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E15 sales in Minnesota reached a new high in October at 472,172 gallons, 91 percent higher than the amount sold in September this year.
By this time next week, the EPA may have already announced its long-awaited final rule on the RFS. While no one knows what will be in its final rule, it is extremely likely the numbers will have been revised upwards.
It appears as though journalistic standards are on the decline. At least when the topic of the story is the RFS.
With the EPA's self-imposed deadline to release the final rule on the 2014, 2015 and 2016 RFS a few weeks away, the oil industry is throwing just about everything it has to sway the final numbers in its favor. The only thing left is the kitchen sink.
E15 usage in Minnesota reached a new record in September with 246,951 gallons sold. Total sales of ethanol blends like E15 - E50 also reached a new record with 546,616 gallons sold in the same month.
On Oct 30, DuPont commenced operations of its cellulosic ethanol plant in Nevada, Iowa. The plant is the largest cellulosic facility in the world with an annual production of 30 million gallons a year.
Earlier this week, we gave you the various positions the GOP presidential candidates have on ethanol and the RFS. Today, we take a look at the Democratic presidential candidates.
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A few days ago, we listed where the current GOP presidential candidates stand on ethanol. As we had warned, those views could change and that happened last night at the CNBC GOP debate.
Minnesota has been awarded an $8 million grant from the USDA to install or retrofit 620 flex fuel pumps in 165 stations in the state.
In the last 10 days, we've carried three stories on how important a role the RFS will play in Iowa, which will host the nation's first caucus in February 2016.
Riding on the coattails of a science-fiction based study by the University of Tennessee last week, Smarter Fuel Future this week launched an advertising campaign to continue its attack on the ethanol industry.
On Oct 17, Al-Corn Clean Fuel's Randy Doyal was a guest on Bobby Likis' Car Clinic radio show.
With the EPA expected to announce its final rule on the RFS next month, Big Oil has stepped up at is baseless attacks on ethanol and its latest attack comes in the form of a study largely based on science fiction.
Anyone watching last night's Democratic debate will have noticed renewable energy received some much warranted attention from the candidates, which was a refreshing change. Unfortunately, biofuels weren't specifically mentioned.
Ethanol consumption this year may total 13.4 billion gallons, according to new RIN generation data by the EPA and ethanol exports by the RFA.