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- 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...
- MIT Study Debunks RFA/Vilsack Claims on Ethanol, Gas Prices Wed, 18 Jul 12, 7:59amBack in May, I discussed a study conducted for the Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) by Iowa State University’s Center for Rural and Agricultural Development (CARD)...
- ♫ Corn Is Busting Out All Over ♫ (Update on Global Warming and the Death of Corn) Wed, 16 May 12, 3:00amAbout a year ago on this blog, I offered some skeptical commentary about the gloomy testimony of Dr. Christopher Field of the Carnegie Institution for Science, who warned the House Energy & Commerce Committee that global...
- Ethanol Industry Loves America, Gives Up Subsidy Sat, 7 Jan 12, 4:11amWriting in The Hill’s Congressional Blog, lobbyist in chief for the ethanol industry Bob Dineen waxes poetic about the historic nature of the ethanol industry voluntarily giving up losing one of its subsidies, the Volumetric...
- Support for Ethanol is Still Unfortunately Bipartisan Tue, 18 Oct 11, 6:32amThe Washington Times today has an editorial chiding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its decision to proceed with approval and support for higher blends of ethanol (E15) to be sold nationally. There are still...
- New Report Casts Doubt on Ethanol Policy Thu, 6 Oct 11, 7:21amA recently released report on the future of the biofuel industry, by the National Research Council concludes that the cellulosic ethanol targets are unlikely to be met and casts doubt on the utility of the renewable fuel...
- The Ethos of the Ethanol Industry Tue, 26 Jul 11, 6:34amBob Dineen, writing in Ethanol Producer Magazine: This may seem a daunting task but the industry has no other choice than to do the hard work necessary to drive ethanol market expansion and accelerate this industry’s evolution. ...
- Tim Pawlenty on Ethanol Tue, 24 May 11, 10:46pmIn announcing his intention to seek the GOP nomination in 2012, Tim Pawlenty visited Iowa yesterday to deliver so-called “hard truths” to the American people...