Those of us from states that produce ethanol and biodiesel are used to the attacks. We always fight back, and producers continue to do their best to develop the next generation of clean biofuels. Consumers like biofuels. The idea of a homegrown product that reduces emissions harmful to the environment and brings the United States […]
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Elon Musk says his companies don’t need the estimated $4.9 billion they enjoy in government support, but the money will help them move faster to transform the dirty business of energy.
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U.S. shale oil producers, having weathered the worst price plunge in their industry’s brief history, now face a dilemma: whether to stay in a defensive crouch after slashing their rig fleets, or start drilling more wells to capture a partial recovery in prices.
Renewable fuels and farm groups criticized the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rules setting how much ethanol and biodiesel should be blended into the nation’s fuel supply.
After years of delay, the Environmental Protection Agency finally got its ethanol-mandate program back on track. And right on schedule, the outrage poured in from all sides.
It is our hope that President Obama – who took his first trip after being nominated for president to a Pennsylvania biodiesel plant – will hear our voices and instruct the EPA to follow through on diversifying U.S. transportation fuels.
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