Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's short list of possible energy secretaries includes Tea Party-backed U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, the House energy committee chairman who gained infamy for his apology to BP's CEO Tony Hayward in 2010.
Uncle Neal's Phillips 66 in Lexington, Neb., is the first retailer in the state to offer E15. A grand opening promotion will be announced soon.
The 2012 Export Exchange drew more than 200 international attendees from more than 30 countries. The event, put on by RFA and U.S. Grains Council, ran Oct. 22 to Oct. 24 in in Minneapolis.
Harold Hamm, a.k.a. "America's Oil Man,""is chairman of Romney's energy policy advisory team and likely his first runner-up choice for energy secretary after American Petroleum Institute President Jack Gerard.
As world and energy industry leaders gather at the World Energy Forum to chart a roadmap for a sustainable energy mix, the Global Renewable Fuels Alliance renewed its call for the adoption of policies that ensure biofuels are part of the future.
A total of $16 million in investment for 244 projects received funding from the USDA's Rural Energy for America Program, including several blender pumps and a few biomass-related projects.
A coalition of seven biofuel trade associations sent a letter to leaders in Congress cautioning against changes to RFS and requesting support for opposition to EPA waiver request.
BSR has released a new report that assesses the sustainability impacts of commercial transportation fuels, as well as the market outlook for a range of fuels, including biofuels. The organization is seeking comments on its analysis.
Jack Gerard is the current president and CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, but if presidential candidate Mitt Romney wins the 2012 election, he could become Romney's chief of staff or secretary of energy at the U.S. DOE.
The European Commission has released a proposal that aims to make significant changes to the EU's biofuel policy, including adding indirect land use change emissions reporting requirements and capping the amount of crop-based biofuels.
The UDSA Foreign Agricultural Service recently published a Global Agricultural Information Network report outlining Spain's ethanol industry.The report notes that the country is one of the top four ethanol producers in the EU.
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam is the national chairman of the Farmers and Ranchers for Romney coalition and co-chair of the Romney/Ryan agricultural advisory committee. He has also served in the Florida House and U.S. House.
At the annual National Association of Convenience Stores Show in Las Vegas, Growth Energy announced that NASCAR has run more than 3 million miles on Sunoco Green E15, a fuel blended with 15 percent ethanol.
The Union of Concerned Scientists has published a report that shows that biomass feedstock has the potential to dramatically increase our nation's renewable energy supply. The report is titled "The Promise of Biomass."
The U.S. EPA isn't just hearing from those that want to waive the renewable fuel standard (RFS). It's also receiving letters that support maintaining the RFS, including those from five governors and one letter signed by 22 CEOs and senior executives.
Two new studies were released this week, highlighting the positive effects the renewable fuel standard (RFS) has had in Minnesota and Ohio. Each provides an overview of the economic benefits ethanol production has created for the local economy.
The opportunity to submit comments to the U.S. EPA with regard to the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver requests is nearly over. The public comment period closes tonight at 11:59 p.m. EDT. More than 2,000 comments have already been submitted.
Higher corn yields in Minnesota and North Dakota didn't make up for lower yields than what was previously forecast for Illinois, causing USDA to adjust its projected national average corn yield down 0.8 bushels to 122.0 bushels per acre.
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released a white paper on his agriculture policy this week. Within the document, Romney announced his support for the renewable fuel standard (RFS), but didn't mention the Farm Bill Energy Title.
A study of the impact of a possible renewable fuel standard waiver concluded that corn prices would only be reduced between 46 and 48 cents per bushel and that, in some cases, the price of distillers grains and soybean meal would actually increase.
Representatives from both President Barack Obama and candidate Gov. Mitt Romney took the stage at the MIT Energy Initiative's Presidential Energy Debate to address each candidate's position on energy and climate change.
The California Advanced Energy Coalition has proposed immediate action by the California Air Resources Board to adjust its fuel regulations to accommodate E15. By allowing E15 sales, CARB could reduce California gasoline prices immediately.
The 2012 Georgia Life Sciences Industry Analysis was recently released. The analysis, titled "Shaping Infinity," shows that one out of every 40 jobs in Georgia is tied to the life sciences industry, which includes the biofuel sector.
Poet CEO Jeff Lautt and Growth Energy's Vice President of Development Kelly Manning have presented Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D, with the "Fueling Growth" award for his exceptional support of the ethanol industry.
A Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute report concludes that a reduction in the renewable fuel standard wouldn't greatly reduce corn prices in the 2012/'13 crop year. However, the effects of the waiver could be larger in the next crop year.
The U.S. EPA's public comment period on the renewable fuel standard (RFS) waiver requests closes in approximately one week. Nearly 1,500 comments have already been filed, some in favor of maintaining the RFS, others in favor of waiving it.
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