Corn Ethanol

Matt Sledge

Richard Mourdock: Sen. Dick Lugar's Ethanol Policies Making You Pay More For Gas

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Lugar Mourdock, Richard Mourdock, Farming, Ethanol Subsidies, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Indiana Senate 2012, Corn, Richard Lugar, Politics News

Facing a fierce primary challenge this year from the right, Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar found himself accused Wednesday night of driving up gas prices ...

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The Need for a Federal Czar to Oversee the Development of the Nation's Oil Reserves

Ed Koch | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Fingerprints, Ethanol Subsidies, Food Stamps, Corn Ethanol, New York News
Ed Koch

For whatever reasons, Congress was able to resist the pressures of the farm lobby to extend the ethanol subsidy. Now it's time for Congress to show the same intelligence and courage and end subsidies for a host of industries.

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Farmers Defy Weak Economy To Have One Of Their Best Years Ever

AP | By JIM SUHR | Posted 12.12.2011

Read More: Farmers Profits, Agricultural Sales, Corn, Income for Farmers, Farmers, Agriculture, Agricultural Profits, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Farmer Profits Corn, Video, Food News

ST. LOUIS -- An Illinois farmer made so much money this year he made loan payments on one tractor a year in advance and exchanged some older ones for ...

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Pair Of Senators Propose Immediate End To Ethanol Tax Credit

AP | MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 09.06.2011

Read More: Ethanol Tax Credits, Biofuels, Green News, Ethanol Subsidies, Ethanol, Green Energy, Corn Ethanol, Amy Klobuchar, Corn Farmers, John Thune, Green News

WASHINGTON — Two senators from ethanol-producing states proposed Thursday to immediately end a tax credit for the corn-based fuel and agreeing t...

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Fueling Resistance: Rx. for Trouble

David Wallinga, M.D. | Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Antibiotic Resistance, Antibiotics, Food Safety, Biofuels, Corn Ethanol, Antibiotics in Meat, Antibiotics Food, Food News
David Wallinga, M.D.

Some producers fermenting corn into ethanol add human antibiotics to their fermentation tanks. Why? To control bacteria in the tanks, which can reduce their yields if they get out of control.

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Brazil´s Biofuel Drama Goes Global

Eric Ehrmann | Posted 07.18.2011

Read More: Germany, Robert Zoellick, Corn Ethanol, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, Flex Motor, Commodities, Brics, Hedge Funds, China, G-20, Food Price Inflation, Brazil, France, Barclays Bank, Biofuels, Argentina, Ethanol, Sugar Ethanol, Derivatives, Larry Rohter, Brasil, Brazil Biofuels, World News
Eric Ehrmann

Brazil's biofuel drama is a reminder that solutions packaged in green wrappers fail to scale with billions facing starvation in the Americas, Africa and Asia.

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The Ethanol Myth and Innovation Gone Amok

Robert F. Brands | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Innovation, Ethanol, Lobbying, Corn, Corn Ethanol, Corn Industry, Farmers, Business News
Robert F. Brands

Some 'Improvements' Demand Serious Questions Next time you fill up at the pump, check for a new sticker: "Contains up to 10% Ethanol." It represents...

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The EPA -- Judge Them by Their Enemies

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chemcial Industry, Environmental Protection Agency, House, Toxics, Fossil Fuels, Climate Change, Epa, Perchlorate, Right Wing, Safe Drinking Water Act, Lisa Jackson, Drinking Water, Corn Ethanol, Senate, Green News
John DeCock

The EPA may be the most effective agency in the Obama administration and they are delivering on their legal mandate to protect the environment and human health.

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Glaring Hypocrisy in U.S. Ethanol's Subsidized Exports

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Velasco

American taxpayers are paying hard earned money to lower prices at the pump for Europeans and other drivers around the world.

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Another Blow to Ethanol Subsidies and Trade Protection from Iowa State

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Velasco

Fresh competition will ultimately benefit consumers with reduced prices at the pump in the long run.

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Time to Stop Subsidizing Ethanol

Erich Pica | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Earl Pomeroy, Energy Independence and Security Act, Biofuels, Growth Energy, Exxon Mobil, Renewable Fuels Association, Veetc, Subsidies, House Ways and Means Committee, National Corn Growers Association, Corporate Greed, Corn Ethanol, Congressional Budget Office, Green News
Erich Pica

The $5 billion VEETC subsidy pads the pockets of Big Oil but does almost nothing to advance its stated purpose of actually promoting ethanol production.

