U.S. Biofuels Industry Leaders Urge Congress to Reject Repeal of RFS

Yesterday, leading advocates of the U.S. biofuels industry commended Congress for its leadership in enacting the enhanced Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007

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Talking Turkey on Ethanol, Distillers Grains

On May 10, the RFA released an extensive analysis of the U.S. ethanol industry’s production of distillers grains, corn gluten feed, and corn gluten meal – the livestock feed co-products

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Food for Thought on a Friday

Federal government data released today tells Americans what they already knew:  prices for everything from cars to cereal to gasoline have been on the rise.  The Consumer Price Index rose

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March Ethanol Exports Set Another Record; USDA Predicts Record Corn Crop

Two anxiously awaited bits of information—USDA’s first estimate of 2011 corn supply and demand; and March ethanol export data—were released Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday made

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Senator Grassley and a group of 7 bipartisan cosponsors introduced the Domestic Energy Security Act of 2011.  For all provisions, this bill would extend them through 2016 – in essence

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Five Big Problems with Big Oil’s New Analysis of RFS Implementation Issues

The Energy Policy Research Foundation (EPRINC) recently released a white paper inexplicably suggesting that the cost of the Federal ethanol program exceeds its benefits by a factor of 3 to

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Ethanol is Helping Form the Backbone of a New Rural Economy

Ethanol has been a success story for farmers, rural America, and those concerned with our dependence on foreign oil. The same cannot be said for the agenda of the environmental,

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Can I Use Ethanol-Blended Fuel in my Weed-Whacker and Lawnmower?

Today, ethanol makes up for 10% of our gasoline supply and can be found at nearly every station across the nation.  This domestic, home-grown fuel is being utilized in all

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Thoughts on New CARD Analysis of Ethanol’s Impact on Corn Prices

Grocery manufacturers, industrial meat processors, and other beneficiaries of cheap corn have been busy lately. As grain prices have risen substantially in recent months, the cheap corn coalition has been

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February 2011 Ethanol and DDGS Exports

U.S. ethanol exports totaled 59.7 million gallons in February, up 4% from January, according to government data released today. Exports of undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol jumped to 21.8 million gallons in

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