by MBJ Staff Published: May 13,2013
Tags: agriculture, Alternative energy, alternative fuel, bioenergy, biofuel, ecosystem, energy, environment, federal agency, federal government, forest, forester, forestry, incenntive, lawmaker, legislative, lumber, marketing, public releations, Senator, sustainable energy, sustainabliity, timber, tree
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) is questioning whether a U.S. Department of Agriculture bio-based marketing program amounts to a bias against traditional forest products and whether such policies are fair. Cochran broached the topic at a Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee hearing to review the FY2014 budget request for the USDA. The USDA BioPreferred [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2013
Tags: Alternative energy, Closing, closure, energy, facility, green, land, plant, property, REFINERY, research and development, sale, sell, sustainable
NATCHEZ — Rentech Inc. says it plans to mothball its alternative-energy product demonstration facility in Commerce City, Colo., and end all related research and development activities, which will mean cutting 65 employee and contractor positions by mid-year. CEO D. Hunt Ramsbottom says the company intends to focus instead on opportunities for more immediate profitability. Rentech [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: December 12,2012
Tags: Alternative energy, biofuel, electricity, employee, employer, employment, energy, environment, green, incentive, job, solar, sustainability, sustainable, wind, work, worker
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Mississippi has disbursed nearly $227 million in aid to six alternative energy companies since 2010, but so far has fewer than 500 jobs to show for it. Research by The Associated Press finds the state has put in most of its total commitment, mainly in loans, to help some companies get off [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: November 9,2012
Tags: Alternative energy, alternative fuel, biofuel, energy, forest, forester, forestry, fuel, green, manuacturing, manufacture, manufacturer, plant, production, REFINERY, timber, tree, wood
COLUMBUS — Alternative fuel firm KiOR says it started production in October in Columbus, and plans to make its first commercial shipments before November’s end. CEO Fred Cannon told analysts on a conference call the technology is working “and producing a high-quality oil. I am extremely pleased with the performance of our technology at Columbus.” [...] [...]
Currently it is more profitable for businesses to go “green” by purchasing energy-efficient and alternative energy devices than it is for residents, says Shelley Rhoden, president of Alternative Energy Solutions. “The reason for that is because there are MACR (Modified Accelerated Cost Recovery) tax benefits for businesses,” Rhoden said. “This year businesses have a 50 [...] [...]
A year after announcing that it would build an cellulosic ethanol production facility in Mississippi, BlueFire Renewables Inc. (formerly BlueFire Ethanol Fuels Inc.) has let the contract on the project that carries a price tag of nearly $300 million. Now, California-based BlueFire, which has been working on the Mississippi project since 2007, awaits the federal [...] [...]
Advance Mississippi touts state as one of top options in the nation for biomass energy, but Strategic Biomass Initiative director says its could be years before technology is available Mississippi has 19 million acres of forests, a number that constitutes an 18 percent increase from 30 years ago. The timber and undergrowth it produces are [...] [...]
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