Topic: Renewable Fuels Association

The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded $25 million Friday to an eastern Iowa plant for its project to turn garbage into fuel.. Maryland-based...

Bill would ease ethanol rule when corn stocks low

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two U.S. lawmakers are seeking to dilute the requirement to blend increasing amounts of ethanol into the nation's motor fuel mix to alleviate upward pressure on food and animal feed prices when corn supplies are short.Under a ...
The tax bill negotiated between President Obama and Republican legislators reportedly contains an extension to the various government supports for...

U.S. ethanol subsidy part of tax deal: trade group

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An extension of the major U.S. ethanol subsidy "is part of the deal at the moment" in negotiations for an omnibus tax bill but the size and lifespan of the subsidy are not set yet, said a trade group ...
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) and the other members of the Alternative Fuels Trade Alliance continue their nationwide training...
Two organizations have squared off this week regarding whether increasing ethanol in fuels from 10 to 15 percent will damage engines in vehicles older than 2001, smaller gas-powered motors, and increase the cost of corn production. One out-spoken organization, Renewable Fuels Association ...
With so much volatility in today's world oil market, many are seeking out alternative fuels to power cars. Some, including corn producers, have...
Just finished reading the recently released Congressional Budget Office [CBO] report examining the financial costs of biofuels and their efficacy as a carbon mitigation tool. The third most important subsidy is indirect; the U.S. slaps a $0.54/gal import tariff ...
Dissension has arisen in ranks of the ethanol lobby. The oil industry is legally obligated to blend more than 12.5 billion gallons of ethanol into the fuel supply in 2011 (increasing to 15 billion gallons in 2015) ? even if the tax ...
Under fire, ethanol industry scrambles to keep billions of dollars in incentivesThe once-popular ethanol industry is scrambling to hold onto billions of dollars in government subsidies, fighting an increasing public skepticism of the corn-based fuel and wariness from lawmakers who may divert ...