Hear Hear Rona!! ILUC put in its place.
A retelling of a good, straightforward assessment of indirect land use change and biofuels by the editor of BBI International (analysis by ISU)… http://bit.ly/50TJuQ
January 2010
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New B20/E85 stations in East TN
Rogers Oil has finished opening four (4) new B20/E85 locations in East Tennessee, and Pilot Oil is beginning work on two locations:
Rogers (Zoomers/Mobil/On the Run) -
— On I-40 - Kingston and Newport
— On I-81 - Bulls Gap
— On I-26 - Kingsport
Pilot -
— On i-40 - Knoxville (Straw Plains) and Crossville
All the Rogers are now open, and the Pilot stations should be open by summer (Straw Plains will open first). Funding from the state of Tennessee (through TDOT) made these possible!
See these stations and all the public biofuel stations in Eats Tennessee here: http://eerc.ra.utk.edu/etcfc/refuel.html
Nissan LEAF Zero Emission Tour Hits Knoxville - 4 Videos
The test drive was great. Smooth, powerful, roomy enough for me at least (at 6’3”; I’m not that wide). Shifting is simple - we’ve got a video of just how simple - I like the button for returning to Park.
The LEAF it self was a beaut. We’ve included a largely external video that shows all around the vehicle and the truck and drivers view, and ends up showing the charging ports in front (through which all 3 levels can charge - levels 1 and 2 charge through the right port as Nissan provides a cable that converts your household current [120V] to charge through that one).
The greater Knoxville area team has some good work to do to select the right locations to get the public charging level 2 and level 3 charging installed and operating. I know they will do a great job.
This is a game changer… I’m excited to see how this evolves in all the test markets where this is getting started. Certainly we are destined to learn stories of how it was done right, and how it was done wrong. For Tennessee sake — considering that the vehicle and its batteries will be built in Smyrna, TN — let’s hope all three major cities really come through strong to make Tennessee an example of how to do it right.
See all four videos we have posted (more are coming) right now right here:
"The planet won't tell a lie"
Biodiesel Tax Incentive Not Renewed
Our federal legislators had full plates at the end of ‘09 with health care reform, but let lapse the biodiesel tax credit that is critical to this industry succeeding now and in the future.
Biodiesel is one of the best alternative fuels and needs to help to grow up and prosper in the United States, and that tax credit is crucial.
Please consider taking a moment to call your legislator(s) or to send a hard copy letter to them reminding them to retroactively pass legislation to continue the biodiesel tax incentive!
You can see the NBB’s short info to help you here:
