Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance will release the first national Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel for public review on August 19

Sustainable Biodiesel Alliance (SBA) headquartered in Austin, Texas will release the first national Baseline Practices for Sustainability (BPS) in Biodiesel for public review on August 19, 2008.
The SBA, a non-profit organization founded in 2006, has created an on-line forum to solicit public feedback and suggestions. The 24-page BPS document is available for 45 days beginning August 19, 2008 at http://www.fuelresponsibly.org/. This is the first national effort at developing biodiesel sustainability practices through a stakeholder work group process.

Over the past year, alliance members worked diligently to develop definitions and standards for sustainability in three key areas: environmental, social and economic concerns. The four work groups (Feedstock, Production, Distribution, End Users) were represented by family farmers, environmental NGOs, representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency, fuel distributors, biodiesel producers, academics, trucking fleets and renewable energy consultants. read more

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