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Ethanol exports up to 1 billion gallons expected for 2014

BY Susanne Retka SchillFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyEthanol exports are a bright spot for producers in a year of uncertainty. Economists predict continued strength in foreign demand could lead to ethanol exports in the range of 600 million to 1 billion gallons. READ MORE

March 09, 2014

Opinion: Legal Argument Challenges EPA Authority to Change RFS

BY Alexander F. Logemann Found In:Markets, PolicyGiven the solid legal arguments of the EPA's critics, the final RVO rule may prompt a judicial response that impacts the agency’s discretion when setting volumes in the future. Iowa’s attorney general has left the door open to that possibility. READ MORE

March 08, 2014

Opinion: EU’s Struggle for E10

BY Robert VierhoutFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyFor European ethanol producers, E15 is still a distant dream. In the EU, the struggle is to get from E5 to E10. The legislation to offer E10 has been in place since 2009 but its use, even five years after the legislation came into force, is minimal. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

Opinion: How RINs Really Work, and Why Big Oil Hates Them

BY Ron LambertyFound In:Markets, Business, PolicyThe ability for independent fuel marketers to sell renewable fuels at lower prices while improving profit margins by selling RINs, has given independent fuel marketers something they have never had before: an advantage over Big Oil. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

South Dakota plans to use E15 for state fleet FFVs

BY Office of Gov. Dennis Daugaard Found In:Markets, PolicySouth Dakota Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that the state will begin incorporating E15 fuel into its state vehicle fleet. The fuel will be made available at four sites during a test period. READ MORE

March 07, 2014

Opinion: The Real Cost of Food

BY Tom BuisFound In:Business, PolicyFirst-generation ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign oil, revitalizes our rural communities, improves our environment and employs nearly 400,000 workers while driving down fuel costs. The next generation will make an even greater impact. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Opinion: Moving Toward a Clean and Renewable Future

BY Bob DinneenFound In:Cellulosic, Business, PolicyThe success of cellulosic ethanol is critical to the success of all renewables. We will continue fighting to keep the renewable fuel standard at the levels Congress intended to maintain market stability and increase investment in next-gen biofuels. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Illinois economist: 80% chance EPA will reverse RVO write-down

BY Susanne Retka SchillFound In:Markets, PolicyThe implied probability that the U.S. EPA will reverse the write-down of the RFS found in its proposed 2014 RVO is 80 percent, according to an analysis by University of Illinois economist Scott Irwin. READ MORE

March 06, 2014

Growth Energy marks fifth anniversary of Green Jobs Waiver

BY Holly JessenFound In:Markets, PolicyGrowth Energy highlighted the fact that March 6 is the five-year anniversary of when the organization filed the Green Jobs Waiver with the U.S. EPA, seeking commercial-use approval for E15. READ MORE