The anti-ethanol camp has exited their tents today to hold a press conference against the suggested changes to VEETC and the ethanol tariff that the ethanol industry proposed last week. In response, the four organizations that are leading the charge to create a new road map for ethanol have jointly responded to the attack. In a statement released today from …
New E85 Pump in Michigan
PS Food Mart recently installed a new E85 pump in Jackson, Michigan, thanks to assistance from Growth Energy’s 2010 E85 and Blender Pump Program, offering funds to retailers for the alternative fuel infrastructure. The new pump opened on September 20th and has been dispensing about 100 gallons a day. “We wanted to be able to provide a fuel that is …
Ethanol Supporters Reflect on OPEC Anniversary
Ethanol supporters are not wishing OPEC a very happy 50th birthday this week. Growth Energy organized a press event in Washington today with more than 90 supporters and producers of domestic ethanol to mark the 50th anniversary of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries – better known as OPEC. “Since the inception of OPEC we have had conflict in …
Ethanol Blender Pump Opens in Ord, Nebraska
A new ethanol blender pump opening in Ord, Nebraska was a big success last week. Country Partners Cooperative hosted a pump grand opening on Thursday, September 9 with specials on E10, E20, E30 and E85, door prizes and drawings will be held as well as a BBQ served by the local FFA chapter. Country Partner’s blender pump was financially supported …
Ethanol Industry Urges DOE to Fix Loan Program
Ethanol and other renewable energy industry groups are urging the Secretary of Energy to fix the Department of Energy’s Renewable Energy Loan Guarantee Program (LGP) and keep Congress from raiding it for other projects. Growth Energy, along with the Renewable Fuels Association and six other organizations, sent a letter to DOE Secretary Steven Chu urging him to restore billions in …
Access, Policy & Predictability Needed for Ethanol
“The 50th Anniversary of OPEC made our nation and others dependent on a few countries for oil – many that don’t have our best interest at heart,” said Tom Buis, CEO of Growth Energy during a press conference at the Farm Progress Show currently being held in Boone, Iowa. OPEC was formed on September 14, 1960 and today, America’s dependence …
Growth Energy Talks Ethanol With Iowa Ag Secretary
It was the “Bill and Tom Show” at the 2010 Farm Progress Show on Wednesday as Growth Energy hosted a discussion about ethanol between CEO Tom Buis and Iowa Agriculture Secretary Bill Northey held a panel discussion to talk about Growth Energy’s Fueling Freedom Plan, the upcoming energy bill and EPA’s pending decision on the E15 waiver. Both Buis and …
Ethanol Groups Dispute Petroleum Industry Claims
The American Petroleum Institute (API) is using findings of a new report to try and dissuade the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from making a decision on the use of increased levels of ethanol in gasoline anytime in the near future. The Sierra Research report commissioned by the national trade association that represents the oil industry found that “multiple regulatory and …