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No more tax breaks for ethanol in Australia
The United States isn't the only country wrestling with controversy over government subsidies and tax breaks over biofuels like ethanol. Now, the...
Industry News, Policy & Fuel Prices (3)
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Is Ethanol as Good for the Environment as We Thought?
Almost all legislation about adding ethanol to gasoline is aimed to cut greenhouse gas emissions from a car’s exhaust. So, with several years’ of...
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Why is Oil Cheaper Than Biodiesel or Ethanol?
Consumers are extremely price sensitive when it comes to their gas and fuel. This is one reason why government tax credits subsidize the biofuels...
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What CAFE Fuel Economy Standards Could Mean For You in 2016
The federal government issued regulations that make your dream muscle car nothing more than a dream than in 2016, unless the technology behind...
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Industry Throws Up Its Hands on Cellulosic Ethanol Fuel
Just a followup on previous news about Congress considering a lowering of the ethanol volume mandated by the Renewable Fuels Standard - the EPA is...
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4 Things You Need to Know About Ethanol Fuel
Ethanol is a fact of life now, with 10% ethanol blends being commonplace for a number of years. 15% ethanol has passed all of the approval stages and...
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How a Mandate for Corn Ethanol Hurts Business - From the Source
No matter where you live in the USA, chances are you've eaten at least one time in your life at a White Castle restaurant. White Castle is generally...
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Congress discusses reducing the ethanol requirement nationwide
On Thursday, December 5th, the EPA met with Congress, stakeholders and industry leaders for testimony on proposals to reduce the amount of ethanol in...
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What Goes into the Price of a Gallon of Gas?
When writing our earlier blog entry on things that cause gas prices to rise and fall, we realized that there was a lot to say about what makes up the...
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Ethanol critic talks about the end of the Florida Ethanol Mandate
Earlier in 2013, Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed into law a state bill repealing the ethanol mandate for the state of Florida. The consequences for...