“Reducing carbon and other emissions in the near term in California and beyond will likely depend more on the next generation of super clean diesel trucks using blends of renewable
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What if we imagined “wealth” consisting not of the money we stuff into banks or the fossil-fuel-derived goods we pile up, but of joy, beauty, friendship, community, closeness to flourishing
In the fight against climate change and greenhouse gases, there may be an alternative to electric cars. Ethanol … Dan Cummins, WTOL READ MORE; includes VIDEO
“I contend that for too long, the petroleum industry in Nebraska has resisted higher ethanol blends, virtually eliminating customers options to select and purchase renewable E-15. This is a de-facto
“Ahead of the 2000 caucuses, Texas Gove. (and oil man) George W. Bush told an Iowa crowd ‘I’d support ethanol whether I was here in Iowa or not.’ And he
“The path to a sustainable future does not rely only on electrification to power vehicles. Biofuels, like ethanol and renewable diesel, which may be created from plants, must be just
“Narrow focus on technologies that rely only on electrification is a very risky policy. This is particularly so as at a time when the public is being asked to be
The use of hydrogen should focus on applications where there are no other alternatives. That is, for the replacement of grey hydrogen (produced from fossil fuels) with green hydrogen (produced
“We need to be technology neutral, yet performance based. … We need technology-neutral incentives as well.” — Cathy Choi, Cummins’ executive director READ MORE
“We have 270 million plus combustion engine vehicles in the United States today. Even if we were to achieve 50% of vehicle sales as EVs in 2030, that still means
“Biofuels are here to stay for the long run. Organizations need to adopt a proactive instead of a reactive, approach.” — SGS READ MORE
Net-Zero 1 will show the world that the leading edge of the energy transition is in the heartland of America, where farmers and facility technicians come together with airline customers,
There is no doubt that tighter legislation and more ambitious targets are urgently needed, but in order to truly decarbonise shipping regulators must ensure that new legislation is goal-oriented and
“(I)n the interest of technology neutrality and with the rapid increase in battery-electric vehicles, the land use impacts of mineral extraction for battery production should also be evaluated, along with
“Others will be inspired to consider using advanced renewable and biodiesel fuels, either in blends or fully in place of conventional diesel fuel to reduce their greenhouse gas and other
“We’ve got a bit more work to do around how we communicate what SAF is, and what the technical specification is of the SAF that we stock. It’s more than
“Europe needs a range of solutions to decarbonize transport — including renewable ethanol — not just one technology that isn’t yet fully attainable for all segments of society. A more realistic
“The emission reduction is immediate and the solution is easy to implement as the shipowners are not forced to make any investments or changes to the vessel engines.” — Steen
“When a vehicle is fossil-fuelled, carbon that has been stored underground for millions of years is released into the atmosphere as CO2 and is effectively extra or additional carbon. With
“SAF allows aviation to be powered by the sun’s energy, captured by organic materials, and converted into high-energy-density liquid fuels.” World Energy in an announcement of the expansion of its
(Advanced Biofuels USA) Each day throughout EARTH MONTH in 2022, Advanced Biofuels USA will highlight one or more 5-letter words that you MIGHT some day see as a Wordle answer.
