After a few amendments passed and a few defeated, the Missouri House of Representatives came to a consensus on an ethanol mandate bill for the state. The measure would require most gasoline sold in Missouri after the end of next year to contain a 10 percent ethanol blend – and here is the fine print – as long as the …
Legislation Would Extend Biodiesel Tax Incentive
Biodiesel and soybean grower interests were happy to see legislation introduced this week that would extend the biodiesel tax incentive. According to a release from the National Biodiesel Board and the American Soybean Association, the bill was introduced yesterday by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Ranking Member Max Baucus (D-MT). The Grassley/Baucus bill, S. 2401, extends popular …
Pawlenty of Renewable Fuel In MN
Minnesota Governor, Tim Pawlenty, spoke to a crowd here at Commodity Classic in Anaheim on Friday. I think some of the folks here would like to see him run for President. He gave a great talk about how his state has led the way in the development of renewable fuels and challenged other states to follow their lead in what he called the “Energy Revolution.”
Alternative Fuels Could Make Government Bigger
The Democratic leadership in the Senate is proposing a new agency within the Department of Energy to fund innovative energy research and development projects
Wisconsin Ethanol On the Air
The Wisconsin Ethanol Coalition has launched a statewide radio campaign to encourage the public to write their lawmakers in support of the bill.
Hawaii Ethanol Plans Running Behind
Hawaii is apparently going to have a problem meeting the requirement approved in September of 2004 that a majority of the state’s gasoline contain ten percent ethanol by April 2, 2006
Another Governor Heard From
It seems that ethanol is a recurring theme in State of the State addresses this year. The latest is Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin, where lawmakers are considering a 10 percent ethanol mandate for the state.
Show-Me the Ethanol
The Governor of Missouri is calling for a 10 percent ethanol mandate in the Show-Me state.
Renewable Fuels Standard For 2006
The Environmental Protection Agency is all hyped-up about implementing the Energy Policy Act’s new Renewable Fuels Standard.
Wisconsin Moves Toward Ethanol Requirement
Wisconsin is poised to become the fourth to enact an ethanol blend requirement for gasoline.