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World Biofuels
Symposium
November 13-15, 2005
Beijing, China
2nd Annual Canadian Renewable Fuels Summit
December 13-15, 2005
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Hosted by:
Candadian Renewable Fuels
Association
National Biodiesel
Conference & Expo 2006
February 5-8, 2006
San Diego, California
Organizer:
National Biodiesel Board
11th Annual
National Ethanol Conference: "Policy & Marketing"
February 20-22, 2006
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Sponsored by:
Renewable Fuels Association
22nd
Annual International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo
June 20-23, 2006
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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April 11, 2001DOE Budget Cut 3%, Renewable Energy Research Trimmed President George W. Bush proposed a $19 billion budget for the Department of Energy, down $700 million, or 3 percent, from fiscal year 2001, with much of the cut coming out of renewable energy programs.
The administration plans to trim $139 million from the DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which conducts research into renewable energy resources such as wind and solar energy.
``This budget acts as a prudent transition between what was left to us by the previous administration and where we will be headed in the budgets for 2003 and beyond,'' Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham said. Future budgets will be shaped by President Bush's energy task force, which is expected to make recommendations for a national energy strategy sometime this spring, he said.
Environmental groups criticized the Bush proposals, arguing that more research should be devoted to renewable and alternative sources.
``The administration is turning away from a balanced approach to the nation's national energy policy in favor of a risky strategy that prolongs our dependence on fossil fuels,'' said Ron Sundergill, a spokesman for the Union of Concerned Scientists in a statement.
A big boost to renewable or alternative energy programs in the DOE budget would come only if Congress approves a plan to open up Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling. Starting in 2004, Bush's budget assumes $1.2 billion in bonus bids from the venture to fund alternative energy programs at the DOE. Environmental groups oppose drilling in ANWR.
Abraham said it wasn't prudent to continue the current levels of spending on renewable energy research because those efforts haven't produced results.
``Until renewable and new alternative energy sources bear fruit, we must maximize the use of current resources,'' Abraham said.
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