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GET INVOLVED Support Legislation Encourage Availability Support Users Sign Up IMMEDIATE ACTION ALERT: SUPPORT THE BIODIESEL TAX INCENTIVE! BIODIESEL NEEDS YOUR HELP! Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a bill to reinstate the biodiesel tax credit, extending the $1/gallon biodiesel production tax credit. The tax credit will be retroactive to January 1 and run through December 31, 2010. Earlier this year, the House passed a similar bill. Before its final passage, both bills need to be reconciled in conference and receive a presidential signature. Since the expiration of the tax credit, U.S. biodiesel production has dropped by more than 80 percent, impeding national goals for energy independence and job creation. For our environment, our struggling economy, and our children's health - it is CRUCIAL that this bill be passed without further delay. Make your voice heard on this important issue! Without pressure from you, reconciliation could take many more months that the industry cannot afford. Please help us save biodiesel by sending this letter to your representative TODAY in support of this cause. To find and contact your representative, please enter your location and click "Contact My Representative" below. You will be redirected to the US House of Representatives website where you will need to complete a quick form before sending the message. Select your location from list below: Enter your ZIP code and your 4-digit ZIP code extension. - Click the "Contact My Representative" button. Please help us save the biodiesel tax incentive by sending the letter below to your representative. I am writing you to urge you to support the biodiesel tax incentive. I am asking that the biodiesel tax credit be included as part of the current jobs bill making its way through congress. This bi-partisan bill is good for the environment and the economy, and will put 23,000 green collar workers back to work overnight. The biodiesel tax credit pays for itself by creating more tax revenue than is spent. In 2009, the 450 million gallons of fuel produced by the US biodiesel industry supported 23,000 jobs in all sectors of the economy, added $4.1 billion to the US GDP, and generated $828 million in tax revenue for federal, state and local governments. That means the government spent $450 million on the credit and got back $828 million in revenue. Plus a lot of jobs. Compare that with the return from the roughly $3.5 billion/year subsidy for big oil. The tax credit has been a critical element in the growth of the biodiesel industry. Since the credit was passed the industry has grown from 25 million gallons in 2004 to 700 million gallons in 2008, displacing millions of barrels of petroleum and helping to make the US more energy independent. Just last week, the EPA reported that biodiesel reduces greenhouse gas emissions by at least 57%, even when including the controversial 'indirect land use' calculations. This means that biodiesel is, by far, the most environmentally friendly fuel commercially available in the US. Additionally, biodiesel emissions have no sulfur and 50% less particulate matter, which means biodiesel exhaust is less harmful to human health than diesel exhaust. With all these positives, you can see why it makes so much sense for the government to support this industry. For our children's health, the environment, energy independence and to stimulate our struggling economy, I respectfully request that your office take immediate action to reinstate the biodiesel tax credit provision. Thank you for your attention to this pressing matter. Sincerely, [Your Name] We're getting there! Thanks in part to your users of B20 biodiesel/heating oil are now eligible for a 20 cent per gallon New York State tax rebate! Please help us keep up the pressure for the important legislative initiatives below. The NYC Bioheat Bill will require bioheat to be used in all city buildings. This bill will create massive emissions reductions and create a permanent bioheat market in the city. Click here to view the actual bill. Please help pass the bill into law by sending the letter below to the Mayor and City Council Member today. Click here to find your city council member. Click here to email the Mayor. I am writing to you today to ask you for your support for proposed legislation Int 0594-2007, a local law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to the use of clean bioheating oil in New York City. This groundbreaking legislation will spur the use of clean, renewable heating fuel by the City Government and the city as a whole and will put NYC on course to adopt the cleanest renewable heating oil available – 20% biofuel blended with ultra low sulfur heating oil-over the next several years. This Bill is a giant step forwards towards modernizing New York City’s fuel supply and cleaning up our air. New York City currently does not meet Federal air quality statndards for ozone and particulate matter. If New York’s buildings used the blend of bioheating oil specified this bill it would cut nitrogen oxide (a key ingredient in ozone) emissions by 20-30% and Particulate Matter emissions by 80%. It will also reduce emissions of global warming pollution by 20%. With almost 1 million New York City residents heating their homes with fuel oil, the switch will have huge benefits to the city's air quality. Please help protect the health of all New Yorkers by voting yes to this bill. Thank you for your time, The Clean Fuel School Bus Act will require school busses