Today, Reps. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Peter Welch (D-VT) and Jim Costa (D-CA) introduced legislation to reform the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The bill would eliminate the corn ethanol mandate, reduce the cellulosic ethanol mandate, and cap ethanol blends at 10 percent, called E10
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2013-04-13 08:05:14
Ethanol, sometimes referred to as grain alcohol, is a volatile, flammable liquid that is commonly blended into gasoline. It is mainly produced in the Midwest and shipped by rail to other parts of the country. At the moment, ethanol bound for the Global Partners ...
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2013-04-13 07:24:19
Law360, New York (April 12, 2013, 8:51 PM ET) -- A U.S. House panel on Thursday greenlighted a bill that would halt the use of a controversial new gasoline blend that contains up to 15 percent ethanol approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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2013-04-12 19:56:00
The EPA decision at issue authorized a 50 percent increase in the amount of ethanol in gasoline for newer-model year motor vehicles, while maintaining a prohibition on the mid-level ethanol blend use in older vehicles, marine engines, motorcycles and ...
Environmental Expert (press release) via Google News
2013-04-12 17:18:02
The RFS Reform Act will eliminate corn-based ethanol requirements, cap the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10 percent, and require the EPA to set cellulosic biofuels requirements at production levels. Renewable fuels ...
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2013-04-12 06:48:15
Suncor and spill-cleanup experts are working to recover a small amount of biodiesel liquid that leaked into Burrard Inlet at its Port Moody terminal on the weekend. About 225 barrels of the odourless, colourless, biodegradable soybean-based "blending agent" ...
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2013-04-12 04:18:46
While this is a favorable move we believe that the recent increase in blending percentage of ethanol as well as the 6% increase in the price of gasoline are much more significant drivers because the mills typically cannot radically change their production mix ...
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2013-04-11 20:42:26
The bill - if passed - would do away with the requirement to produce 15 billion gallons of ethanol per year and scuttle efforts to increase ethanol blends from 10 to 15 per cent. Opponents say it's a move by Big Oil to eliminate competition. But supporters include ...
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2013-04-11 19:09:29
and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) would eliminate corn-based ethanol requirements, cap the amount of ethanol that can be blended into gasoline at 10 percent and require EPA to set its cellulosic biofuel standard at production levels. “Renewable fuels play an ...
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2013-04-11 16:18:49
“The RFS Reform Act will eliminate corn-based ethanol requirements, cap the amount of ethanol that can be blended into conventional gasoline at 10%, and require the [US Environmental Protection Agency] to set cellulosic biofuels levels at production levels ...
Oil & Gas Journal via Google News
2013-04-11 10:30:54
AFPM pointed out the severe economic harm that would result from a mandate to blend ethanol in amounts exceeding 10 percent of the gasoline supply. Independent studies have confirmed that mid-level ethanol blends will damage existing gasoline engines ...
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2013-04-10 23:28:17
In a statement yesterday, Zera said the ethanol blend fuel was suitable for vehicles whose fuel management system was capable of taking any blend of ethanol up to 85 percent. "E85 may soon be available at selected service stations," the regulator said.
Power Engineering Magazine via Google News
2013-04-10 21:34:33
Ah, the Renewable Fuel Standard. What can I say about the Renewable Fuel Standard, which requires fuel producers to blend a certain amount of biofuels into their product? That its existence inflates an artificial market for a product consumers don't really ...
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2013-04-10 18:27:11
The Environmental Protection Agency, which is preparing to set mandates for 2013 ethanol use, shouldn't consider opposition to gasoline blends with more than 10 percent of ethanol when establishing the targets, the Renewable Fuels Association said.
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2013-04-10 00:30:29
