Reports & Studies
 
Public Health & the Environment
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  • Analysis of the Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry 2007
    Argonne National Laboratory
    April 21, 2008
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  • Response by Argonne and DOE to Searchinger article in "Sciencexpress" magazine
    "Use of U.S. Croplands for Biofuels Increases Greenhouse Gases through Emissions from Land Use Change"
    February 7, 2008
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  • Response to Mark Jacobson E85 Study
    Renewable Energy Action Project (REAP)
    April 26, 2007
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  • Review of “Effects of Ethanol (E85) Versus Gasoline Vehicles on Cancer and Mortality in the United States” authored by Mark Z. Jacobson
    Gary Z. Whitten, Smog Reyes
    April 18, 2007
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  • Updated Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Results of Fuel Ethanol
    Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory
    September 28, 2005
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  • Fuel Ethanol: A Technological Evolution
    Novozymes & BBI International
    May 31, 2005
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  • Regulated and Unregulated Emissions Comparison for Three Tier II Non-Road Diesel Engines Operating on Ethanol Diesel Blends
    Southwest Research Institute for NREL
    February 29, 2004
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  • Air Quality and Ethanol in Gasoline
    Gary Z. Whitten, Ph.D and Smog Reyes
    February 4, 2004
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  • Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation
    Pew Center on Global Climate Change
    April 30, 2003
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  • Fuel Choices for Fuel-Cell Vehicles: Wells-to-Wheels Energy and Emission Impacts
    Argonne National Laboratory
    October 31, 2002
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  • Volume 1 Well-to-Wheel Energy Use & Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems - North America Analysis
    General Motors et. al
    May 31, 2001
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  • Air Quality Impacts of Ethanol in California Gasoline
    Systems Applications International
    May 31, 2000
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  • Ethanol - Its Use in Gasoline: Expected Impacts and Comments of Expert Reviewers
    Cambridge Environmental, Inc.
    March 31, 2000
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  • Fate and Transport of Ethanol-Blended Gasoline in the Environment
    Surbec Environmental
    September 30, 1999
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  • Ethanol: Brief Report on its Use in Gasoline
    Cambridge Environmental, Inc.
    March 1, 1999
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  • Oxyfuels' Ability to Curb Carbon Monoxide Pollution
    Systems Application International, Inc.
    January 7, 1995
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Ethanol's Energy Balance
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  • Analysis of the Efficiency of the U.S. Ethanol Industry 2007
    Argonne National Laboratory
    April 21, 2008
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  • Ethanol: Energy Well Spent
    A Survey of Studies Published Since 1990
    Natural Resources Defense Council & Climate Solutions
    February 7, 2006
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  • Ethanol Can Contribute to Energy and Environmental Goals
    U.S. Berkeley Faculty and Staff
    January 26, 2006
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  • Ethanol: The Complete Energy Lifecycle Picture
    U.S. Dept. of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
    December 1, 2005
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  • The 2001 Net Energy Balance of Corn-Ethanol
    U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Argonne National Lab
    May 31, 2004
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  • The Energy Balance of Corn Ethanol: An Update
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    July 31, 2002
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  • Allocation Procedure in Ethanol Production System from Corn Grain
    Michigan State University
    April 30, 2002
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  • A Rebuttal to "Ethanol Fuels: Energy, Economic and Environmental Impacts" by D. Pimental
    Colorado School of Mines & National Corn Growers Association
    April 30, 2002
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  • Effects of Fuel Ethanol Use on Fuel-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Argonne National Laboratory
    December 31, 1998
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  • How Much Energy Does it Take to Make a Gallon of Ethanol?
    Insitute for Local Self-Reliance
    July 31, 1998
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  • Fuel-Cycle Fossil Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fuel Ethanol Produced from U.S. Midwest Corn
    Argonne National Laboratory
    November 30, 1997
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  • Estimating the Net Energy Balance of Corn-Ethanol
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    June 30, 1996
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Supply & Demand
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  • Ethanol Market Outlook for California
    California Energy Commission
    November 22, 2005
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  • Biomass as Feedstock for a Bioenergy and Bioproducts Industry: The Technical Feasibility of a Billion Ton Annual Supply
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory
    March 31, 2005
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  • Removing MTBE from Gasoline: Implications for the Northeast Gasoline Supply
    CONEG Policy Research Center, Inc.
    March 31, 2004
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  • Ethanol Supply Outlook for California
    California Energy Commission Staff Report
    September 30, 2003
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  • Infrastructure Requirements for an Expanded Fuel Ethanol Industry
    U.S. Department of Energy
    January 14, 2002
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  • Refining Preparation for California CBG3
    Colorado School of Mines & Downstream Alternatives
    August 31, 2001
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  • Current Fuel Ethanol Industry: Transportation, Marketing, Distribution & Technical Considerations
    Downstream Alternatives, Inc.
