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What the New Year brings us
With little fanfare, the federal government will no longer subsidize ethanol in 2012. This subsidy has been a thorn in the sides of many, and now, it is no more.
I’m getting tired of being left, holding the bag
Cellulosic ethanol is a pipe dream. And yet, you and I are paying for that pipedream, and paying dearly. We’ve posted on this subject before, but here is a recap,…
Seen the latest about corn prices? And now, the rest of the story….
All morning long, one of the lead stories in the morning news is that corn prices are going to rise due to smaller harvests, and from that, the price of…
New government miles per gallon vehicle standards
It came to light recently that the administration is “negotiating” with automobile manufacturers to raise the average miles per gallon their fleets of new vehicles must attain.
The end of the ethanol subsidy?
After decades of your tax dollars, or, money borrowed from China, being used to subsidize ethanol, it appears that the subsidy will end on July 31. The final details are…
Ethanol and the price of bacon
Every Saturday in the Wall Street Journal there is a section called “The Weekend Interview”. Yesterday’s interviewee was C. Larry Pope, CEO of Smithfield Foods, Inc. The entire article is…
More ethanol subsidies
While on the subject of fuel, you might be interested in this news item from the Department of Agriculture. It seems that USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has decided that this…
Another nonsensical government regulation
Yesterday, the EPA decided, over the objections of most automobile manufacturers, that it would “allow ” a mixture of 15% ethanol in all gasoline sold in the United States for…
EPA allows 15% ethanol in “gasoline”
Yesterday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued its long awaited ruling on the amount of ethanol allowed in “gasoline”. Currently, the ethanol limit is 10%, but, as of yesterday, that limit has…
Your chance to speak out against ethanol
Six weeks ago I posted an article about a petition pending before the EPA to increase the ethanol content of our ”gasoline” from 10% to 15%.
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