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Jason Linkins

Deficit Commission's 'Chairman's Mark' Doesn't Mention Wasteful Ethanol Subsidies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Chairman's Mark, Erskine Bowles, Deficit Commission, Alan Simpson, Ethanol Subsidies, Eat the Press, Corn Ethanol, Politics News

I'm not going to be the first one to note that the "chairman's mark" that was birthed so suddenly into our lives yesterday lacks a certain amount of s...

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Amanda Terkel

Tea Party Porkers: Secretive Anti-Bailout Group Quietly Lobbies For Government Handouts

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 2010 Elections, Energy, Biofuels, Independent Expenditures, Biofuel, Renewable Energy, Ethanol Subsidies, Farm Subsidies, American Future Fund, Ethanol, 501c4, Corn Ethanol, Bruce Rastetter, Agricultural Subsidies, Elections 2010, Politics News

One of the most troubling aspects of the thriving industry of shadowy independent expenditure groups popping up in this election is the fact that the ...

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Winning the Race for Renewable Energy

Jeff Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Renewable Energy, Corn-Based Ethanol, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Indycar, Indycar Racing, Energy Debates, Green News
Jeff Simmons

America needs to be a leader in the clean energy economy of the future. If we are serious about winning this race, now is not the time to take our foot off the pedal.

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Congress -- It's Easy to Save Taxpayers $6 Billion -- Cut Fuel Costs

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas Prices, Corn-Based Ethanol, Subsidies, Corn Ethanol, Ethanol, Green News, Congress, Tariffs, Energy, Brazil, Ethanol Policy, Ethanol Subsidies, US Ethanol Policy, Green News
Joel Velasco

2010-09-22-sugarcanecopy.jpg Current U.S. ethanol policies include an interlocking system of subsidies and tariffs that cost taxpayers $6 billion per year.

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New Energy Report: There's a Bright Spot

Bill Chameides | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fuel, Energy, Annual Energy Review, Biofuels, Fossil Fuels, Economy, Renewable Energy, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Renewables, Petroleum, Corn Ethanol, Coal, Natural Gas, Green News
Bill Chameides

The U.S. Energy Information Administration's Annual Energy Review 2009 was released in August, and there are two aspects of the report that will seem like qualified environmental victories.

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After 30 Years of Federal Subsidies and Tariffs, Ethanol Can Go It Alone

Joel Velasco | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel Velasco

As the world's top producers of ethanol, the United States and Brazil should lead by example in creating a free market for clean, renewable energy.

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Nitrogen Fertilizer's Toll: Not Just Dead Zones

Donald Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Corn Ethanol, Agriculture, Corn, Nitrates, Corn Farms, Nitrogen, Cancer, Nitrogen Fertilizer, Green News
Donald Carr

It is time for agriculture to dramatically reduce the millions of pounds of nitrogen pollution that flow off farms every year and then contaminate public waterways and drinking water supplies.

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Taxpayer Investment in Ethanol Yields Little Relief from Oil

Donald Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf, Subsidy, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Growth Energy, Corn, Agriculture, Dead Zone, Agribusiness, Blender's Tax Credit, e10, Ethanol, National Corn Growers Association, Blend, Corn Ethanol, e15, Ewg, Green News
Donald Carr

Between 2005 and 2009, U.S. taxpayers spent a whopping $17 billion to subsidize corn-ethanol blends in gasoline. What did they get in return? A reduc...

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Greenwashing Corn: Industrial Ag Tries to Bolster its Tarnished Image

Donald Carr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Pesticides, Food Inc., King Corn, Corn, Dead Zone, Agriculture, National Corn Growers Association, Farm Subsidies, Corn Ethanol, Corn Farms, Green News
Donald Carr

EWG can hardly wait to get our invitation to hear how the corn growers are going to boost their image with environmentalists by growing more corn.

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Corn Ethanol -- Not Enough Bang For the Subsidized Buck

John DeCock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perennial Grasses, Cellulosic Ethanol, Corn-Based Ethanol, Alternative Energy Subsidies, Water, Switch Grass, Agribusiness, Subsidies, Ethanol, Corn Ethanol, Miscanthus, Pollution, Green News
John DeCock

The fundamental problem with corn ethanol, the thing that makes it a non-starter in practical terms, is that it is not at all clear that corn ethanol reduces green house gases.

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Unknown Water Demands Of Biofuel Feedstocks

nytimes.com | KATIE HOWELL of Greenwire | Posted 05.25.2011

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Extensive studies are needed to understand the water needs of biofuel production from cellulosic feedstocks or other next-generation sources, federal ...

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Corn Ethanol Producers Could See More Profits

Miranda Marquit | Posted 05.25.2011

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Miranda Marquit

While corn growers and ethanol producers may find themselves enjoying stock increases that are likely to continue, investors should carefully consider the implications of their support of such a company.

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