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Industrial & Environmental biotechnology makes manufacturing processes cleaner and more efficient; creates new materials, food ingredients and other products; unlocks cleaner and greener sources of energy; and reduces industrial waste. For example, biotech enzymes are used in such wide-ranging products as cheese, detergents, environmentally-friendly plastics and renewable fuels like cellulosic ethanol.
Recent News:
BIO Urges EPA to Complete Sound Scientific Review Before Publishing Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimates for Biofuels
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must establish a sound, science-based model for measuring net greenhouse gas emissions related to biofuels production before releasing estimates that may understate the positive role biofuels play in reducing climate change emissions.
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New Biotech Tools for Green Chemistry
Moving towards greener solutions in the chemical industry requires emphasis on innovation, standardization of production and the reconciliation of new biological feedstocks with the products that industry and consumers demand. Reprinted with permission from CHEManager Europe.
BIO Supports EPA Denial of Renewable Fuel Standard Waiver
The EPA's decision today sends a strong message that we must continue moving forward toward sustainable production of advanced biofuels to reduce both our dependence on imported oil and greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, and to increase production of biofuels from non-food sources.
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