The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) staff constructed the options into a list, noting that the effort was directed at providing reform and not repeal of the RFS. There was no group consensus as to which ideas were preferred.
The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) has released a report regarding 40 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) reform options. The BPC is a Washington, D.C. think tank dedicated to bipartisan policy development in a number of areas including energy. It was founded in 2007 by former Senate Majority Leaders Howard Baker (R-Tennessee), Tom Daschle (D-South Dakota), Bob Dole (R-Kansas) and George Mitchell (D-Maine).The report is a product of an advisory group convened by the BPC that met three times in 2014. The BPC staff cons...
What You Need to Know Today: Russia rejected calls for a ceasefire in the Black Sea, including a proposal to halt attacks on civilian shipping that could help restore grain flows from Ukrainian ports. Tyson Foods announced plans to permanently close its Joslin, Illinois, beef processing facili...
The big news in the cattle markets yesterday was Tyson Foods’ move to close two more beef plants. One of them, the Joslin, Illinois, plant was shuttered immediately after the announcement. The other, in Eagle Mountain, Utah, is a case-ready plant that does not slaughter cattle. Tyson also...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released the Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Wednesday. In July, the CPI rose 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, and rose 3.4 percent over the last 12 months, not seasonally adjusted. The index for all items less food and energy, or the “core” infla...
