Poultry producers are getting some help from several governors in their call for the EPA to waive the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), but officials with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) say the RFS is working, and no waiver is needed. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has joined Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue in asking for the …
Kansas Drivers Have New E15 Retail Station
Drivers who live and travel through Ottawa, Kansas now have access to E15. The Zarco 66 station located at 2518 E. Logan (intersection of I-35 & HWY 68) has become the second retail gas station to offer E15 in the U.S. Earlier this summer, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) gave final approval for the sale of E15 and customers are …
Ethanol Safety Seminar Offered by RFA
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), along with Norfolk Southern Corp., CN Railway and Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) will co-host an Ethanol Safety Seminar on August 22nd in Decatur, IL. The free seminar will give first responders, hazmat personnel, safety teams and the general public in-depth information on proper training techniques needed to effectively respond to an ethanol-related emergency. “Ethanol …
Appeals Court Upholds E15
The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia Circuit has sided with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and upheld its partial waiver approval for E15 ethanol fuel for model year 2001 and newer light duty vehicles and all flex fuel vehicles. “Today the U.S. Court of Appeals appropriately rejected multiple legal challenges to the introduction of E15 into the …
RFA: Reports Show Waiver Won’t Lower Corn Prices
The folks from the Renewable Fuels Association are pointing to two university studies as proof any waiving of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) would not significantly lower corn prices. The issue came to the forefront in the last few weeks as the drought pushed corn prices to record levels, and livestock groups look to the RFS waiver as relief from …
Corn Growers Ask for Careful Analysis of RFS Waiver
While Govs. Bev Perdue of North Carolina and Mike Beebe of Arkansas have petitioned the EPA to waive the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) for ethanol in light of the drought gripping much of the corn-producing region of the country, a supplier for both sides in the argument has called for careful analysis of the situation. The National Corn Growers Association… …
Ethanol Industry Urges EPA to Deny RFS Waiver
Two state governors have reportedly made an official request to the EPA to waive the RFS for corn ethanol, and the ethanol industry is wasting no time saying it should be denied. According to this Reuters article, North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue and Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe have asked the EPA for a waiver to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), …
RFA: RFS Waiver Brings No Lower Prices for Anyone
Officials with the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) say if the EPA grants a waiver to the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS), it would not bring the hoped-for reduction in feed prices for livestock producers and lower prices for consumers at the grocery stores. The calls for the waiver grew louder after last Friday’s USDA crop report showed a 13 percent reduction …
RFA to Hold Webinar on Corn Crop, Ethanol & RFS
A lot of talk over the weekend, as the USDA put out its crop report with the expected 13 percent drop in corn production due to the drought. The folks at the Renewable Fuels Association hope to give some clarity to the situation tomorrow morning (August 14th) when they host a webinar talking about the relationship between the crop, ethanol …
RFA Puts USDA Crop Report in Context
Renewable Fuels Association Vice President of Research and Analysis Geoff Cooper put together an analysis of today’s USDA crop supply report on the RFA E-xchange Blog to put the report into perspective from both a historical context as well as a global production context, answering calls from some international voices to end global biofuel production. “As expected, this morning’s supply-demand …