BIO Asks Congress to Address Barriers to Commercialization of Algae Biofuels
The Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) today urged Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) to extend tax code parity to algae-based biofuels as soon as possible.
BIO specifically supported the language in the Algae-based Renewable Fuel Promotion Act (S. 1250/H.R. 4168), sponsored by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) and Rep. Harry Teague (D-N.M.). BIO was joined in the request by its member companies developing algae-based biofuels and by the Algal Biomass Organization. A copy of the letter to Sens. Baucus and Grassley is available at http://bio.org/letters/.
Source: Thomasnet
