Opinion
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Let’s Get Rid of the Ethanol Mandate, Not Reform It
Opinion -Editorial -In recent months, a number of proposals have been put forward to reduce the cost and complexity of complying with the RFS that requires American oil refiners and importers to blend biofuels, mainly corn ethanol, into gasoline and diesel fuel. -
The Ethanol Gravy Train Rolls On
Opinion -Editorial -Opponents make compelling case but can’t derail or even slow this well-protected industry. -
Concerned About Water Shortages? Then You Need to Oppose Ethanol
Opinion -Editorial -Increased ethanol from corn production should be immediately stopped. -
How The Ethanol Mandate Is Killing The American Prairie
Opinion -Editorial -Instead of damning oil as evil, politicians and pundits should start questioning their blind faith in ethanol. -
Advice to Trump: Make Ethanol Grain Again
Opinion -Editorial -On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised he would stimulate the economy by lifting job-killing regulations and mandates on the energy industry that hurt American workers and consumers. -
Trump and Clinton Both Wrong on Ethanol
Opinion -Editorial -Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump don't agree on much, but they see eye-to-eye on the Renewable Fuel Standard. Too bad they're both wrong. -
Ethanol is the Wrong Solution
Opinion -Despite being a politically favored source of energy, Ethanol is not the right solution to our problems. -
EPA Raises 2017 Ethanol Mandate
Opinion -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed 2017 renewable fuel standards (RFS) would raise the amount of biofuels required to be blended into gasoline and diesel from 18.11 billion gallons in 2016 to 18.8 billion gallons. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA’s Proposal to Increase Ethanol in Gasoline
Opinion -Press Release -Heartland Institute Experts React to EPA’s Proposal to Increase Ethanol in GasolineThe Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new standard that would increase the amount of ethanol in the country’s gasoline supply by 700 million gallons -
Study Says Ethanol Harms Corn Counties
Opinion -Opponents of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) mandate, which requires a certain amount of biofuels to be mixed with gasoline annually, often decry the requirement’s impact on prices and car engines, but a new study from researchers at Strata -
Ted and Trump Take Different Tracks on Ethanol
Opinion -Terry Branstad was first elected governor of Iowa in 1982. His six terms in office have made him the longest serving governor in American history and the most influential politician in the state. -
Ethanol Loses its Few Friends
Opinion -Early in his campaign, now top-tier Republican presidential candidate, Ben Carson, supported ethanol—a position for which I called him out. It has long been thought, that to win in Iowa, a candidate must support ethanol. -
Ethanol: A Corncob Pipedream
Opinion -I would like to thank Crain’s Chicago Business for the opportunity to respond to the article published on September 10th: “Is U.S. commitment to renewable fuels waning? -
Ethanol as a Supplement, Not a Staple
Opinion -The corn ethanol mandate isn’t working, and it’s time we all acknowledged this fact. -
Ethanol and Biodiesel: Guilty as Charged
Opinion -Bogus biofuel trading costs us millions – while the absurd biofuel program costs us billionsTwo notorious crooks are helping us wrap up another sordid episode in the saga of the United States biofuel mandates, while further highlighting how bungled and -
Why This ‘Farm Kid’ Wants Ethanol Mandate Repealed
Opinion -Nearly 10 years have passed since the federal government imposed a national mandate requiring gasoline be blended with ethanol. At that time, President George W. -
Kansas, Nebraska Fight EPA’s Rule on Ethanol Emissions
Opinion -Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning have joined the Energy Future Coalition and the Urban Air Initiative in a lawsuit challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s new regulations changing how ethanol -
Ethanol: Useless for Energy Independence, Bad for the Hungry
Opinion -In the early 2000s, ethanol was touted as the solution to a variety of ills plaguing our nation. As is currently the case, those who worshipped at the altar of ethanol placed their faith in a false idol. -
Environmentalists and Energy Advocates Agree: Ethanol Reform Now
Opinion -We all expect to pay a price for missing deadlines—fail to pay a ticket on time, and you may find a warrant out for your arrest. But the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can apparently miss deadlines with impunity. -
Ethanol Mandates Go from Bad to Worse
Opinion -President Obama, and his administration, has enacted so many foolish and cost-increasing energy policies, it is easy to think that they are his purview alone. But in 2007, Republicans were just as guilty. -
2007–a great year for growing bad legislation like the ethanol mandate
Opinion -President Obama, and his administration, has enacted so many foolish and cost-increasing energy policies, it is easy to think that they are his purview alone. But in 2007, Republicans were just as guilty. -
Heartland Institute Experts React to Proposed New Ethanol Mandate for Chicago
Opinion -The Finance Committee of the Chicago City Council on Monday is expected to take up an ordinance that would require gasoline stations to provide the so-called E15 blend of fuel, which is 15 percent ethanol and 85 percent gasoline. -
Killing marine life with ethanol
Opinion -Ethanol damages your cars, small engines, food budget – and kills Gulf of Mexico animals Paul Driessen Ethanol and other biofuel mandates and subsidies got started when politicians bought into claims that we are rapidly depleting our petroleum, and -
Study Links Ethanol to Higher Air Pollution
Opinion -Ethanol may be increasing air pollution in Brazil, scientists report in a peer-reviewed study.