Blogging For Biofuels
Sen. Al Franken released the following the statement following the EPA's announcement of its proposed RFS targets for 2014, 2015 and 2016.
On June 1, the EPA will finally release its proposed RFS targets for 2014, 2015 and 2016. The big question now is, will the EPA side with the oil industry or will it side with an industry that produces clean renewable energy, supports jobs in rural America and reduces our dependence on foreign oil?
The legislative session that ended Monday produced several bills including one which contains funding for a pilot program to help retailers upgrade their equipment to dispense E15.
Following the EPA's submission of its proposal for the 2014, 2015 and 2016 RFS targets to the White House Office of Management and Budget, Fuels America has released a new television ad urging the EPA to side with the biofuels industry instead of Big Oil.
E15 sales in Minnesota in the first quarter totaled 510,021 gallons, nearly double the total volume sold in 2014 (257,855 gallons).
A coalition that's supporting a proposal at the Chicago City Council that would require large gas stations in the city to offer E15 is using Minnesota as an example on the benefits E15 has brought retailers.
Solenis, a leading global producer of specialty chemicals, will introduce a novel family of antibiotic-free fermentation aids and a new scale inhibitor at the 2015 International Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo (FEW) to be held June 1-4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minn. Located in booth 921, Solenis will also highlight several other technologies that can help fuel ethanol producers operate more efficiently and more profitably.
Pressure on the EPA to extend the reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to E15 is mounting. Yesterday, Iowa Congressman, Rod Blum, introduced a companion bill to the one sponsored by Senators Rand Paul and Chuck Grassley that seeks to remove a major stumbling block in expanding access to E15.
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April 22, 1970. That’s the first time Earth Day was celebrated. But more than a celebration, Earth Day was meant as a day for a serious discussion of the environmental problems we face.
Houston, TX-based automotive tuner, Serious Horsepower Performance has converted the 2015 Dodge Challenger Hellcat to run on E85 which in turn has increased the car's power output to 753 hp from 707 hp.
A new report by the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association (IRFA) says Iowans could stand to save up to $50 million a year if 80 percent of fuel consumed there was E15. This in turn poses the question : How much Minnesotans save if all gasoline (E10) consumed was E15?
Earlier this month, Senators Chuck Grassley and Rand Paul introduced a bill that would extend the reid vapor pressure (RVP) waiver to E15. Now, a similar bill has emerged at the House courtesy of Rep. Adrian Smith of Nebraska.
Corn ethanol is and will play an integral role in the development of the cellulosic ethanol industry, said centrist think tank, Third Way, in a report last week.
Just weeks after running an anti-ethanol editorial riddled with misleading information and shoddy journalism, USA Today ran an another anti-ethanol piece this week, only this time it was in the form of an "analysis" by its financial news content partner, The Motley Fool. And like its aforementioned editorial, the analysis by The Motley Fool played loose with the facts and contained erroneous information.
April 1 is April Fools' Day and both RFA and the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) honored the day by issuing this hilarious April Fools' letter to members of Congress.
After a barrage of anti-ethanol bills in Congress comes a proposed bill that would actually expand access to E15, courtesy of an unlikely source - Sen. Rand Paul.