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Valero says all 7 ethanol plants at capacity
Top U.S. oil refiner Valero Energy Corp said all seven of the ethanol plants it bought in March from a bankrupt producer were now running at capacity and making money."Ethanol is kind of a bright spot for us right now. They are generating cash flow...
Corn Ethanol blamed for Gulf Dead Zones?
In recent years, there has been great uncertainty regarding the cause of the hypoxic zone (low oxygen) in the northern Gulf of Mexico. This has often been the result of a lack of data to support many of the prevailing theories regarding the size,...
President Obama Announces Over $467 Million in Recovery Act Funding for Geothermal and Solar Energy Projects
WASHINGTON – President Obama today announced over $467 million from the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act to expand and accelerate the development, deployment, and use of geothermal and solar energy throughout the United States. The funding...
Ethanol Fact Check Needed In The Bird Seed Aisle
This is another post about how the media is all too willing to place the blame on ethanol without even checking the facts. An article in the news talks about how the price of bird seed has gone up and points the blame at ethanol. Another factor...
UL Announces Support For Dispensing E15 From Existing Gasoline Pumps
The Underwriters Laboratory (UL) announced today that it supports Authorities Having Jurisdiction (AHJs) who decide to permit legacy system dispensers, Listed to UL 87 and currently installed in the market, to be used with fuel blends containing a...
Saudi Oil Minister Warns Against Hasty Transition to Renewable Energy
According to Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali Naimi, renewable energy sources are not fully equipped to meet the world’s energy demands and that governments should avoid making huge investments in developing clean energy systems.At a conference in...
Cornell Professor David Pimentel Releases New Study Critical Of Biofuels
Cornell professor David Pimentel has just published another study critical of ethanol and other biofuels. Pimentel has published several studies over the last several years that have all come to the same conclusion that it takes a lot more energy...
Biofuel Carbon Footprint Not As Big As Feared
Publications ranging from the journal Science to Time magazine have blasted biofuels for significantly contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, calling into question the environmental benefits of making fuel from plant material. But a new analysis...
Is Ethanol Off The Hook For Rising Food Prices?
There have been several articles over the last few days that articulate the disconnect between the rhetoric waged by the anti-ethanol campaign in blaming food prices increases on ethanol production and the fact that food prices have remained high...
OPEC President Calls For Production Cut
OPEC President Chakib Khelil is calling for a production cut much larger than 1 million barrels per day to stabalize oil prices. "Even a million barrels is not enough, it should be much more for the stability of markets," he said, adding that the $...
Is The Ethanol Industry On Its Deathbed?
Over the last couple of weeks there have been a large number of articles in the news about the troubles facing the ethanol industry. Many point to the recent bankruptcy filing by VeraSun as proof that ethanol industry is on it's last leg.While...
Iowa State Studies Effects Of Ethanol Subsidies
Iowa State Researchers have been studying the effects of ethanol subsidies on the the welfare of producers and consumers as well as as on the fuel market. They looked at the effects of the 51 cent ethanol blenders credit, the 54 cent ethanol import...
