In 2023, fewer people (38%) said they believe EVs are better for the environment than gas vehicles, than in 2022
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Back TO HOMEQUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Michael McAdams
These sustainable fuels, made from renewable, non-food biomass, can play a critical role in our clean energy transition. They can
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Julie Brown
"These six Hybrid-Electric Diesel buses will run on 100% renewable diesel fuel, replacing older traditional diesel and CNG buses. These
July 08, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Kevin Beckett
We remain the fastest carbon-reduction solution for the Northeast, while providing safe, reliable and affordable heat. -- Kevin Beckett, president
June 27, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Frank Dahan
‘We have the fuel today that could decarbonise our industry over night’. Frank Dahan, Director of Transport Services and Global
June 16, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Allen Schaeffer
"Reducing carbon and other emissions in the near term in California and beyond will likely depend more on the next
May 02, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Rebecca Solnit
What if we imagined “wealth” consisting not of the money we stuff into banks or the fossil-fuel-derived goods we pile
May 01, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Dan Cummins
In the fight against climate change and greenhouse gases, there may be an alternative to electric cars. Ethanol ... Dan
February 14, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Myron Dorn
"I contend that for too long, the petroleum industry in Nebraska has resisted higher ethanol blends, virtually eliminating customers options
February 09, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper and George W. Bush
"Ahead of the 2000 caucuses, Texas Gove. (and oil man) George W. Bush told an Iowa crowd 'I’d support ethanol
January 20, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Jahmy Hindman
"The path to a sustainable future does not rely only on electrification to power vehicles. Biofuels, like ethanol and renewable
January 10, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Noel Gavigan
"Narrow focus on technologies that rely only on electrification is a very risky policy. This is particularly so as at
January 04, 2023 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Iberdrola
The use of hydrogen should focus on applications where there are no other alternatives. That is, for the replacement of
December 26, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Cathy Choi
“We need to be technology neutral, yet performance based. ... We need technology-neutral incentives as well.” -- Cathy Choi, Cummins’
December 20, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- John Eichelberger
"We have 270 million plus combustion engine vehicles in the United States today. Even if we were to achieve 50%
October 10, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- SGS
"Biofuels are here to stay for the long run. Organizations need to adopt a proactive instead of a reactive, approach."
October 05, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Gevo
Net-Zero 1 will show the world that the leading edge of the energy transition is in the heartland of
September 19, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- GoodFuels
There is no doubt that tighter legislation and more ambitious targets are urgently needed, but in order to truly decarbonise
September 15, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Renewable Fuels Association
"(I)n the interest of technology neutrality and with the rapid increase in battery-electric vehicles, the land use impacts of mineral
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Diesel Technology Forum
"Others will be inspired to consider using advanced renewable and biodiesel fuels, either in blends or fully in place of
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Simon Geere
"We've got a bit more work to do around how we communicate what SAF is, and what the technical specification
July 26, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- David Carpintero
"Europe needs a range of solutions to decarbonize transport — including renewable ethanol — not just one technology that isn’t yet
July 07, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Steen Møller
"The emission reduction is immediate and the solution is easy to implement as the shipowners are not forced to make
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- David Richardson
"When a vehicle is fossil-fuelled, carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years is released into the atmosphere
May 13, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: World Energy
"SAF allows aviation to be powered by the sun’s energy, captured by organic materials, and converted into high-energy-density liquid fuels."
April 29, 2022 Read Full Article
EARTH–a 5-letter word for EARTH MONTH. Advanced Biofuels USA Plays Wordle for EARTH MONTH.
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Each day throughout EARTH MONTH in 2022, Advanced Biofuels USA will highlight one or more 5-letter words
March 23, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Suriya Jayanti
What the White House should—and can—do now, is institute a full-spectrum energy export embargo on Russia. ... Europe will survive.
February 27, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Steve Sapsford
“For me, electrification for passenger cars is the right trajectory, that is what we should be doing in my view.
