Ethanol

EPA's Push For More Ethanol Could Be Too Little, Too Late

Tracy Samilton — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 07:23:00 +0000

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could soon issue a final ruling that aims to force oil companies to replace E10, gasoline mixed with 10 percent ethanol, with E15.

This move could come just as widespread support for ethanol, which is made from corn, appears to be eroding.

Mike Mitchell was once a true believer in ethanol as a homegrown solution to foreign oil imports.

Ethanol Plants Caught in ‘Blend Wall’

Harvest Public Media and Grant Gerlock — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Ethanol plants in at least 13 states have stopped running in recent months because of high corn prices and a lower demand for the fuel. The industry is trying to change the equation by putting more of the biofuel in gasoline, but ethanol critics are pushing back.

EPA Says Its Ethanol Rules Aren't Driving Up Food Prices

Daniel Charles — Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:06:00 +0000

The ethanol industry is happy with the Environmental Protection Agency today.

In Drought-Stricken Midwest, It's Fodder Vs. Fuel

Daniel Charles — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 11:28:00 +0000

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In the Midwest, the drought is doing a number on the nation's biggest agricultural crop, corn. The USDA says half of the country's cornfields are in poor or very poor condition, and the short supply is driving up the price. Now, a fight between livestock farmers and ethanol producers over the high priced corn crop.

Ethanol Industry Is Bigger Than Ever

Dustin Dwyer — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:45:00 +0000

Five years ago, ethanol was seen as the next big thing to wean the U.S. off foreign oil. Then some studies on the corn-based fuel cast doubt on its environmental benefits, and auto companies turned their attention to hybrids and electric cars. The hype died off, but the ethanol industry is alive and well, driving a big change in America's corn consumption.

Rising up out of the corn fields outside Lake Odessa, Mich., is the ethanol refinery for Carbon Green Bioenergy.