by Kim Norvell (Des Moines Register) … U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and former senators Jim Webb and Rick Santorum were invited by the agricultural network to a taping of its Rural Town
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by Alan Bjerja (Bloomberg) Will the Vermont senator’s thumbs-up for ethanol spell problems for Hillary Clinton in the heartland? … The statement praising Sanders came after a Sunday interview on Iowa
by Chris Mooney (The Washington Post) Even as President Obama further amplifies his rhetoric about addressing climate change, a coalition of environmental organizations released a letter Monday seeking to push his administration much
by Maya Kliger (Des Moines Register) … When asked about supporting the Renewable Fuel Standard, Huckabee said he stands by it because the government has an obligation to fulfill its promise. “It
By Anne Gearan (The Washington Post) … The Democratic front-runner’s rural aid package contains an endorsement for ethanol, the corn-based fuel additive. Iowa is the world’s largest producer of ethanol, which
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) The last batch of Republican presidential candidates took the Soapbox stage during the last weekend of the Iowa State Fair. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R)
by Cindy Zimmerman (AgWired) It was only eight months ago that America’s Renewable Future (ARF) was launched in Iowa with the goal of educating presidential candidates about agriculture and biofuels
by Erin Murphy (WCF Courier) Multiple protests made for an eventful 20 minutes during Chris Christie’s turn on The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox stage on Saturday at the
by Reps. Keith Ripp and Andy Jorgensen (Wisconsin State Journal) … We are proud to support the Renewable Fuel Standard despite the fact that the two of us hail from different political
(Iowa Biodiesel Board) Iowa Biodiesel Board releases data showing 76 percent of voters support expanding biodiesel under Renewable Fuel Standard As the parade of presidential hopefuls continues at the Iowa
by Philip Basher (AgriPulse) … Huckabee also defended the Renewable Fuel Standard, arguing that it wasn’t hypocritical to be conservative and also support the biofuel usage mandates on refiners. He suggested
by Philip Brasher (AgriPulse) … Some of the issues, most notably the Renewable Fuel Standard, also can put candidates on the spot between powerful GOP interests. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad brought
by John Siciliano (Washington Examiner) Republican presidential hopeful Jeb Bush is calling out President Obama’s climate change plan as “irresponsible,” while at the same time admitting global warming is man-made
by Rebecca Leber (New Republic) … Walker and Bush intend to end subsidies for clean energy, largely continue the same century-old tax breaks that remain for fossil fuels, and encourage expanded federal
by Rebecca Leber (New Republic) Only two candidates, Senator Lindsey Graham and George Pataki, in the second-tier Republican presidential debate on Thursday have accepted that climate change is real and
by Andrew Revkin (The New York Times) Young conservatives press the case for energy-policy sanity as Republican presidential candidates take the stage in Cleveland. READ MORE
By Nathanael Johnson (Grist) In an interview conducted in an Iowa Dairy Queen Sunday, Jeb Bush talked about the paleo diet (he’s lost 40 pounds, but was also drinking an
by Joanna Schroeder (DomesticFuel.com) NextGen Climate has released the results of a survey that finds voters in key presidential swing states support transitioning to at least 50 percent clean energy
by John Fritze (Baltimore Sun) … Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, who is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, is winning praise from corn farmers in Iowa for his support of
by Bret Hayworth (The Globe Gazette) Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush on Monday again asserted a position that could give him trouble with some Iowa voters, as he supports an
by William Petroski (Des Moines Register) … (Rand) Paul said the federal government is needed to provide national defense, build some roads, and do some other things. But many other matters can
by Grant Rodgers (Des Moines Register) Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O’Malley strongly backed renewable fuel producers on Thursday, calling on the Obama administration to rethink its controversial proposal to lower
Martin O’Malley (USA Today) … New technologies now put an independent clean energy future decidedly within our reach as a nation. … I would keep domestically produced oil and gas
by Christopher Doering (Des Moines Register) Renewable fuels could be an issue in the race for the White House as indecisive voters in Iowa look for a way to whittle down
by Jim Lane (Biofuels Digest) In Iowa, America’s Renewable Future (ARF) has publicly released a diverse coalition of partners that includes Iowa Renewable Fuels Association, Iowa Corn Growers, Growth Energy,
by Jennifer Yachnin (E&E/Governor’s Wind Energy Coalition) Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday pitched an aggressive commitment to promoting renewable energy, vowing to make the United States a “clean
by Beth Reinhard (The Wall Street Journal) Several Backed Sunset of Subsidies and Many Oppose Renewable-Fuel Standard For decades, presidential candidates have bowed to Iowa’s corn-based ethanol industry while campaigning