February 08, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
"Let’s allow all fuels and vehicles that can reduce emissions to compete fairly, and lets reward those fuels and vehicles
January 28, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Tim Walz
(W)e’re going to be driving cars with gasoline for many years to come. -- Governor Tim Walz (D-MN)) to Brownfield
January 21, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Diesel Technology Forum
A robust renewable fuels policy that recognizes today’s value and the future potential for expanded use of renewable fuels is
January 18, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Neville Fernandes
"With this climate crisis we're in, we need to reduce the carbon intensity of diesel as much as possible, as
January 11, 2022 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Tina Casey
The Primary source of hydrogen today is natural gas, and to some extent coal, which means that a zero emission
December 23, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Neel Dhanesha
(U.S. President Joe) Biden’s plan could make buying and charging electric cars easier, but electric vehicles are only as clean
December 16, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Monte Shaw
“It is absolutely perplexing why the Biden EPA would delay and potentially plan to undermine the only federal law that
November 19, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Dave Lamp
"All of our investment money going forward is really around the renewable space. And the rest of it is just
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Stephan Meeder
"We are convinced that we need all technologies to decarbonise – or rather to defossilise – the transport sector. Renewable
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Abubakar Bagudu
“The NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) Renewable Energy Division as part of the vision of Mr. President has been trying
October 01, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- A Group of Ag and Biofuel Organizations and Companies
The State should consider requiring that beginning as early as model year 2024, any internal combustion engine light-duty vehicle (i.e.,
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Deb Green
"Corn fields are nature's solar panels. They are naturally removing C02 from the air, thus helping reduce greenhouse gasses." Deb
September 01, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Matt Russell and Robert Leonard
"Here’s what the future-of-fuel narrative should be: petroleum industry vs. electric vehicles and renewables, including biofuels. For obvious political reasons,
August 23, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Tammy Klein
"One of the major discussions of the day concerns renewable diesel (HVO) feedstock: Will there be enough? Where will it
August 09, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
“Even if half of new vehicles sold in 2030 are electric, four out of every five cars on the road
August 05, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Angie Craig
"I was disappointed not to see biofuels included in the initial bipartisan infrastructure framework, but rest assured that as conversations
July 28, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Nebraska Corn Board and KUVR
"California leads the nation in the number of flex fuel vehicles on the road with 1.1 million in 2020. By
July 13, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Cindy Axne
"Over the past few months, I’ve spoken to many of my colleagues here in Congress about the immediate impact that
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Tom Daschle
“What I do know is — for the foreseeable future, and I would say several decades yet to come —
June 15, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- American Express Global Business Travel
"Lower or zero carbon technologies such as hydrogen and electric flight are unlikely to impact at scale until mid-century. This
June 02, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Volkmar Denner
“Climate action is not about the end of the internal-combustion engine. It’s about the end of fossil fuels. And while
May 18, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Cindy Axne
In an interview with DTN, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA-03) explained that a lot of lawmakers are not aware of the
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Troy Bredenkamp
“They (Biden Administration) could do a lot for biofuels for a fraction of the cost of what they’re suggesting to
April 06, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Brian Ross
"Holy moly. How on Earth are you going to get people not coming with pitchforks and tar to these siting
March 26, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Burl Haigwood
"The problem is gasoline. Therefore, policy makers need to focus on the imperfections of gasoline – not biofuels and EVs."
March 18, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Stephanie Kelly
"The transition to an electric vehicle fleet is expected to be a long one, making renewable fuels a growth market
March 04, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "Earthrise" by Amanda Gorman
A poem by Amanda Gorman explains the purpose of our work: ... For it is the obscure, the oppressed, the poor, Who
February 18, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
"Some ethanol being produced today in Iowa reduces GHG emissions by nearly 80 percent, according to analysis by California regulators.
January 19, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Adam Comora
“Companies operating Class 8 trucks are quickly realizing that they don’t have to wait for new, unproven technologies and infrastructure
January 12, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK --- Jacques Leslie
"Los Angeles is a natural focus for treaty organizers because of its unusually high concentration of oil infrastructure in an
January 05, 2021 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Emmanuel Desplechin
"While the focus may be on the growing importance of electric vehicles, the (EU) Commission's strategy confirms that battery EVs
December 11, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- P.J. Griekspoor
"The time is right for ethanol advocates to make sure the right message gets to the right ears. What ethanol can
December 10, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
RFA president and CEO Geoff Cooper reminds us that President Elect Joe Biden committed on the campaign trail to put
November 10, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Monte Shaw
“No matter which party is in charge of the House, Senate, or White House, we have our work cut out
November 02, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- K. Johnson
Rolling back auto emission standards was exactly the wrong way to go. ... An alliance between environmentalists and farmers to
October 26, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
Calling an electric vehicle a ZEV is like calling a donkey a unicorn — it sounds nice, but it simply isn’t
October 06, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Erik Hånell
“The development of ExxonMobil’s biofuel is an important step towards a broader commercial use of low-carbon fuels and we were
September 11, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Steve Csonka
"SAF usage will immediately start to lower the net GHG footprint of aviation. We don’t need to wait for unique
August 19, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Doug Sombke and Jim Seurer
"For many years now, South Dakota has led the way in proving that E30 blends can be used effectively in
August 03, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Emily Skor
“Incorporating biofuels into our nation’s fuel supply has been one of our most successful energy policies to date, benefitting both
July 28, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Michael McAdams
“The forward-thinking climate plan recently released by House Democrats acknowledges the important role liquid transportation fuels will continue to play
July 17, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK --- Doug Sombke
South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke points out that Title II of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to reduce
June 30, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Justin Laney
“The evidence of climate change is all around us, so it’s important we act now using available technology rather than
June 19, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Mark Turley
ClonBio founder and executive chairman Mark Turley in Ireland, notes that E10 can deliver the same greenhouse gas savings as
June 09, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK --- Neste Corporation
"One in three Finns could stop using fossil fuels in the next few years. ... Renewable fuels are an effective
May 20, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Geoff Cooper
"Out of one side of their mouths they claim to want a 'free market,' and out the other side they
April 30, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Bethany McLean
"It's worth remembering that Wall Street can make money even when the businesses that they are funding don't make money,"
April 20, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Mark Paul
"We know the fossil fuel industry needs to be rapidly wound down, and we know private capital has no interest
March 18, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Grant Shapps
"Before electric cars become the norm, we want to take advantage of reduced CO2 emissions today. This small switch to
March 04, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Douglas Durante
"I would have shown (USDA) my new magic trick where I can make 30 years disappear. It’s a simple trick.
