels like sugarcane ethanol and...
by Leticia Phillips | Jun 15, 2013 | Sem categoria
Brazilian sugarcane ethanol has become an important component of America’s advanced biofuels supply. But language tucked away in a proposed Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rulemaking could effectively end U.S. access to this clean renewable fuel. Sugarcane...
by Leticia Phillips | May 28, 2013 | Sem categoria
Sugarcane ethanol plays a modest but important role supplying the United States with clean renewable fuel. Last year, Brazilian sugarcane ethanol comprised only 3 percent of all renewable fuel consumed by Americans, but provided nearly one-quarter of the U.S. supply...
by Leticia Phillips | May 15, 2013 | Sem categoria
Most Americans who start the day stirring a spoonful of sugar into their coffee would be surprised to learn they generally pay more for the sweetener than residents of other countries buying it on the global market. Major American commodities traders track two prices...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jun 19, 2012 | Sem categoria
The day we have all been waiting for has come. Over the last few months, governments have been working on a document that needs signatures of more than 130 international leaders coming to Rio from all over the world. Keeping in line with the level of ambition...
by Géraldine Kutas | Apr 22, 2012 | Sem categoria
Today is Earth Day. And this year we have a number of reasons to celebrate it. Perhaps the most significant one is the chance to build the future we want. In June, the world will see Brazil hosting the largest forum ever in the history of the United Nations: Rio+20....
by Leticia Phillips | Apr 5, 2012 | Sem categoria
As I write this, my Brazilian and American colleagues from government and private sector are working around the clock to ensure that President Dilma Rousseff’s trip to Washington D.C. on this upcoming Monday is a great success. Success for Brazil and success for the...
by Marcos Jank | Mar 5, 2012 | Sem categoria
When we created sugarcane.org last year, our intent was to continuously provide pertinent information for a growing audience of people who wanted to learn more about different aspects from sugarcane: products, sustainability, benefits, the Brazilian experience, global...
by Géraldine Kutas | Jan 26, 2012 | Sem categoria
A lot. And the Americans will be the first to tell us. After more than three decades, the U.S. government lifted its tariff on ethanol giving the American public greater access to and an increase in environmental benefits starting in 2012. This is clearly a...
by Géraldine Kutas | Dec 12, 2011 | Sem categoria
That’s the question many of us are grappling with today. With the aim of meeting environmental goals, the European Commission is now due to finalize the very last provisions of the sustainability criteria it established two years ago in both the Renewable Energy...
by Géraldine Kutas | Nov 21, 2011 | Sem categoria
We at UNICA use the phrase ‘One plant, many solutions’ and I think this describes sugarcane well. Sugarcane has played a major role in helping Brazil become virtually energy independent. But that’s not all. Thanks to tremendous advances in innovation, sugarcane is...
