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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9901

14 May 2009
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) united states/biofuels
Washington hopes to stimulate second generation

Brussels, 13/05/2009 (Agence Europe) - The new US rules on biofuels, presented by the Obama administration on 5 May, aims to make maize-based ethanol more effective, by reducing greenhouse gas emissions during its production, and to develop the production of 2nd generation biofuels, such as cellulosic ethanol and seaweed biodiesel. By presidential decree, Head of Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) Lisa Jackson, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsak and Head of the Energy Department...

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