In Washington, the Senate is looking to vote on the major energy policy reform bill by the end of the week, working through as many as 100 proposed amendments beforehand. Though some aren’t very controversial, others include eliminating the Renewable Fuel Standard and cutting fossil fuel subsidies. The bill garnered bipartisan support in the Energy […]
In Iowa, the Iowa Caucuses are tomorrow, marking the official opening of the US Presidential primary season. The Renewable Fuel Standard has emerged as a major issue in the campaign for Iowa votes. 12 out of 14 candidates support the RFS—realizing the economic, national security, and environmental benefits. And the Des Moines Register’s pollster, Selzer & Co., found […]
In Washington, the American Energy Alliance launched a six-figure advocacy initiative urging Congress to reject efforts that fall short of fully repealing the Renewable Fuel Standard. Amid speculation that the Toomey-Feinstein partial repeal language could be added as an amendment to the Senate Energy Bill, AEA will run a digital advocacy initiative in Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. It […]
In Florida, the National Biodiesel Board says the industry needs a producers credit rather than the current blenders credit that applies to both domestic and imported biodiesel. The industry says that by ensuring the $1 per gallon only goes to domestic fuel that the subsidy isn’t inadvertently subsidizing Argentine biodiesel as well, imports have which […]
In Australia, MP Bob Katter is back on the campaign trail to push for a national E10 blending mandate to help reduce the country’s reliance on fossil fuel imports and support local agri industries including sugar and grains. Currently oil imports account for about 90% of domestic fuel consumption. He said sugar could account for […]
In Iowa, following up on the release of a new statewide poll last week defying conventional political wisdom and showing the vast majority of Iowa voters don’t know and aren’t particularly concerned about candidates’ positions on ethanol and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the American Council for Capital Formation (ACCF) launched a major statewide TV […]
In Indonesia, despite assurances from the palm oil fund that the B20 blending mandate would be met, the palm oil producers association is asking for the mandate to be lowered in fear of oil companies’ failure to pay due to low oil prices and margins. Though the fund expects to earn $1.15 billion in levies […]
In Washington, in the run up to the Iowa caucus voices of the anti-ethanol are starting to get creative in order to rise above the din of the Cruz vs Branstad noise, now referring to ethanol as the economy’s “anchor baby”. The term refers to immigrants who give birth in the US, or “drop an […]
In Indonesia, the government is expected to move ahead with its B20 blending mandate despite low oil prices. The amount of subsidy required so that oil marketers keep blending at the mandated level has more than doubled since its implementation last year but that isn’t likely to deter the policy’s continued existence. The volume of […]
In India, the indigenous automobile industry is concerned about the new flex-fuel policy that will be released before Jan. 29 because it will take manufacturers the better part of a year to sort out flex-fuel technology while international manufacturers already selling in Brazil will have a head start. Additional costs will be passed on to […]