What the White House should—and can—do now, is institute a full-spectrum energy export embargo on Russia. … Europe will survive. … Two months is not enough time to build new
“For me, electrification for passenger cars is the right trajectory, that is what we should be doing in my view. What I don’t quite understand is why we’re steadfastly ignoring
“Let’s allow all fuels and vehicles that can reduce emissions to compete fairly, and lets reward those fuels and vehicles strictly based on the carbon reductions they achieve, not on
(W)e’re going to be driving cars with gasoline for many years to come. — Governor Tim Walz (D-MN)) to Brownfield Ag News READ MORE
A robust renewable fuels policy that recognizes today’s value and the future potential for expanded use of renewable fuels is no less important than writing a large $7.5 billion check
“With this climate crisis we’re in, we need to reduce the carbon intensity of diesel as much as possible, as quickly as possible, by replacing petroleum with biofuels including biodiesel,
The Primary source of hydrogen today is natural gas, and to some extent coal, which means that a zero emission hydrogen fuel cell is not necessarily the sustainability hero that
(U.S. President Joe) Biden’s plan could make buying and charging electric cars easier, but electric vehicles are only as clean as the grids that power them. Studies have shown that electric
“It is absolutely perplexing why the Biden EPA would delay and potentially plan to undermine the only federal law that is designed to reduce carbon emissions. To do so now,
“All of our investment money going forward is really around the renewable space. And the rest of it is just sustaining capital to maintain what we have in refining.” —
“We are convinced that we need all technologies to decarbonise – or rather to defossilise – the transport sector. Renewable ethanol is available today and can contribute directly and with
“The NNPC (Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) Renewable Energy Division as part of the vision of Mr. President has been trying to diversify actively so that the bulk of NNPC revenue
The State should consider requiring that beginning as early as model year 2024, any internal combustion engine light-duty vehicle (i.e., all non-battery electric vehicles) sold in California be Flexible Fuel
“Corn fields are nature’s solar panels. They are naturally removing C02 from the air, thus helping reduce greenhouse gasses.” Deb Green, a spokesperson for Big River Resources READ MORE
“Here’s what the future-of-fuel narrative should be: petroleum industry vs. electric vehicles and renewables, including biofuels. For obvious political reasons, Republicans want to keep ethanol tethered to the dying petroleum
“One of the major discussions of the day concerns renewable diesel (HVO) feedstock: Will there be enough? Where will it come from? Can the industry move away from feedstocks such
“Even if half of new vehicles sold in 2030 are electric, four out of every five cars on the road that year will still have internal combustion engines that require
“I was disappointed not to see biofuels included in the initial bipartisan infrastructure framework, but rest assured that as conversations in Washington continue to focus on infrastructure investments and efforts
“California leads the nation in the number of flex fuel vehicles on the road with 1.1 million in 2020. By comparison, less than 370,000 vehicles in California were battery electric
“Over the past few months, I’ve spoken to many of my colleagues here in Congress about the immediate impact that biofuels could have in the fight to lower carbon emissions.
“What I do know is — for the foreseeable future, and I would say several decades yet to come — the internal combustion engine is still going to play a
“Lower or zero carbon technologies such as hydrogen and electric flight are unlikely to impact at scale until mid-century. This leaves SAF as the only viable, in-sector, option for reducing
“Climate action is not about the end of the internal-combustion engine. It’s about the end of fossil fuels. And while electromobility and green charging power make road transport carbon neutral,
In an interview with DTN, Congresswoman Cindy Axne (D-IA-03) explained that a lot of lawmakers are not aware of the advances made over time to make ethanol a cleaner-burning fuel
“They (Biden Administration) could do a lot for biofuels for a fraction of the cost of what they’re suggesting to spend on electric vehicle infrastructure. We would ask for something
“Holy moly. How on Earth are you going to get people not coming with pitchforks and tar to these siting meetings?” Brian Ross, a vice president at the St. Paul,
“The problem is gasoline. Therefore, policy makers need to focus on the imperfections of gasoline – not biofuels and EVs.” — Burl Haigwood writing for the Clean Fuels Development Coalition
“The transition to an electric vehicle fleet is expected to be a long one, making renewable fuels a growth market for refiners and others seeking out road transport options that
A poem by Amanda Gorman explains the purpose of our work: … For it is the obscure, the oppressed, the poor, Who when the disaster Is declared done, Still suffer
“Some ethanol being produced today in Iowa reduces GHG emissions by nearly 80 percent, according to analysis by California regulators. Why wouldn’t we want to combine ethanol’s environmental benefits with
“Companies operating Class 8 trucks are quickly realizing that they don’t have to wait for new, unproven technologies and infrastructure to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and save on
“Los Angeles is a natural focus for treaty organizers because of its unusually high concentration of oil infrastructure in an urban setting: The city is home to more than 800
“While the focus may be on the growing importance of electric vehicles, the (EU) Commission’s strategy confirms that battery EVs will represent around 11% of the EU vehicle fleet in
