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Tag Archives: EPA
Diverting Attention from Rising Food Costs
The EPA on Friday Nov. 16 rejected the petitions by governors of several states to waive the Renewable Fuel Standard for the coming year. The petitions were filed in August 2012 while farmers across numerous states suffered the worst drought in recent history. While everyone recognized the severe economic hardships caused by the drought, the agency found that the evidence did not show that the RFS “would likely or even probably cause harm to the Read More >
Sacrificing Energy Independence is Not the Solution
This past summer, as parts of the Midwest faced historic droughts and farmers and ranchers struggled with the impact of failing crops, a group of governors petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to suspend the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) as a way to provide relief. As temperatures cool and the drought stabilizes, it’s clear that government programs to provide emergency assistance for farmers and ranchers worked as intended. Yet, the call to suspend the Read More >
Food Before Fuel Is a Fight Between the States
Large swaths of the United States have experienced extreme and exceptional drought conditions this year. And the USDA has predicted lower yields and supply for corn through the remainder of the year. This has touched off a revival of the food before fuel debate, with very few speaking up on behalf of the fuel side. Governors from eight states – Delaware, Maryland, Arkansas, North Carolina, Georgia, New Mexico, Texas and Virginia – have written EPA Read More >
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Tags: Arkansas, corn, corn ethanol, corn prices, Delaware, EPA, Food and Fuel, food before fuel, food vs. fuel, Georgia, maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, renewable fuel standard, RFS, Texas, Texas waiver request, Virginia, waiver request
Tags: Arkansas, corn, corn ethanol, corn prices, Delaware, EPA, Food and Fuel, food before fuel, food vs. fuel, Georgia, maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, renewable fuel standard, RFS, Texas, Texas waiver request, Virginia, waiver request
Biofuels Digest/BIO Business Outlook Survey Shows Steady Confidence
Biofuels Digest this week reported results from a quarterly Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey, an index of the biofuels industry’s confidence. The survey showed an ongoing trend of increased responses from new and overseas companies. The industry’s confidence remains high, with 78 percent of bioenergy executives reporting they feel more optimistic about their organization’s prospects for growth than they remember feeling 12 months earlier. A similarly high percentage, 72 percent, report feeling more optimistic about the Read More >
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Tags: BigGovernment.com, Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey, biofuel, business confidence index, confidence index, Democrat, Derek Hunter, EPA, Frontiers 4 Freedom, Fuels4Freedom, Gallup Poll, Hoosier Ag, Orlando, Republican, Richard Mourdock, Sen. Richard Lugar
Tags: BigGovernment.com, Bioenergy Business Outlook Survey, biofuel, business confidence index, confidence index, Democrat, Derek Hunter, EPA, Frontiers 4 Freedom, Fuels4Freedom, Gallup Poll, Hoosier Ag, Orlando, Republican, Richard Mourdock, Sen. Richard Lugar
EPA Maintains Consistent Implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard
The EPA on January 9 issued the final rule for the 2012 Renewable Fuel Standard, calling for production and use of 15.2 billion gallons of renewable fuel, representing just over 9 percent of the total fuel market. The renewable fuel total includes 2 billion gallons of advanced biofuel, with at least 8.65 million gallons of cellulosic biofuel. Importantly, EPA’s 2012 rule maintains a course –consistent with the 2010 and 2011 rules – that continues to Read More >
