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- Another Study Debunks RFA/Vilsack Claim Ethanol Reduced Gas Prices by $1.09/Gal Tue, 18 Sep 12, 3:56amA new study by the Energy Research Policy Foundation, Inc. (EPRINC) further debunks the popular talking point of USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack and the Renewable Fuel Association (RFA) that ethanol reduced gasoline prices by...
- Pressure Grows on EPA to Suspend Ethanol Mandate Tue, 14 Aug 12, 9:03amThe worst drought in 50 years has destroyed one-sixth of the U.S. corn crop. The USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WSDE) report, released Friday, projects the smallest corn crop in six years and...
- When Drought Strikes, Should U.S. Policy Endanger Hungry People? Sat, 21 Jul 12, 6:54amThe question answers itself. Of course not. But that is the effect of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), more commonly known as the ethanol mandate. Under the RFS (Energy Independence and Security Act, p. 31), refiners must...
- Ethanol Added $14.5 Billion to Consumer Motor Fuel Costs in 2011, Study Finds Fri, 20 Jul 12, 6:54amToday, FarmEcon LLC released RFS, Fuel and Food Prices, and the Need for Statutory Flexibility, a study of ethanol’s impact on food prices and the rural economy. FarmEcon prepared the study for the American Meat Institute,...