posts tagged as biofuels

Fossil Fuels Dominate U.S. Energy Production, But Receive a Small Percentage of Federal Fuel Subsidies

At the request of the Secretary of Energy, the Energy Information Administration (EIA), an independent agency of the U.S. Department of Energy, evaluated...

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Repealing the RFS Is Still the Best Answer

Following a meeting on Friday, reports are that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt have put together a four-part...

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EPA Sets Final Ethanol Levels

On November 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the final biofuel levels for 2014, 2015, and 2016. EPA is tasked to...

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Oversight Hearing on EPA’s Failed Implementation of RFS

Something is seriously wrong with the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Every year, EPA requires a set amount of biofuels to be blended...

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CBO Analyzes RFS: Expect Higher Gasoline and Diesel Prices

Government mandates increase energy prices compared to the energy prices in a free market. That is the upshot of a new Congressional...

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Uncertainty Surrounds Ethanol’s Impact on GHG Emissions

The EPA is proposing to lower the 2014 RFS biofuel blending mandate by 1.4 billion gallons, from the statutory mandate of 18.21...

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