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- Ethanol isn’t as green as you might think, researchers say Wed, 16 Feb 22, 12:45amThe carbon intensity of corn ethanol supported by the U.S.'s Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is likely at least 24% higher than gasoline, according to a
- Schadenfreude and a they told you so moment – AP Investigation: Corn-Based Ethanol Causes Environment Damage Sun, 17 Nov 13, 3:40amFrom the department of “told you so” comes this about-face on what was supposed to be an environmental solution. It seems the cure is worse than the disease: “CORYDON, Iowa — The hills of southern...
- EPA Doubles Down on E15 — Literally Wed, 8 May 13, 11:34amThe Soviet-style production quota for ethanol, pompously titled the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), is in trouble. The RFS requires more ethanol to be sold than can actually be blended into the nation’s motor fuel...
- Reps. Upton and Waxman Issue 2nd White Paper on Renewable Fuel Standard Sat, 20 Apr 13, 7:18amReps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) yesterday issued their second white paper in a series intended as a first step to reviewing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The first white paper, released March...
- Renewable Fuel Standard Costs Chain Restaurants $0.5 billion to $3.2 billion annually – Price Waterhouse Cooper Wed, 5 Dec 12, 7:31amA new study conducted by Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC) for the National Council of Chain Restaurants (NCCR) estimates the impact of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on the chain restaurant industry...
- U.S. Biofuel Expansion Cost Developing Countries $6.6 Billion: Tufts Sat, 13 Oct 12, 6:57amU.S. biofuel expansion has cost developing countries $6.6 billion in higher food costs, estimates Tufts University economist Timothy A. Wise in Fueling the Food Crisis, a report published by ActionAid. A 10-minute video interview...
- Another Study Debunks RFA/Vilsack Claim Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices by $1.09/Gal Tue, 18 Sep 12, 3:56amA new study by the Energy Research Policy Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) further debunks the popular talking point of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and the Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) that ethanol reduced gasoline prices by...
- Reasonable Estimates of Cellulosic Biofuel Production Thu, 23 Aug 12, 12:36amYesterday The Hill‘s Energy Blog reported on a brief filed by the EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia: The documents filed Monday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...
- EPA to Consider RFS Waiver Requests Wed, 22 Aug 12, 5:06amGraph courtesy of Roger Pielke Jr. The EPA announced yesterday that it would open a 30 day commenting period as it weighs requests from multiple state governors to use provisions in the Clean Air Act to temporarily suspend...
- When Drought Strikes, Should U.S. Policy Endanger Hungry People? Sat, 21 Jul 12, 6:54amThe question answers itself. Of course not. But that is the effect of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), more commonly known as the ethanol mandate. Under the RFS (Energy Independence and Security Act, p. 31), refiners must...
- Ethanol Added $14.5 Billion to Consumer Motor Fuel Costs in 2011, Study Finds Fri, 20 Jul 12, 6:54amToday, FarmEcon LLC released RFS, Fuel and Food Prices, and the Need for Statutory Flexibility, a study of ethanol’s impact on food prices and the rural economy. FarmEcon prepared the study for the American Meat Institute,...
- Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices by $1.09/gal. – Or Didn’t You Notice? Thu, 17 May 12, 3:28amIowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) has just updated its 2009 and 2011 studies of ethanol’s impact on gasoline prices...
- Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices by $1.09/g – Or Didn’t You Notice? Thu, 17 May 12, 3:28amIowa State University’s Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) has just updated its 2009 and 2011 studies of ethanol’s impact on gasoline prices...
- CAFE, RFS Endanger Convenience Stores, Study Cautions Thu, 26 Apr 12, 4:04amToday, the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) published a study on the challenges facing the more than 120,000 U.S. convenience stores that sell motor fuel in a market increasingly shaped by the competing requirements...
- Ethanol Industry Hurting from Loss of Tax Credit Thu, 1 Mar 12, 2:12amThe expiration of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) at the end of 2011 has led to a number of ethanol plants shutting down, and others operating in the red: After predicting they would survive the end of a...