by rethinkethanol | Dec 11, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
Harsh Ethanol Ad is Targeted at the President As Donald Trump finishes the first year of his Presidency, turmoil around the Renewable Fuel Standard continues to be problematic. Disaffected members of his base including “union workers, mom and pop gas station owners,...
by rethinkethanol | Jul 25, 2017 | The Ugly Truth
There Are Smart Biofuels, and There Are Dumb Ones, Too To meet mandates set out by a 2007 law, American refineries are blending in progressively larger amounts of ethanol distilled from food crops, specifically corn. On paper, that may sound great—we’re boosting...
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...
