by rethinkethanol | May 12, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
CPAC Panel: Ethanol Regs Aren’t Helping Corn Belt Economies by Andrew Follett Members of the Conservative Political Action Conference panel “Energy Rationing: The Tragic, Unintended Consequences,” argued the federal ethanol mandate isn’t benefiting the regions of the...
by rethinkethanol | May 2, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Long-time Iowa farm cartoonist fired after creating this cartoon by Vanessa Peng FORT DODGE, Iowa — Rick Friday has been giving farmers a voice and a laugh every Friday for two decades through his cartoons in Farm News.Now the long-time Iowa farm cartoonist tells KCCI...
by rethinkethanol | Apr 27, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
USGS Study: Dangerous Bee-Killing Neonicotinoids Found in Iowa’s Drinking Water by Julia Travers (EnviroNews USA Headline News Desk) — Neonicotinoids, which are powerful insecticides and neurotoxins, have been found in the finished drinking water of two Iowa public...
by rethinkethanol | Apr 12, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Ethanol industry, small-engine manufacturers clash over damage from fuel By Ben Wolfgang Manufacturers of lawn mowers, snowblowers, chainsaws, and other small-engine equipment continue fueling a debate over the supposed dangers of ethanol, but the ethanol industry...
by rethinkethanol | Mar 27, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Report: Ethanol Production Eating Up CA Grasslands Near Refineries by Suzanne Potter/Scott Herron, Public News Service SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A new report shows the Renewable Fuel Standard has had some unintended consequences – leading to the loss of 7 million acres of...