Harvesting Clean Energy Blog
Congressman Dave Reichert on Extending the PTC
Washington’s Congressman for the 8th District, Dave Reichert has been working to make sure the Production Tax Credit does not go away for renewable energy users. "The Production Tax Credit has actually been in existence since 1992. And so it’s been extended a number of times under both Republican and Democrat administrations and majorities - Congress and in the White House."
HCE Bulletin - May 2012
So many good things happening in farm and rural clean energy. And we've got one heck of a fight on our hands to make sure Congress doesn't forget Clean Energy programs that benefit rural people.
Thank you for your support and advocacy on behalf of a strong energy title in the farm bill.
Yesterday Senator Dick Lugar with Senator Kent Conrad led a strong bipartisan coalition to add $800 million of mandatory spending for rural energy. There are many more steps until the farm bill becomes law, but this was perhaps the most important because lack of mandatory funding in the Senate Committee mark very well may have taken it off the table going forward.
Constantine Dixon joins us as Spring Intern
Intern Constantine Dixon has joined the Harvesting Clean Energy program for Spring Quarter.
Biodiesel Testing at University of Idaho
For over 30 years, the University of Idaho has experimented with biodiesel, straight vegetable oil, and a variety of blends with petrodiesel. Each time biodiesel was tested in a vehicle, the engine was provided to the engine manufacturer for inspection. The goal was to prove to engine manufacturers that biodiesel would not harm their engines, and to convince them to warrantee their engines to run on biodiesel.
