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Renewable energy advocates miffed by EPA SRE proposal

10/16/19 6:10 AM By Spencer Chase

Biofuel groups say a Trump administration plan to account for gallons of renewable fuel waived through small refinery exemptions is unsatisfactory and goes back on commitments offered earlier this month.

Market demand for E15 looks to be modest

06/12/19 6:27 AM By Ben Nuelle

Ethanol producers are hopeful for an increase in year-round E15 gasoline sales after the Trump administration okayed its summertime sale, but consumer demand will likely be modest due to fears of litigation, a lack of blender pumps, and challenges posed by some state regulations.

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Farm Hands on the Potomac: Key staff moving on up and around Capitol Hill

05/29/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Key staffers are moving on up and around Capitol Hill.

Farm Hands on the Potomac: Cargill and Beck Ag add to senior leadership team

04/10/19 6:00 AM By Hannah Pagel

Cargill taps two to take on new agricultural supply chain and animal nutrition leadership roles, Beck Ag appoints new CEO, and new staff appointees are added to the House Ag Committee and Natural Resource Committee.

Renewable fuels group pushes back against E15 opponents

10/25/18 5:05 PM By Steve Davies

Supporters of EPA’s upcoming proposal to allow year-round use of gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol made their case on a call with reporters today, saying that the blend is safe, dependable, and cuts down on smog-forming tailpipe emissions.

Biofuel groups call on EPA to ensure 15 billion gallons of blending

Energy sector pushes for refiner protection

08/17/18 2:33 PM By Spencer Chase

Renewable fuel and energy sector organizations offer comment on EPA's proposed Renewable Fuel Standard blending levels.

Biofuel groups praise acknowledgement of fuel in emissions proposal

08/02/18 12:21 PM By Steve Davies

Ethanol advocates applauded a Trump administration proposal released today that would freeze fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks through model year 2026.

Bob Dinneen, Renewable Fuels Association

Dinneen to step down as RFA’s CEO

Geoff Cooper in line for RFA’s top job

07/18/18 1:31 PM By Daniel Enoch

The Renewable Fuels Association announced today that Bob Dinneen, who’s been the group’s president and CEO since 2001, will step aside in October to take up a senior advisory role. Executive Vice President Geoff Cooper will take over as president and chief executive.

Failure to deal with waivers in RVO proposal angers biofuel advocates

06/27/18 6:40 AM By Steve Davies

Biofuel advocates blasted the Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposal to set targets for production of renewable fuels under the Renewable Fuel Standard because the agency did not try to reallocate renewable gallons left unblended when refineries were granted waivers from RFS requirements.

EPA's proposed RVO numbers draw mixed reviews

06/26/18 1:57 PM By Steve Davies

The Environmental Protection Agency’s Renewable Volume Obligation proposal, released Tuesday, includes a 2019 target for advanced biofuels that is nearly 600 million gallons higher than 2018, but does not attempt to reallocate gallons left unblended because of waivers given to refiners.

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Congressman Rodney Davis, R-Ill

This week’s guest on Open Mic is Congressman Rodney Davis. The fourth term Republican reports tariffs and renewable fuel are the top two concerns among his constituents in the thirteenth district. Davis supports President Trump’s efforts to open markets and level the playing field for U.S. farmers and ranchers, but hopes for a quick conclusion in the trade war. Davis is outspoken in his call to bring the USMCA trade agreement to the House floor and says his proposed legislation on implementing the Renewable Fuels Standard and granting small refinery exemptions will work hand in hand with recent objectives announced by the White House.

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Opinion: How US foreign aid boosts the economy back home

Peter McPherson, President, Association of Public Land-Grant Universities, talks how foreign aid to low-income countries not only gives their economy a boost but gives the United States' economy a boost as well.