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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...
Industry News, Policy & Fuel Prices (3)
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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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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...
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What makes gas prices change?
As of October 2013, gas prices seem to be on their way down in another one of those price swings that we seem to experience with regularity. It's...
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Think you can buy a car without going to a dealer? Think again
That's what the state of North Carolina is telling people who want to buy a Tesla all-electric car, which recently got a near-perfect rating from...
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Update on lawsuit over ethanol's cousin: MTBE in Fuel
If you're familiar with the history of ethanol in gasoline (or you're read some blog posts here), you may know that the reason ethanol is in our...
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Brazil Ethanol Production: Why are they so good at it?
When it comes to making ethanol for fuel, there's no country better at it than Brazil. Brazils ethanol production has been happening on a large scale...
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What is "Peak Oil"?
"Peak oil" is a term used by people who pay attention to the energy sector. It's also used by entrepeneurs like T. Boone Pickens. If this is the...
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Are Vehicle Mileage Ratings Accurate? The EPA vs Real Life
Did you ever wonder why it is almost impossible to duplicate the EPA city and highway mileage ratings for your vehicle? This rating is usually found...