Reports & Studies
Environment & Public health
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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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  • 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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  • 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 Life Cycle & Greenhouse Gas Issues
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  • GHG Emission Reductions From World Biofuel Production And Uses
    Prepared for Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
    December 9, 2009
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  • Biofuels and Sustainability: An Industry Perspective
    Geoff Cooper
    October 29, 2009
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  • Ethanol’s Role in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Geoff Cooper
    October 16, 2009
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  • Anaylsis of the Proposed Rulemaking for the Expansion of the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard
    Informa Economics
    September 24, 2009
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  • Review of EPA’s RFS2 Lifecycle Emissions Analysis for Corn Ethanol
    Air Improvement Resource, Inc
    September 23, 2009
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  • A Scientific Assessment of the Role of Distiller’s Grains (DGS) and Predictions of the Impact of Corn Co-Products Produced by Front-End Fractionation and Back-End Oil Extraction Technologies on Indirect Land Use Change
    Dr. Jerry Shurson, Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota
    September 10, 2009
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  • What Do Biofuels Replace and Why Does it Matter?
    Understanding the future carbon benefits of biofuel use
    July 8, 2009
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  • Biofuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions on a Collision Course
    Dr. Robert Wisner, Biofuels Economist, Iowa state University
    June 18, 2009
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  • Understanding Indirect Effects - Challenges and Pitfalls to Policy
    Geoff Cooper, RFA
    May 7, 2009
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  • Calculating Carbon Intensity: Implications of Projection Horizon and Future Land Use
    NERA Economic Consulting
    April 30, 2009
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  • Accounting for Differences in the Timing of Emissions in Calculating Carbon Intensity for the California Low Carbon Fuels Standard
    NERA Economic Consulting
    April 30, 2009
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  • Biofuels and indirect land use change effects: the debate continues
    Matthews, John and Hao Tan - Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
    April 14, 2009
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  • Analysis of "Biofuels: Environmental Consequences & Interactions with Changing Land Use"
    Renewable Fuels Association
    April 3, 2009
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  • Analysis of Current Feeding Practices of Distillers Grains with Solubles in Livestock and Poultry Feed Relative to Land Use Credits Associated with Determing the Low Carbon Fuels Standard for Ethanol
    Dr. Jerry Shurson, University of Minnesota
    March 31, 2009
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  • Indirect Land Use Emissions in the Lifecyle of Biofuels: Regulations vs. Science
    Adam J Liska and Richard K Perrin, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
    March 19, 2009
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  • The Land Use Effects of US Corn-based Ethanol
    Tom Darlington, AIR, Inc
    February 24, 2009
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  • An Examination of the Potential for Improving Carbon/Energy Balance of Bioethanol
    IEA
    February 15, 2009
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  • Biofuels, Land Use Change, and Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Some Unexplored Variables
    Hyungtae Kim, Seungdo Kim, and Bruce Dale, Michigan State University
    January 28, 2009
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  • Improvements in Life Cycle Energy Efficiency & Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Corn-Ethanol
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    January 22, 2009
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  • Understanding Land Use Change and U.S. Ethanol Expansion
    Renewable Fuels Association
    November 12, 2008
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  • The Global Warming and Land Use Impact of Corn Ethanol Produced at the Illinois River Energy Center
    Steffen Mueller, University of Illinois at Chicago, Energy Resources Center
    July 28, 2008
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  • Response by Argonne and DOE to Searchinger article in
    February 7, 2008
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  • Effects of Fuel Ethanol Use on Fuel-Cycle Energy and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
    Argonne National Laboratory
    December 31, 2005
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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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  • Fuel-Cycle Fossil Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Fuel Ethanol Produced from U.S. Midwest Corn
    Argonne National Laboratory
    November 30, 2005
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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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  • Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation
    Pew Center on Global Climate Change
    April 30, 2003
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Food vs. Fuel
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  • Why Aren't Food Companies Reducing Prices?
    Source: RFA
    November 20, 2008
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  • Will the Plunge in Grain Prices Mean Lower Food Prices at the Supermarket
    Source: RFA
    October 15, 2008
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  • Feeding the Future: The Role of the U.S. Ethanol Industry in Food and Feed Production
    September 15, 2008
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Ethanol's Energy Balance
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  • U.S. Ethanol Industry Efficiency Improvements, 2004 through 2007
    John O. Christianson, CPA
    August 5, 2008
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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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  • 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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  • How Much Energy Does it Take to Make a Gallon of Ethanol?
    Insitute for Local Self-Reliance
    July 31, 1998
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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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  • 2009 Economic Contributions of the Ethanol Industry on the Economy of the U.S.
    February 15, 2010
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  • 2008 Contributions of the Ethanol Industry to the Economy of the United States
    February 23, 2009
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  • Why Aren't Food Companies Reducing Prices?
    Renewable Fuels Association
    November 20, 2008
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  • Economic Contribution of the Partial Exemption for Ethanol from the Federal Excise Tax on Motor Fuel
    John Urbanchuk, LECG, LLC
    November 18, 2008
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  • The Potential Role for Corn Ethanol in Meeting the Energy Needs of the U.S. in 2016-2030
    Ross Korves, ProExporter Network
    October 28, 2008
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  • Will the Plunge in Grain Prices Mean Lower Food Prices at the Supermarket?
    October 15, 2008
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  • Feeding the Future:
    THE ROLE OF THE U.S. ETHANOL INDUSTRY IN FOOD AND FEED PRODUCTION
    September 25, 2008
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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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  • The E12 Pathway
    November 6, 2009
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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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