2 min read
"Cellulosic Ethanol Fuel": Ethanol Production Mandate Can't Be Met
Cellulosic ethanol fuel - In the eyes of the EPA, all ethanol is not created equal. Congress issues rules demanding certain amounts of ethanol made...
Fuel Policy (5)
3 min read
Natural Gas Could Be A Big Boon For US
Natural gas is ushering in a new energy renaissance in the USA. Well, ok, not exactly, but it is quite a big deal.
1 min read
Hindsight is 20-20: Ethanol Gas 7 Years Later
Back in 2007, Marianne Lavelle and Bret Schulte of U.S. News & World Report published an overview of the ethanol situation in the United States ("Is...
2 min read
Ethanol Policy: The Politics of Ethanol Gas
Part of the reason ethanol gas is so distasteful to so many is because the whole thing reaks of politics. The politics of Congress dictating to...
1 min read
Congress Considers Law to Protect Producers of Ethanol in Gas
Legislation is currently pending in both the House and the Senate that would protect ethanol producers from any liability claims for engine damage...
2 min read
E15 Problems - 15% Ethanol Gas Now Coming To You
An important step happened last week that kind of flew under the radar: the EPA officially approved ethanol manufacturers to start making more...
1 min read
Why Aren't Gas Prices Dropping?
As the stock market rollercoaster continues after the downgrading of the US credit rating, one bit of news that has been lost is that oil prices have...
1 min read
High Gas Prices and the Debt Ceiling Debate
With the current political arguing about the debt ceiling and forecasts of disaster, national credit downgrading and default, we’re all wondering how...
2 min read
What Else Influences Gasoline Prices Beyond The Cost of Oil?
Most of us realize that gas prices are related to the cost of crude oil. Crude oil prices make up 65-70% of the retail cost of a gallon of gas; taxes...
1 min read
Small Engine Problems Caused by Ethanol: Mix-I-Go Small Engine
It’s wintertime and most of us (except for the lucky Floridians) have put our small equipment up and away for the winter. 2010 was a rough year for...