US House Committee Debates Bill to Protect Makers, Sellers of E15
Apr 19, 2012
Washington April 19, 2012; Gary Gentile writing for Platts.com reported today that groups on both sides of the issue of increasing the amount of ethanol in the country's gasoline supply agreed Thursday on one point: refiners, blenders and retailers should not be held liable if higher ethanol blends damage vehicle or ap ... Continue reading
Auto Dealer Group Study: New MPG Standards To Depress U.S. Auto Market
Apr 13, 2012
WASHINGTON, April 12, 2012; The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) released a study today indicating that higher vehicle prices resulting from proposed fuel economy rules will cut millions of potential new-car buyers out of the market in 2025. "To work, fuel economy improvements must be affordable," said Do ... Continue reading
Apr 12, 2012
Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import Analysis and Key Country Analysis to 2020" to their offering. 'Biofuels (Biodiesel and Bioethanol) Market - Global Production, Regulations, Export-Import ... Continue reading
EPA Approves First Applications for Registration of Ethanol to Make E15
Apr 2, 2012
Agency approves first applications for registration of ethanol to make E15 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved the first applications for registration of ethanol for use in making gasoline that contains up to 15 percent ethanol--known as E15. Ethanol is a renewable fuel that can be mixed with gasoli ... Continue reading
All Americans Should Join Ethanol Industry To Thank EPA For Doing What's Right For Our Country
Apr 2, 2012
Ethanol Industry Applauds EPA Approvals WASHINGTON - (April 2, 2012) Today, for the first time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved E15 (gasoline with 15 percent ethanol) as a registered fuel. This is one step closer to seeing low-cost, renewable E15 sold into the American fuels marketplace. This is ... Continue reading
Methanol Policy Forum 2012 March 27 in Washington DC
Mar 27, 2012
Methanol Policy Forum 2012 is a first-of-its-kind conference in Washington, D.C. bringing together industry leaders, energy policy experts, executive branch staff, Members of Congress, academics and the media to share information about methanolâs potential as a liquid transportation fuel. The conference will highl ... Continue reading
Tickell's New Ethanol Film Rings the Bell for Energy Freedom - Movie Review +VIDEO
Mar 26, 2012
Veggie Van Man Joins the Pro-Ethanol Band By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL Several years ago, as we at The Auto Channel opened our eyes to the potential of alternative fuel and energy sources, we championed the entire suite of domestic solutions: wind, solar, compressed natural gas, p ... Continue reading
Mar 14, 2012
Cyclone Power Technologies (OTCQB: CYPW), developer of the all-fuel, clean-tech Cyclone Engine, announced today that it has appointed product development expert Karl Petersen to the Company's Technical Board of Advisors. Mr. Petersen has over 45 years of experience in product development, engineering, manufacturing, an ... Continue reading
POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels Hold Cellulosic Ethanol Plant Formal Groundbreaking
Mar 13, 2012
EMMETSBURG, Iowa March 13, 2012; POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels today celebrated the start of full-scale construction on Project LIBERTY with a formal groundbreaking ceremony in Emmetsburg, Iowa. Representatives from POET-DSM Advanced Biofuels as well as government leaders including Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad met this mornin ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
WASHINGTON--Global Automakers commends President Obama for taking steps to encourage consumer purchases of various advanced technology clean vehicles through tax incentives and credits. Our Association has long believed that the U.S. government should take a technology and fuel neutral approach to incentivizing alterna ... Continue reading
Mar 8, 2012
President Barack Obama proposed expanded tax credits and community research grants to make alternative-energy cars and trucks more attractive to buyers. According to Automotive News, electric, natural gas, and hydrogen-powered vehicles would be covered by the plan, which Obama announced Wednesday in North Carolina. Oba ... Continue reading
Thank Limbaugh, Beck, Hannity, Prager and Savage for Rising Gasoline Prices
Mar 8, 2012
High profile talkers go pro-OPEC to attract the "most buck for their bang" By Marc J. Rauch Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher THE AUTO CHANNEL The only reason that oil and gasoline prices are rising again is because there is no serious competition to oil-gasoline. Itâs not that there aren't legitimate alternatives ... Continue reading
For Lower Gasoline Prices, We Need E100 Engines, Not the Keystone XL Pipeline
Mar 2, 2012
That was the message the E100 Ethanol Group (E100EG) gave to a panel of EPA/NHTSA officials at a hearing on the proposed 2017-2025 fuel economy standards in San Francisco on January 24th. Throughout recorded history, the only force that has lowered the price of a monopoly priced commodity is competition. Gasoline is su ... Continue reading
Obama's Green-Car Plan Runs Into Limited Alternative-Fuel Choices (Like All Americans)
Feb 29, 2012
President Barack Obamaâs administration is buying fewer hybrid and electric cars and more vehicles that can consume both ethanol and gasoline to meet 2015 environmental goals, favoring older technology over new. Washington DC February 24, 2012; The NADA newsletter reported that a Bloomberg article stated that Pres ... Continue reading
NACS Reports Fuel Retailers Not Ready to Embrace E15
Feb 29, 2012
Many fear liability concerns for engine damage if they offer the higher-ethanol blend. ORLANDO, Fla. Feb 29, 2012; The NACS newsletter reported that while the nationâs ethanol industry applauds the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyâs (EPA) decision to begin E15 registration, gasoline retailers are indicati ... Continue reading
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