NBB Issues a Legislative Action Alert!

Your help is needed! The following legislative action alert was issued by the National Biodiesel Board (NBB):

The National Biodiesel Board (NBB) and the national biodiesel industry need your assistance in contacting your U.S. Representative in support of H.R. 3781, and both of your Senators in support of S. 1616, "The Biodiesel Promotion and Quality Assurance Act of 2007."

We urge you to send a letter and make a phone call to your U.S. Representative and both of your Senators, asking them to cosponsor H.R. 3781 or S. 1616.

Take action by clicking here

The legislation creates a minimum usage requirement for "biodiesel" and "bio-based replacement diesel" that scales up over time from 450 million gallons in 2008 to 1.25 billion gallons in 2012.

You can find out more information about the bill by reading this fact sheet. The full legislation can be reviewed with the links below: House version (H.R. 3781) - Senate version (S. 1616)

Congress is currently considering energy legislation, and as part of this discussion, there is bipartisan support of efforts to expand the Renewable Fuels Standard. Biodiesel can play a significant role in this effort, and creating a renewable requirement as part of the diesel fuel consumed in the U.S. – similar to the role ethanol plays with gasoline – is sound energy and environmental policy.

The time to act is now, please click here to send a letter to your elected officials in Washington

RELATED NEWS ARTICLE from Congressional Quarterly (CQ.com) on progress being made on the Energy Bill is available here. Renewable Fuels Program is one of three items presently "off the table" for discussion.