February 26, 2020 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Dave VanderGriend
"Locally, a chain of convenience stores has installed blender pumps selling mid-level blends in addition to E10 and E85. Consumers
December 31, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
"The carbon intensity of renewable diesel is about one-third of that of a battery-electric vehicle charging on the California grid,"
December 05, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Pete Buttigieg
"American farming should be one of the key pillars of how we combat climate change," candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said
November 21, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Charlotte Morton
“If the investment currently put into shale gas extraction was redirected to biogas production, we could make a major leap
November 13, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine
"Industry, NHTSA, EPA, and other relevant agencies should promote the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in MHDV engines...," advises
October 08, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
"I've been hoodwinked so many times, not just by the EPA on this issue, but by other bureaucracies as well,
September 18, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- American Petroleum Institute
In a February 2018 letter to the EPA from the American Petroleum Institute: “…RIN costs are largely recovered by refineries,
September 01, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
"EPA is screwing around with the program to the detriment of agriculture and the ethanol industry. EPA needs to stop
July 24, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Monte Shaw
(Biofuels are) "everything Democrats want to talk about in terms of engaging rural America. It’s climate, it’s jobs, it’s environment
July 05, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Jim Lane
"Franklin Roosevelt named four (freedoms): freedom of expression, of worship, from want, from fear. The freedom to create value without
June 25, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Dave VanderGriend
"The true hypocrisy is that some environmental groups, and to some extent the U.S. EPA, refuse to recognize emerging science
June 07, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Patricia Murphy
"You’d think that the pain that farmers have felt since Trump came into office might leave an opening for Democrats
May 14, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Steffen Mueller and Sam Rushing
"(E)thanol facilities capturing carbon deserve credit for the difference in emissions between gas cleanup and compression of fermentation CO2 versus
May 10, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Jennifer Rubin
"Democrats have been looking for the key to unlocking the rural vote. This however should be a layup for them.
May 01, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Clean Air Dialogue
Key Principles from the California Clean Air Dialogue's Roadmap: A Technology Neutral Approach – The goal of mobile source incentive funding should
April 30, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Chris Frey
Researchers tested regular E10 with 10% ethanol to a mid-level blend with 27% ethanol or E27. They found that when
April 08, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Jonas Abrahamsson
“Effective, long-term policy instruments are needed to reduce the negative climate impact of aviation. Introducing a reduction quota scheme as
March 24, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Jessie Stolark
As someone once told me, biomass can be hard to love – there are so many questions about land use
March 01, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK: Andrea Kent
"Whether it’s a policy to eliminate it, reduce it or price it, carbon is the new currency..." explains Andrea Kent
February 26, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK--Bill McKibben
"The amount of money, time and effort they (fossil fuel industry) invested in obfuscation and denial turns out to be
February 17, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK--Mike Ackerman
Mike Ackerman, the owner of Ackerman Oil, which runs 10 gas stations in Indiana, says two of the stations sell
February 12, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK--Chris Clayton
Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor reported that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said at the American Farm Bureau
January 15, 2019 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Rebecca (Becky) Ong
Rebecca (Becky) Ong majored in chemical engineering and tacked on a degree in plant biology. “I had no plan to
December 27, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Catherine Rampell
"Here’s the thing. Taxing carbon is exactly how you get faster innovation. That’s kinda the point," observed Catherine Rampell in a
November 27, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Urban Air Initiative
"Emails between the EPA and the oil industry show that EPA asked oil industry employees what test fuels they would
November 13, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Cassidy Walter
As Cassidy Walter of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association points out in a recent Gazette op-ed, "In fact, not only
October 01, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Kelly Davis
In recent Renewable Fuels Association testimony, Kelly Davis noted, "It was apparent that the previous administration disregarded comments from RFA
September 26, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Laurene Powell Jobs
Laurene Powell Jobs, quoted in a recent Washington Post article, explained "Change rarely originates at the top. When you want
June 18, 2018 Read Full Article
QUOTE OF THE WEEK -- Jenna Bloxom
Jenna Bloxom, in a recent Biofuels Digest thought piece on the need "to drastically alter the public’s understanding and attitudes about