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		<title>[Top Story] EPA Clarifies ASTM D6866 Use in Mandatory GHG Reporting Proposed Revisions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is amending certain provisions of its Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (MRR) to address issues raised after the MRR was first published in October 2009. Revisions will affect, among others, facilities combusting municipal solid waste or tires as fuels. These facilities no longer need to have continuous emission monitoring [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/08/epa-mrr-updates/</link>
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		<title>Ohio Enacts Law for Biobased Products</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ohio became the first state in the U.S. to establish a law requiring state agencies and state-supported colleges and universities to buy biobased products. Senate Bill 131, introduced in June 2009 by Ohio Senator Karen Gillmor (R-Tiffin), became effective May 31, 2010. Under Ohio&#8217;s biobased product preference program, state agencies and institutions of higher learning [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/06/ohio-biobased-products/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Participates in 4th Global Fuels Conference &amp; Exhibition</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beta Analytic director Thierry Sam Tamers joined the 4th Global Alternative Fuels Conference for Cement and Lime to introduce the benefits of ASTM D6866 testing for facilities using alternative fuels. The conference was held in Washington, DC, from May 26-27, 2010. The conference was attended by cement and lime manufacturers and those from allied industries [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/06/4th-global-fuels-conference/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Introduces ASTM D6866 to WasteEng10 Conference Participants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Beta Analytic representative Mauricio Larenas talked about the significance of ASTM D6866 testing for facilities that use waste as fuel during the 3rd International Conference on Engineering for Waste and Biomass Valorisation held in Beijing, China, from May 17 to May 19, 2010. Fuming &#8220;Steven&#8221; Liu, Beta Analytic&#8217;s China Operations Manager, also joined the conference. [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/06/wasteeng10-conference-beijing/</link>
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		<title>Vincotte&#8217;s OK Biobased Program Awards First Four-Star Rating</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vincotte has awarded its first OK Biobased four-star rating to a product with 99% biobased content. NatureWorks received the rating for all 40 grades of its Ingeo biopolymer resins, which are used in the plastics and fiber industries. According to Vincotte, the four-star rating is in recognition of Ingeo&#8217;s renewable carbon content. Measuring the Renewable [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/04/vincottes-ok-biobased/</link>
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		<title>[Top Story] US EPA Amended Renewable Fuel Standard Requires ASTM D6866 Testing for MSW-Derived Biofuels</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The US EPA&#8217;s amended Renewable Fuel Standard, also called RFS2, requires ASTM D6866 testing to determine the biogenic fraction of transportation fuels derived from municipal solid waste (MSW), where the renewable portion of the fuel cannot be determined based on the relative energy content of the renewable biomass and fossil feedstock. ASTM D6866 can also [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/03/renewable-fuel-standard-2/</link>
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		<title>USDA Proposes to Add 9 More Product Categories to BioPreferred Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to add another nine product categories that can be afforded federal procurement preference under its BioPreferred Program. The nine items are disposable tableware, expanded polystyrene foam recycling products, heat transfer fluids, ink removers and cleaners, mulch and compost materials, multipurpose lubricants, office paper, topical pain relief products, and [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/02/biopreferred-program-round6/</link>
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		<title>EcoLogo Standard for Instant Hand Antiseptic Products Requires ASTM D6866 Testing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manufacturers and distributors who want their instant hand antiseptic products to be certified by Canada&#8217;s EcoLogo need to comply with the program&#8217;s environmental standard CCD-170, which requires the products to be at least 73% biobased. The biobased content of the products is determined through ASTM D6866 testing. Products that comply with the U.S. Department of [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/02/ecologo-ccd-170/</link>
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		<title>Beta Analytic Renews ISO 17025 Accreditation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Miami, FL &#8211; January 25, 2010 &#8211; Beta Analytic, Inc. has recently been granted its ISO/IEC 17025: 2005 testing re-accreditation. Beta Analytic’s ISO accreditation demonstrates unparalleled commitment to deliver high quality ASTM D6866, CEN 15747, and radiocarbon dating services. Founded in 1979, Beta Analytic provides accurate ASTM D6866 and CEN 15747 testing in a timely [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/01/beta-analytic/</link>
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		<title>Vincotte Names ASTM D6866 as Method, Announces 3 OK Biobased Licensees</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Vinçotte has identified ASTM D6866 as part of the methodology for its OK Biobased certification program, which applies to all products made from renewable sources. A product&#8217;s biobased content percentage is determined through ASTM D6866, and this is indicated on the OK Biobased logo through a star system. Novamont (Italy), NatureWorks LLC (US), and Wuhan [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/01/vincotte-astm-d6866/</link>
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		<title>Sustainable Packaging Metrics Framework Include ASTM D6866 for Bioplastics</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) has released a comprehensive guide that aims to standardize the way companies measure progress in their packaging sustainability efforts. There are eight performance categories identified in the document; one of which is Material Use, which looks into factors like usage of renewable or recycled source materials. The guide, called Sustainable [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2010/01/astm-d6866-bioplastics/</link>
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		<title>SBC’s BioSpecs Uses ASTM D6866 for Organic Carbon Content Measurement</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Sustainable Biomaterials Collaborative has released purchasing specifications for consumers who want to buy environment-friendly, biobased food service ware. The specifications entitled “BioSpecs for Food Service Ware: Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Specifications for Compostable Biobased Food Service Ware” require ASTM D6866 testing to determine the organic carbon content of products. Through BioSpecs, the SBC aims to [...]


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		<link>http://www.betalabservices.com/News/2009/12/biospecs-astm-d6866/</link>
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