    April 30, 2000
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  • Ability of the U.S. Ethanol Industry to Replace MTBE
    AUS Consultants
    February 29, 2000
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  • Issues and Options for Ethanol-blended RFG in the Northeast
    Downstream Alternatives Inc.
    May 10, 1999
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  • Ethanol in California Clean Burning Gasoline: Ethanol Supply/Demand and Logistics
    Downstream Alternatives, Inc.
    January 31, 1999
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Economic Impacts
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  • Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the U.S. - 2007
    John Urbanchuk, LECG, LLC
    February 25, 2008
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  • Ethanol, Barley and Beer
    LECG, LLC
    July 12, 2007
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  • The Relative Impact of Corn and Energy Prices in the Grocery Aisle
    John Urbanchuk
    June 14, 2007
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  • Have Higher Corn Prices Really Driven Consumer Food Prices Higher in the Last Six Months?
    National Corn Growers Association
    April 26, 2007
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  • Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States in 2006
    LECG, LLC
    February 19, 2007
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  • Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the U.S. in 2005
    Includes Local Economic Impact of a 50 and 100 Million Gallon Ethanol Refinery
    LECG, LLC
    February 20, 2006
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  • The Economic Impact of Ethanol Plants in South Dakota
    Stuefen Research, LLC
    December 26, 2005
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  • Economic Impact of an 8 Billion Gallon RFS
    LECG, LLC
    May 22, 2005
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  • Over a Barrel: Why Aren't Oil Companies Using Ethanol to Lower Gasoline Prices?
    Consumer Federation of America
    April 30, 2005
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  • Contribution of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States in 2004
    LECG, LLC
    December 31, 2004
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  • Life Without Ethanol
    Renewable Fuels Association
    June 20, 2004
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  • Ethanol and Gas Prices
    LECG, LLC
    May 25, 2004
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  • Replacing the Volume & Octane Loss of Removing MTBE from RFG
    Downstream Alternatives, Inc.
    April 30, 2004
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  • 2004 Gasoline Price Increases: An Analysis
    Innovation and Information Consultants, Inc.
    March 30, 2004
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  • Consumer Impacts of the Renewable Fuels Standard
    LECG, LLC
    April 30, 2003
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  • Economic Impact of the Ethanol Industry in Minnesota
    April 30, 2003
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  • Ethanol & Fuel Cells: Converging Paths of Opportunity
    Jeffrey Bentley & Robert Derby
    July 31, 2002
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  • Ethanol and the Local Community
    AUS Consultants & SJH & Company
    June 19, 2002
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  • An Economic Analysis of Legislation for a Renewable Fuels Requirement for Highway Motor Fuels
    AUS Consultants
    October 31, 2001
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  • Costs and Benefits of a Biomass-to-Ethanol Production Industry in California
    California Energy Commission
    February 28, 2001
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  • Ethanol's Role in Mitigating the Adverse Impact of Rising Energy Costs on U.S. Economic Growth
    AUS Consultants
    January 31, 2001
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  • Economic Analysis of Replacing MTBE with Ethanol in the U.S.
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    December 31, 1999
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  • The Economic Impact of the Demand for Ethanol
    Dr. Michael Evans, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
    January 31, 1997
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Public Policy
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  • Executive Summary of the State of Minnesota's E20 Testing Results
    March 5, 2008
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  • RINSTAR Renewable Fuel Credit Management System
    Clayton McMartin - Clean Fuels Clearinghouse
    May 11, 2007
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  • Overview of the RFS Program Requirements
    David Korotney - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
    May 10, 2007
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  • RFS Implementation: The Central Data Exchange (CDX) Its how you report
    Scott Christian - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
    May 10, 2007
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  • RFS Compliance and Reporting
    Marilyn Bennett - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
    May 10, 2007
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  • Registration, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements Under the RFS
    John Weihrauch - Office of Transportation and Air Quality
    May 10, 2007
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  • Ethanol Industry’s Responsibility Under The RFS Program
    Jim Redding - Aventine Renewable Energy, Inc.
    May 10, 2007
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  • 2002 Ethanol Cost-of-Production Survey
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    June 30, 2005
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  • Bringing Biomass to the Pump: Ending America's Oil Dependence
    Natural Resources Defense Council
    June 30, 2005
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  • Ethanol from Biomass: America's 21st Century Transportation Fuel
    Governors' Ethanol Coalition
    March 31, 2005
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  • Petroleum and Ethanol Fuels: Tax Incentives and Related GAO Work
    U.S. Government Accounting Office
    September 24, 2000
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  • Oil Slickers: How Petroleum Benefits at the Taxpayer's Expense
    Institute for Local Self-Reliance
    July 31, 1996
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