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Guest AuthorAugust 15, 2016

The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) 2017 proposal suggests potential increases for higher ethanol blends in gasoline. The RFS was originally intended to decrease greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but over time the National Association of Clean Air Agencies discovered that it had produced higher emissions of nitrogen oxide and other harmful […]

Jim RosicaNovember 13, 2015

If you thought estoppel was hard to get people interested in, try the Renewable Fuel Standard. Generally, it’s a 10-year-old mandate by Congress aimed at getting more ethanol, an alternative fuel made from corn, into gasoline to reduce emissions for cleaner air. Smarter Fuel Future, a group that opposes the standard, had a table at […]

Guest AuthorOctober 28, 2015

With only a few remaining days in October, it’s important to highlight that this is National Manufacturing Month. Most of us understand how integral the manufacturing industry is to our city, state and country. Manufacturing drives our economy, creates products and services we rely on every day, builds infrastructure and generates job growth. We need […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Ryan RayMarch 16, 2015

Jeb Bush‘s presidential pre-campaign may hit a snag in the languid corn fields of Iowa owing to his past support of alternative biofuels, according to Jon Ward of Yahoo! News. While he bent some during a stump speech in Des Moines, he was somewhat less than all ears when it came to the issue of subsidizing […]

Guest AuthorApril 23, 2014

Last week, U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor returned to the Tampa Bay area to shore up her political base for what will be a tough re-election campaign and her noted policy prerogatives will be the hinge on which her political future hangs. If she wants to show support for countless drivers and small businesses in the […]

Tag: renewable fuel standard

Ned Bowman: Common sense renewable fuel legislation is at the forefront

Obscure issue aims for traction in presidential contest

Ned Bowman: Reforming the Renewable Fuel Standard would help our business community

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa’s corn maze

Jeb Bush navigates Iowa's corn maze

Ned Bowman: Rep. Castor needs to champion biofuels reform