In my view, the ethanol subsidy is now redundant with the mandates in place.
Several Hollywood and Nashville stars boast of converting their huge plush cars to run on ethanol.
Ethanol stocks are high, while production-capacity utilization is down at the unusually low rate of 85%.
Now oil companies have simply bid up the price of RINs instead of buying ethanol.
Tom Vilsack, as our Agriculture Secretary, continues to be a strong supporter of ethanol and biofuels.
Last year alone, the Standard diverted 40 percent of all U.S. corn towards ethanol production.
How likely is it that heavier ethanol blends will have a similar impact on cars?
Much-touted cellulosic ethanol from plant waste remains a long way from commercial production reality.
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They would as well provide tax credits for high-ethanol fuel pumps, refineries and other biofuels production.
And it complains about high American tariffs on its exports of sugar, textiles, tobacco and ethanol.
The second glaring problem was that ethanol could not compete head-to-head with gasoline on price.
Ethanol has achieved hallowed status in the battle to reduce the U.S.' dependence on imported oil.
There are lots of ifs here, but investors in ethanol producers were heartened at first.
There is a huge, huge political base in this country in farming state for ethanol.
And particularly air pollution, because it simply does not benefit air pollution using ethanol.
But now a study from Stanford University says ethanol pollution may be worse than gasoline.
Well corn-derived ethanol has been derided for years as being a waste of food.
Given its environmental benefits, sugar-based ethanol has the potential to be a global industry.
Ethanol is currently meeting about 10% of our fuel needs and reduces GHG emissions almost 4%.
Many farm-belt politicians and ethanol interests have argued to keep the tax credit in place.
Imagine the efficiency gains if the ethanol produced in Iowa was consumed in Iowa.
There would be efficiency gains from keeping ethanol in the region while backing out petroleum imports.
At the end of the day, ethanol will move over land or not at all.
Another 31 stations had no ethanol and 35 stations no longer had diesel fuel for sale.
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But more importantly, that does NOT mean that ethanol fuel is not worth using.
Burning ethanol also releases large quantities of nitrogen oxide (smog) that causes respiratory disease.
Ethanol also competes with people and livestock for water lots and lots of water.
Ms. MICHELLE KAUTZ (Director of Communications, National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition): It's been absolutely unbelievable.
Last year's energy bill increasingly requires a ten percent mix of ethanol in regular gasoline.
In Brazil, he will be talking about ethanol production from sugar cane and global trade talks.
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