Articles by Jodi Delapaz

House Agriculture Committee boasts 12 new members

02/08/17 11:01 AM By Daniel Enoch and Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2017 - Say hello to the new members of the House Agriculture Committee. At a business meeting last week, Chairman Mike Conaway welcomed the rookies, six Republicans and six Democrats.

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Fracking dispute pits Colorado attorney general vs. Boulder County

02/01/17 3:55 PM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2017 - Colorado’s Republican attorney general sent a letter last week to the Democrats who control the Boulder County Board of Commissioners, calling their moratorium on new oil and gas development in the county “illegal.”

Other issues affect electricity prices more than distributed solar

01/31/17 1:45 PM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2, 2017 - The effects of distributed solar on retail electricity prices are, and will continue to be, quite small compared to other issues, according to a study by Galen Barbose, a scientist at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).

Energy challenges, strategies are the focus at ARPA-E

01/27/17 8:52 AM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26, 2017 - Energy experts will be coming together at the end of February to address America’s energy challenges at the annual Energy Innovation Summit.

Energy technology, infrastructure drive US job growth: DOE

01/19/17 10:02 AM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 - Changes in America’s energy profile are affecting U.S. employment in key sectors of the economy, according to the Department of Energy’s 2017 U.S. Energy and Employment Report (USEER).

USDA report finds ethanol beats gasoline in reducing GHGs

01/19/17 10:01 AM By Jodi Delapaz

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2017 - A new analysis released by the Agriculture Department finds that greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) associated with corn-based ethanol can be 43 percent lower than gasoline.

DOE creates institute aimed at reducing recycling costs

01/12/17 10:01 AM By Jodi Delapaz

In an effort to drive down the cost of technologies needed to reuse, recycle and remanufacture materials such as metals, fibers, polymers and electronic waste, the Energy Department (DOE) has announced the creation of its Reducing Embodied-energy and Decreasing Emission

Biodiesel production in Iowa reaches an all-time high

01/05/17 11:15 AM By Jodi Delapaz

Biodiesel production in Iowa reached a record 297 million gallons in 2016, surpassing 2015 s total of 242 million gallons, according to the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association.

Updated restoration plan steers Gulf Coast revitalization

01/05/17 9:33 AM By Jodi Delapaz

The Comprehensive Plan Update to guide some $3 billion in investments to improve the resources and economies of the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was recently finalized.

Innovative new technology can store renewable energy

12/15/16 10:18 AM By Jodi Delapaz

A technique for converting surplus clean energy from solar panels or wind farms into hydrogen, which can then be blended with natural gas and utilized in °everything from home appliances to power plants,° has been developed by a team of researchers at the University of California

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April 06, 2025

Agri-Pulse Open Mic: Adam Bergman, EchoTech Capital

This week’s Open Mic guest is Adam Bergman, Managing Director at EchoTech Capital. While opinions still widely vary regarding what sustainability really means, Bergman stands in the gap between would be investors and those willing to adopt certain sustainable practices. In agriculture the topics include regenerative farming, a vast array of climate smart practices and even indoor farming. Washington has proven that financial support for renewable fuels as well as electricity from solar and wind sources can influence growth. Moving forward, the question remains which energy sources will see favor from Capitol Hill and what agricultural practices investors will support toward a greener environment and stronger food security.

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Agri-Pulse Newsmakers: April 4, 2025: Sen. Hoeven on tariffs, budget reconciliation

President Trump unveiled a massive tariff plan this week adding a 10% across-the-board tariff on imports, plus a higher reciprocal tariff on many U.S. trading partners. We asked Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., how the tariffs will affect producers and how farm bill elements may be incorporated into budget reconciliation.

Then, the American Soybean Association's Virginia Houston and Joe Glauber from the International Food Policy Research Institute discuss which producers could be hurt the most by the tariffs and how farmers' cost of production will increase.

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