by rethinkethanol | Nov 16, 2017 | Featured Writing
Ted Cruz confirms his hold on Northey nomination The Texas Senator sent a letter to Iowa’s governor this week by Matthew Patane U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, confirmed this week that he will hold up the nomination of Bill Northey to a federal agriculture post...
by rethinkethanol | Sep 8, 2017 | Featured Writing
President Trump, ethanol is bad for your voters by The Washington Examiner | May 12, 2017 “Ethanol is here to stay,” newly confirmed Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced last weekend, “and we’re going to work for new technologies to be more efficient.” Perdue...
by rethinkethanol | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured Writing
OPED: Ethanol mandate must be reformed by David A. Imgrund, National Wildlife Federation The road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. The road to a slowly unfolding environmental disaster was similarly paved, it seems. The Renewable Fuel Standard was a...
by rethinkethanol | Jun 20, 2017 | Featured Writing
Corn better used as food than biofuel, study finds Corn is grown not only for food, it is also an important renewable energy source. Renewable biofuels can come with hidden economic and environmental issues, and the question of whether corn is better utilized as food...
by rethinkethanol | Mar 3, 2017 | Featured Writing
Audubon and Ethanol by Jerry Jung This year the EPA has mandated that 15 billion gallons of ethanol be added to gasoline. Most gasoline contains about 10% ethanol. It is a relatively cheap way for refineries to increase the octane rating—cheap that is if environmental...
by rethinkethanol | Nov 20, 2016 | Featured Writing
10-Year Review of Renewable Fuel Standard Impacts to the Environment, the Economy, and Advanced Biofuels Development: An Update By University of Tennessee professor Dr. Daniel De La Torre Ugarte Executive Summary In December 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency...