“The time is right for ethanol advocates to make sure the right message gets to the right ears. What ethanol can provide is a high-octane additive that reduces the carbon footprint
RFA president and CEO Geoff Cooper reminds us that President Elect Joe Biden committed on the campaign trail to put an end to the Trump Administration’s EPA small refinery waivers
“No matter which party is in charge of the House, Senate, or White House, we have our work cut out for us.” — Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Executive Director Monte
Rolling back auto emission standards was exactly the wrong way to go. … An alliance between environmentalists and farmers to switch to a clean auto fuel seems like a win-win
Calling an electric vehicle a ZEV is like calling a donkey a unicorn — it sounds nice, but it simply isn’t real. Just because there aren’t any greenhouse gas emissions coming
“The development of ExxonMobil’s biofuel is an important step towards a broader commercial use of low-carbon fuels and we were happy to be part of the sea trial, which proved
“SAF usage will immediately start to lower the net GHG footprint of aviation. We don’t need to wait for unique
“For many years now, South Dakota has led the way in proving that E30 blends can be used effectively in
“Incorporating biofuels into our nation’s fuel supply has been one of our most successful energy policies to date, benefitting both
“The forward-thinking climate plan recently released by House Democrats acknowledges the important role liquid transportation fuels will continue to play
South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke points out that Title II of the Clean Air Act requires EPA to reduce
“The evidence of climate change is all around us, so it’s important we act now using available technology rather than
ClonBio founder and executive chairman Mark Turley in Ireland, notes that E10 can deliver the same greenhouse gas savings as
“One in three Finns could stop using fossil fuels in the next few years. … Renewable fuels are an effective
“Out of one side of their mouths they claim to want a ‘free market,’ and out the other side they
“It’s worth remembering that Wall Street can make money even when the businesses that they are funding don’t make money,”
“We know the fossil fuel industry needs to be rapidly wound down, and we know private capital has no interest
“Before electric cars become the norm, we want to take advantage of reduced CO2 emissions today. This small switch to
“I would have shown (USDA) my new magic trick where I can make 30 years disappear. It’s a simple trick.
“Locally, a chain of convenience stores has installed blender pumps selling mid-level blends in addition to E10 and E85. Consumers
“The carbon intensity of renewable diesel is about one-third of that of a battery-electric vehicle charging on the California grid,”
“American farming should be one of the key pillars of how we combat climate change,” candidate, Mayor Pete Buttigieg said
“If the investment currently put into shale gas extraction was redirected to biogas production, we could make a major leap
“Industry, NHTSA, EPA, and other relevant agencies should promote the use of biodiesel and renewable diesel in MHDV engines…,” advises
“I’ve been hoodwinked so many times, not just by the EPA on this issue, but by other bureaucracies as well,
In a February 2018 letter to the EPA from the American Petroleum Institute: “…RIN costs are largely recovered by refineries,
“EPA is screwing around with the program to the detriment of agriculture and the ethanol industry. EPA needs to stop
(Biofuels are) “everything Democrats want to talk about in terms of engaging rural America. It’s climate, it’s jobs, it’s environment
“Franklin Roosevelt named four (freedoms): freedom of expression, of worship, from want, from fear. The freedom to create value without
“The true hypocrisy is that some environmental groups, and to some extent the U.S. EPA, refuse to recognize emerging science
“You’d think that the pain that farmers have felt since Trump came into office might leave an opening for Democrats
“(E)thanol facilities capturing carbon deserve credit for the difference in emissions between gas cleanup and compression of fermentation CO2 versus
“Democrats have been looking for the key to unlocking the rural vote. This however should be a layup for them.
Key Principles from the California Clean Air Dialogue‘s Roadmap: A Technology Neutral Approach – The goal of mobile source incentive funding should
Researchers tested regular E10 with 10% ethanol to a mid-level blend with 27% ethanol or E27. They found that when
“Effective, long-term policy instruments are needed to reduce the negative climate impact of aviation. Introducing a reduction quota scheme as
As someone once told me, biomass can be hard to love – there are so many questions about land use
“Whether it’s a policy to eliminate it, reduce it or price it, carbon is the new currency…” explains Andrea Kent
“The amount of money, time and effort they (fossil fuel industry) invested in obfuscation and denial turns out to be
Mike Ackerman, the owner of Ackerman Oil, which runs 10 gas stations in Indiana, says two of the stations sell
Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor reported that Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts, R-Kan., said at the American Farm Bureau
Rebecca (Becky) Ong majored in chemical engineering and tacked on a degree in plant biology. “I had no plan to
“Here’s the thing. Taxing carbon is exactly how you get faster innovation. That’s kinda the point,” observed Catherine Rampell in a
“Emails between the EPA and the oil industry show that EPA asked oil industry employees what test fuels they would
As Cassidy Walter of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association points out in a recent Gazette op-ed, “In fact, not only
In recent Renewable Fuels Association testimony, Kelly Davis noted, “It was apparent that the previous administration disregarded comments from RFA
Jenna Bloxom, in a recent Biofuels Digest thought piece on the need “to drastically alter the public’s understanding and attitudes about