by rethinkethanol | Feb 11, 2026 | Featured Writing
Ethanol Mandates Under Scrutiny: Costs, Emissions, and Unintended Consequences Minnesota’s long-standing ethanol mandate, which requires all gasoline sold in the state to contain at least 10% ethanol, is facing renewed criticism. As the first state to implement an E10...
by rethinkethanol | Dec 8, 2025 | Featured Writing
The environmental costs of corn: should the US change how it grows its dominant crop? Corn, Climate, and Policy: The Growing Debate Over Ethanol’s True Impact A new investigation highlights mounting concerns about the environmental consequences of America’s reliance...
by rethinkethanol | Nov 17, 2025 | Featured Writing
An ethanol plant for years polluted a Nebraska town. The health impacts still aren’t fully known A Community Exposed: How an Ethanol Plant Polluted a Nebraska Town For years, the AltEn ethanol plant in Mead, Nebraska operated using an unusual and hazardous feedstock:...
by rethinkethanol | Sep 12, 2025 | Featured Writing
White House review of biofuel waiver plan pits farmers against refiners The Future of U.S. Ethanol: Farmers, Refiners, and the White House at a Crossroads The future of U.S. biofuel demand is at a crossroads as the White House reviews a draft rule from the...
by rethinkethanol | Aug 14, 2025 | Featured Writing
Ethanol corn uses farmland area the size of New York — could solar do it better? Rethink Ethanol: A Land-Use Comparison A recent study from Cornell University reveals that U.S. corn grown for ethanol occupies nearly 30 million acres—an area roughly the size of New...
