Washington Times Defends Irresponsible Big Oil Scare Tactic
Conservatives believe in competition, but the Washington Times sides with a would-be monopoly — Big Oil.
Posted in Ethanol, Oil, Renewable Fuels
Stop the RINsanity: Fact-checking Big Oil’s claims on RIN price effects
Oil companies have suggested that increased prices for conventional ethanol RINs (Renewable Identification Numbers) are leading to higher gasoline prices at the pump. Some have even deceptively claimed RINs are adding as much as $0.10 per gallon to the retail price of gasoline. This assertion is completely absurd and is easily disproven with a series of very simple calculations. Truth be told, ethanol continues to sell at a discount to gasoline and continues to offer savings at the pump, even when the impact of higher RIN prices is considered.
Posted in E15, Ethanol, Gas Prices
Since When Does the Wall Street Journal Cheer Monopolies?
Once again, despite the facts, the Wall Street Journal, sides with Big Oil and its monopoly against ethanol, Big Oil’s direct competitor. This time the issue is about the purchase of special credits called RIN’s and Big Oil’s latest scapegoat for higher gasoline prices.
Ethanol and Distillers Grains Exports Snap Back in January
U.S. ethanol exports increased 16 percent over December, as shipments of denatured and undenatured (non-beverage) ethanol totaled 63.6 million gallons (mg), according to government data released yesterday.
Big Oil’s Self-Inflicted Blend Wall and its Impact on RIN Pricing
Oil companies have suggested the recent increase in RIN prices is due to the arrival of the E10 “Blend Wall” and the supposed inability of obligated parties to meet RFS obligations. The truth is, the E10 “Blend Wall” was erected by the oil companies themselves. Here are the facts.
Posted in E15, Ethanol, Renewable Fuel Standard
As Prices at the Pump Go Up, Up, Up American Ethanol is the Motorist’s Friend
If you've been paying more at the pump for gasoline, you aren't alone. And, if it weren't for U.S. ethanol, you'd be paying even more.
Posted in Gas Prices
Response to “Recent Land Use Change in the Western Corn Belt Threatens Grasslands and Wetlands”
The study's findings stand in stark contrast to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) acreage data, which show increased corn and soybean acres in the region have occurred via crop switching, not cropland expansion.
Posted in Land Use
2012 Ethanol Exports Total 739 Million Gallons; Canada is Top Destination
Final data is in: Ethanol exports total 739 million gallons for 2012.
2012 Food Price Increases Were Second-Lowest in 20 Years
Food prices rose just 1.8% in 2012, the second-lowest annual rate in the last 20 years. The new data demonstrates the absurdity of the alarmist rhetoric coming from Big Food.
Posted in Ethanol, Food, Renewable Fuel Standard
Gasoline Quality Greatly Affects Fuel Systems; Not Ethanol Content
Kristy Moore, RFA's VP of Technical Services, gives her take on the CRC and its report.
Bob Dinneen Responds to WSJ Factually Tortured Ethanol Editorial
Bob Dinneen responds to the latest episode of the Journal’s reign of terror about ethanol. The editorial distorts the D.C. Circuit Court’s decision, the progress and potential for cellulosic ethanol, the federal incentives for advanced biofuels, and the past century of subsidies for Big Oil.
Posted in EPA, Renewable Fuel Standard
Who Are You Going to Believe: Big Oil — Or 10,000 Miles of Truth?
API’s study claims to prove that 15 percent ethanol blends (E15) will damage your automobile’s engine. The only thing one can glean about E15 from the API study is if you test E15 in a vehicle that has been recalled then you just might have some problems.
Posted in E15
“Tar and Feathers” Coalition Fumbles Again with Super Bowl Shenanigans
Anxious that Americans won’t eat as many chicken wings at Super Bowl parties next weekend as they chowed down on last year, the National Chicken Council is serving up a heaping helping of half truths about the supposed impact of U.S. ethanol on poultry prices and supplies.
Posted in Corn prices, Food, Renewable Fuel Standard
Professor Flunks Ethanol 101
In an op-ed in The Flint Journal on January 16, Mark J. Perry, an economics professor at University of Michigan-Flint, earned a failing grade in Ethanol 101.
Ethanol and Distillers Grains Exports Tumble in November
U.S. ethanol exports fell to their lowest level of the year in November. The monthly total was down 25 percent from October and the lowest since November 2010. November exports of both ethanol and distillers grains reflect the difficult operating environment following last summer’s historic drought.
Don’t Believe Everything You Read. Fact check on NYT’s Guatemala Corn/Ethanol Story
“Don’t believe everything you read.” Never have truer words been spoken. Here is a fact check of the January 6th New York Times article “As Biofuel Demand Grows, So Do Guatemala’s Hunger Pangs” by Elisabeth Rosenthal.
Posted in Corn, Corn prices, Ethanol
E15 Questions for AAA from THE AUTO CHANNEL
Today, Marc Rauch of THE AUTO CHANNEL, wrote to AAA with questions resulting from recent claims against E15.
THE AUTO CHANNEL’s Marc Rauch Responds to FOX Business Story Filled With Misinformation on E15
Marc Rauch of THE AUTO CHANNEL, the Internet's largest automotive information resource, responds to a recent video story about E15.
U.S. Ethanol and DDG Exports Rebound in October; Ethanol Imports Remain High
U.S. exports of ethanol (denatured and undenatured, non-beverage) totaled 53.6 million gallons (mg) in October, up 8.6% from September and the highest since July. Canada was again the top destination. Year-to-date exports stood at 643.3 mg, implying an annual total of 772 mg.
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