Later today, American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) President Charlie Drevna will hold a conference call with reporters in which he will outrageously claim the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is
Hear the truth about what’s behind Big Oil’s attacks on ethanol from a financial analyst.
Oil companies have suggested that increased prices for conventional ethanol RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) are leading to higher gasoline prices at the pump. Some have even deceptively claimed RINs are
U.S. ethanol exports increased 16 percent over December, as shipments of denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol totaled 63.6 million gallons (mg), according to government data released yesterday. Ethanol exports have
Prices for conventional renewable fuel RINs (Renewable Identification Number)[1] have increased significantly in recent weeks. Oil companies and various media outlets have suggested the increase in RIN prices is due
If you’ve been paying more at the pump for gasoline, you aren’t alone. And, if it weren’t for U.S. ethanol, you’d be paying even more. All across America, as of
A recently published study by C.K. Wright & M.C. Wimberly in the Proceedings of the National Academies of Science suggests that native grasslands in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South
The U.S. exported 55.0 million gallons (mg) of ethanol in December 2012, the highest monthly total since July, according to newly released government data. December’s shipments brought the 2012 annual
Food prices rose just 1.8% in 2012, the second-lowest annual rate in the last 20 years, according to recently released consumer price index (CPI) data. The new data demonstrates the
The comedian Richard Pryor used to ask, “Who are you going to believe — me or your lying eyes?” That question comes to mind whenever I think about the American
