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For First Time, E.P.A. Proposes Reducing Ethanol Requirement for Gas Mix
2013-11-15 16:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday proposed reducing the amount of ethanol that is required to be mixed with the gasoline supply, the first time it has taken steps to slow down the drive to replace fossil fuels with renewable forms of energy. The move was expected, but it drew bitter complaints from advocates of ethanol, including some environmentalists, who see the corn-based fuel blend as a weapon to fight climate change. It was also unwelcome news to farmers, who noted that the decision...
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U.S. ethanol output could reach 14 bln gallons in 2014-ADM chief
2013-11-14 06:42:13| Agriculture - Topix.net
U.S. production of corn-based ethanol could reach 14 billion gallons in 2014 because of positive margins for processors and demand from buyers, Archer Daniels Midland Co's chief executive said on Wednesday.
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Report: Obama's ethanol policy has ravaged the environment
2013-11-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: When President Barack Obama gave a major policy speech on reducing greenhouse gases last June, he didn't once mention ethanol, an alcohol-based fuel distilled from fermented corn. Biofuels in general which are extracted from plant or animal matter received a brief, passing reference. But when the Iowa political caucuses were on the horizon in 2007, thenpresidential candidate Obama made homegrown corn a centerpiece of his plan to slow global warming. And when former President George W. Bush...
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Administration Nears Decision on Ethanol Policy
2013-11-12 16:19:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Farm Policy The U.S. government may be about to reduce the federal requirement for blending ethanol into fuel, which has major ramifications for farm states, food prices and energy, according to a report yesterday in Politico. As early as Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to announce how many billions of gallons of ethanol it will require refiners to blend into gasoline and diesel fuel in 2014. If it sticks with a draft version that leaked in October, the agency will lower the amount to 2012 levels. read more
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Congressmen Urge EPA to Lower RFS Ethanol Requirement
2013-11-11 21:00:00| National Hog Farmer
By P. Scott Shearer, Bockorny Group, Washington, DC Over 160 members of the House of Representatives have sent a letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy urging her to consider a fair and meaningful adjustment to the ethanol mandate in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). read more
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