House Passes Defense Measure with ALPA Supported Biofuel Language
Last night, the House passed the Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act for (H.R. 4310). The legislation includes ALPA supported language to allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to...
View ArticlePresident Signs National Defense Authorization Act
President Obama signed H.R. 4310, The National Defense Authorization Act of 2013 (NDAA). The NDAA will allow the Department of Defense (DOD) to procure and refine advanced biofuels capable of powering...
View ArticleSenator Wyden Calls for Investigation of Oil Market Manipulation
Today, Senator Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to investigate the alleged price manipulation of the oil...
View ArticleDOD issues contracts to advance biofuels
On Friday May 24, the Pentagon issued three contracts for biofuel construction plant planning capable of producing over 150 million gallons of advanced biofuels at prices that are competitive with...
View ArticleProposed legislation regulating independent agencies is flawed
On July 9th, USA Today contributor Darrell Delamaide penned an excellent column regarding recently introduced legislation (S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013) which seeks to affect the...
View ArticleCFTC hearing confronts oil speculation
On Wednesday July 17th, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held a hearing regarding the reauthorization of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC is charged...
View ArticleHouse approves anti-biofuel amendments
On Wednesday, July 23rd, the House of Representatives approved two amendments to the Defense Appropriations bill that could negatively impact the ability of the Department of Defense (DOD) to procure...
View ArticleDepartment of Transportation Announces Air Transportation Center of Excellence
On Friday September 13th, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that it will contribute $40 million over the next 10 years to an Air Transportation Center of Excellence (COE) that will...
View ArticleEU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) Takes Center Stage at ICAO
ICAO negotiators from around the world began the 38th ICAO Assembly in Montreal on Tuesday September 24th. Negotiations on a global scale about the EU-ETS and a global approach to emissions...
View ArticleALPA Commends ICAO on Advancing Climate Change Policies to Reduce Aircraft...
WASHINGTON—The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), applauded a recent decision made by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to move forward with the formulation of a Global...
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