RFA Reaction to Current Criticism

This “Ethanol Report” podcast features comments from RFA President Bob Dinneen on a number of topics coinciding with the annual RFA board of directors meeting in St. Louis this week. He talks about the angst felt by ethanol producers seeing their product maligned in the media and why the Texas governor’s request for a waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard is misguided. Dinneen also says the industry can support a decrease in the blender’s tax credit being discussed by farm bill negotiators and he points out that transportation costs are driving the food aid crisis.

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 11 (6:45 MP3 file)

Ethanol Report on Plant Efficiency and Food Prices

This “Ethanol Report” podcast features comments from RFA President Bob Dinneen on a new report from Argonne National Laboratory about the increased efficiency of U.S. ethanol plants, as well as how higher oil prices are the real cause of food price inflation.

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 10 (7:00 MP3 file)

Ethanol Industry Leaders Talk About the Future

This “Ethanol Report” podcast features comments from four ethanol industry leaders about the future of the ethanol industry and what role the Renewable Fuels Association will play in it.

Commentators include RFA Vice Chairman Tom Branhan of Glacial Lakes Energy in Watertown, South Dakota; Renewable Fuels Foundation chairman Bill Lee with Chippewa Valley Ethanol in Minnesota; RFA and RFF board member Dan Schwartzkopf with ICM’s LifeLine Foods; and Ryland Utlaut of Mid-Missouri Energy, a board member of RFA and past chairman of the National Corn Growers Association.

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 9 (6:30 MP3 file)

Best of the NEC

This “Ethanol Report” podcast features highlights from the 13th annual National Ethanol Conference last month in Orlando. Included are comments from RFA president Bob Dinneen, National Corn Growers Association CEO Rick Tolman, Informa Economics CEO Bruce Scherr, and Assistant Energy Secretary Andy Karsner.

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 8 (6:30 MP3 file)

Interview with RFA Chairman

In this “Ethanol Report” podcast, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Chairman Chris Standlee, executive vice president of Abengoa Bioenergy, discusses developments in cellulosic ethanol, disputes with the recent “Science” article studies, and the upcoming 13th annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, February 25-27

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 7 (8:00 MP3 file)

Ethanol Report Podcast on Upcoming Conference

The 13th annual National Ethanol Conference is just around the corner now - coming up February 25-27 in Orlando.

In this “Ethanol Report” podcast, RFA President and CEO Bob Dinneen talks about what the conference is all about and why those involved in the renewable fuels industry should attend.

You can subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 6 (6:30 MP3 file)

All the important conference details and registration information can be found on-line here.

Subscribe To The Ethanol Report Podcast

Here’s something that will get your iPod fired up:

RFA has started an audio podcast on issues important to the ethanol industry called “The Ethanol Report Podcast.â€? The report is produced twice monthly will be posted right here (we’ve already posted several episodes).

Podcasts already produced include such topics as the Renewable Fuels Now coalition and consumer survey, the Informa study of the relationship between corn prices and the overall Consumer Price Index for food, signing of the Energy Bill, and a look at what 2008 may hold for the ethanol industry.

The report can be accessed by a direct click to listen link here on the website and the mp3 audio file is also included in an RSS feed so it can be automatically downloaded for listening on a portable audio player.

“The Ethanol Report Podcast� is available by RSS feed subscription through any standard podcast subscription software or service such as iTunes or the Zune Marketplace. Use this link to see more instructions on how to subscribe to our blog as well as the podcast.

Ethanol Report on 2008

2008 is still a baby new year, but it promises to grow up fast and be fueled on ethanol.

In our first “Ethanol Report” podcast of 2008, RFA President Bob Dinneen takes a look at the year ahead for ethanol, which is likely to be even better than 2007. Dinneen talks about what the impact of the energy bill will be this year, what legislation might be considered this year that could affect the industry, and what the presidential candidates think about ethanol.

So, break in those new iPods you got for Christmas and subscribe to “The Ethanol Report” by following this link.

Or you can listen to it on-line here: Ethanol Report 5 (5:30 MP3 file)