across the state to be biodiesel compliant and is a great step towards getting clean burning biodiesel in our state's school busses. Click here to see the bill (A06816), and to find your assembly member. Please send the letter below and get involved in the legislative process for a greener New York today! Assemblymember, I am writing to you today to ask for your support for proposed legislation known as the “Cleaner Fuels School Bus Act.” This act (Bill No. A08732) is sponsored by Assemblyman Mark Alessi and is currently being debated in the assembly. It requires all New York State school busses to be able to use biodiesel blends, and is a critical first step towards bringing environmentally friendly biodiesel fuel to New York State school busses. As you probably know, biodiesel fuel is a clean burning, renewable fuel that can be used in any unmodified diesel engine. Using biodiesel fuel reduces harmful emissions by about 75% overall compared to petroleum diesel. Biodiesel is carbon neutral and will help New York City greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of, some of its dirtiest vehicles, including school busses. Perhaps best of all, the exhaust from this amazing fuel is 90% less toxic to children and adults who breathe it. Biodiesel fuel that has been widely tested and approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and, in the last year, about 200 million gallons of this fuel was used in diesel equipment across America, including in about 850 government and private fleets. Petroleum displacement and emissions reductions will be achieved regardless of where in the state, the fuel is used. But, if we target New York school buses for its use, we can concentrate the benefits of the fuel exactly where they are needed most, in the state, low income, emissions distressed communities. As I’m sure you know, many New York neighborhoods have asthma rates that far exceed the nation’s average and that diesel exhaust is linked to asthma and lung disease. You may also know that studies have shown that diesel exhaust is often 4 times higher that normal inside school busses. This is a vital, environmentally friendly Bill and is desperately needed in New York as it will both help to recycle a nuisance product and help to create a clean burning fuel in a state plagued with respiratory problems. Lets work together to encourage green industries and most of all, to help our kids breathe easier. Thank you for your kind consideration, WRITE YOUR GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES IN SUPPORT OF BIODIESEL New York City Council New York State Senate New York State Assembly Gov. David Paterson United States House of Representatives United States Senator Charles E. Schumer (D – NY) President Barack Obama Here is an example letter that you may feel free to copy, modify, and send. To Whom it May Concern: I am writing to you today to request your support on legislation for the Biodiesel industry. As you probably know, biodiesel fuel is a clean burning, renewable fuel made by domestic feedstock such as soybeans, recycled cooking oil and animal tallow and can be used in any unmodified diesel engine. Using biodiesel fuel reduces harmful emissions by about 75% overall compared to petroleum diesel. Increased use of Biodiesel will lessen our dependence on foreign oil, increase the value of our domestic crops and improve air quality and health. Biodiesel is carbon neutral and will help greatly reduce the greenhouse gas emissions of some of the dirtiest vehicles thus, helping to stop global warming. Perhaps best of all, the exhaust from this amazing fuel is 90% less toxic to children and adults who breathe it. Biodiesel fuel that has been widely tested and approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and, in the last year, about 200 million gallons of this fuel was used in diesel equipment across America, including in about 850 government and private fleets. Biodiesel is domestically produced. Biodiesel benefits American farmers, American businesses and the national economy. Job creation, new markets for domestic agricultural products and keeping our energy dollars domestic are just a few of the many economic benefits gained by using Biodiesel instead of imported petroleum diesel. It is a renewable fuel source. Unlike fossil fuels, Biodiesel is made from vegetable oilseed crops grown in America, which replenishes the market annually with renewable feedstock. Biodiesel will stimulate our economy, bring new jobs to both the factory and the farm, and a new, forward-thinking industry to our country. Throughout the world, governments are beginning to realize that in terms of pollution, health, and geo-political stability, petroleum is no longer the fuel of choice. Also, being a finite resource, petroleum oil will only become more expensive as it becomes scarcer. Biodiesel can help us become more energy independent. Please join me in supporting this environmentally friendly fuel. Let’s all work together to create a better future for our earth. Thank you for your commitment to our planet and its people. Sincerely,		Brent Baker discusses merits of biodiesel with Senator Chuck Schumer (Photo: Jason Green Photography) CEO Brent Baker congratulating NYC Council Member Jim Gennaro on the proposed citywide bioheat mandate Support Our Allies in Creating a GREEN NYC Trucking Fleets Movers Not Shakers Whole Foods Market Education Solar One NY Sunworks LINKS About Biodiesel National Biodiesel Board, our trade organization. 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