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	View Edit Domain: BioEnergy Title: * Body: WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Wednesday will outline a government strategy to boost development of U.S. biofuels and address their environmental challenges, an administration official said.<br /> <br /> The strategy will be laid out in a report titled "Growing America's Fuel" by the Biofuels Interagency Working Group, a body the president established to help spur investment in biofuels and make the industry more environmentally friendly.<br /> <br /> Obama and members of his cabinet are scheduled to meet on Wednesday with a handful of state governors to discuss energy policy and the "opportunities and challenges presented by the transition to a clean energy economy," the official said.<br /> <br /> The president is pushing for the United States to overhaul its energy habits by switching to less-polluting fuels and reducing its dependence on foreign oil.<br /> <br /> Boosting production of home-grown biofuels, such as ethanol, would help achieve that while also creating jobs in rural regions of the United States as the country battles double digit unemployment, the administration argues.<br /> <br /> The president may touch on other energy policies such as technology for capturing and storing carbon emissions during the meeting with governors.<br /> <br /> Obama charged the biofuels working group, which includes the leaders of the Department of Agriculture, Department of Energy, and the Environmental Protection Agency, with retooling the nation's policies toward biofuels in many areas.<br /> <br /> The group was asked to develop a strategy to increase biofuel production, investment in the industry, and the use of "flex fuel" cars, which can run on either gasoline or fuel that is mostly ethanol.<br /> <br /> Biofuels, which are made from biomass -- organic matter such as wood, crops and animal waste -- are used to power vehicles, but critics do not see them as the perfect replacement to high-polluting fossil fuels.<br /> <br /> Environmentalists and some scientists say production of U.S. biofuels from corn and other grains can drive out production of other crops, forcing farmers in other countries to burn down forests and clear land to grow those crops -- creating new sources of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas blamed for global warming. <br /> <br /> © Copyright 2010 Thomson Reuters<br /> Captcha: Please Enter Code : * Time Zone: * Select the time zone Vocabularies Newsletter: Domain: Show summary in full view Input format Filtered HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. Full HTML Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Lines and paragraphs break automatically. news_filter Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. More information about formatting options			Related Articles ADM to close ND ethanol plant Biofuels panel discussion Thursday USDA Allots 50M$ forAdvanced Biofuels Bionic Bacteria May Help Make New Drugs, Biofuels: Artificia... The Renewable Identification Number System and U.S. Biofuel ... John Lindt: Biofuel maker to double employees Energy beet project gets funds, aims for advanced biofuel st... EU Biofuels Targets to Cost $166 Billion, Study Says Military plans increased use of biofuels; camelina potential... Alcohol industry wants say on ethanol pricing Top BioEnergy Articles

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