August Ethanol Exports

U.S. ethanol exports in August fell to their lowest level in 22 months, according to government data released yesterday. August exports totaled 50.2 million gallons (mg), down 21% from July

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Second Response to EPRINC Report: “Ethanol’s Lost Promise”

The oil-funded Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC) released a report on Sep. 14 entitled “Ethanol’s Lost Promise” that advocates repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The paper suggests removing the

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Response To EPRINC Study: “Ethanol’s Lost Promise”

About EPRINC: EPRINC is a non-profit group funded by Big Oil, staffed by former oil company employees, and directed by a board of trustees that is a veritable who’s-who of

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RFA says Ethanol is Not to Blame for Diesel Fuel Corrosion Incidents

Over the past 5 years, the RFA has been closely following the oil industry’s investigation into a recent rash of corrosion incidents in storage and handling equipment for Ultra Low

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A Revelation at the Wall Street Journal

Less than a month ago, the famously anti-ethanol editorial writers at the Wall Street Journal howled that the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) was exacerbating drought-related “corn shortages” and “driv[ing] food

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Impacts of Waiving the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) on Household Spending on Food and Fuel

The governors of Arkansas and North Carolina recently submitted letters to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson requesting a waiver of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) in 2012 and

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Ethanol exports flat in June; Imports from Brazil surge

U.S. exports of ethanol (denatured and undenatured, non-beverage) totaled 59 million gallons (mg) in June, nearly identical to May export levels, according to government data released recently. Year-to-date exports stood

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USDA follow up:  Putting today’s report in context

As expected, this morning’s supply-demand estimates from USDA showed a big reduction in the size of the 2012 corn crop and average yield. Today’s report estimates average yield at 123.4

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Drought, Ethanol and the RFS: Context is Key

By Chuck Woodside, CEO of farmer-owned KAAPA Ethanol in Minden, Nebraska, and Chairman of the Renewable Fuels Association. Tomorrow morning’s USDA World Agriculture Supply-Demand Estimates (WASDE) report may very well

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Big Oil’s Stolen 35 Minutes

By Ronald H. Miller, Managing Director and co-founder of Prisma Advisors, LLC, a management advisory firm specializing in advanced biofuels. Mr. Miller has over four decades of energy experience, including

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