Who Birthed The Electric Truck?
While "going green" is often little more than PR posturing, fuel-intensive businesses see alternative energy as simply a way to save money. But while electri…
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Germany: E10 Delayed, 50% of Cars Have Technical Probs.
Germany holds off on E10 standards, 50 percent of vehicles have technical problems.
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: Free Tank of E85 With Each HUMMER Sold!
Today's proof that the ethanol revolution is being kept alive by the GM kool-aid sippers comes from Texas, where the first dealership-owned E85 station just…
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Less Corn = Higher Ethanol Prices. And The Sun Will Rise in the East Tomorrow.
Higher corn prices could soon be passed on to those filling their cars up with ethanol, says CNNMoney. The increasing cost of growing corn, along with favora…
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Biodiesel From Pond Scum
With all of the downsides of corn-based biofuel now widely known, eco-friendly motorists are anxious to hear a little good news from the developers of so-cal…
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ALL the Corn for E85 Equals 15% of U.S. Gas Consumption
Math is not my forte, in the sense that I grew up thinking times tables supported New York newspapers. But there are many of you who know your way around a c…
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Nestle CEO Opposes Bio-Fuels
Nestle CEO Peter Brabeck has come out against biofuels, warning that trying to fill up to 20 percent of energy demand with plant-sourced fuel could result in…
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: "Ethanol Boom Will Help Lower Gasoline Prices"
Timothy Gardner and Rebekah Kebede of Reuters claim that an increase in America's output of cheap, subsidized ethanol, along with additional gasoline refin…
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MN E85 Lobby Opposes CA Emission Standards
The MinnPost reports that the local E85 lobby is joining the Minnesota Auto Dealers Association's opposition to California-style emissions standards. Althoug…
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Maximum Bob and Dr Z Talk Diesels, E85, Safety
In The Wall Street Journal , Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and GM Car Czar Bob Lutz discuss their respective companies' approach to environmentally-friendly ve…
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E85 Opposition Grows
Good news! The April issue of Ethanol Producer Monthly (EPM) is already online! Actually, if Sarah Smith's article "Ethanol's Excedrin Headache: Where Have A…
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Home-Brewed Bio Diesel The Next Big Thing
Okay, we're a couple of days late with this story, but we think chuckgoolsbee would approve anyway. Finally, a high-school class with real-world implications…
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Saleen Shows Off S56 Raptor Ethanol Supercar Concept
Kind of an ugly sucker, no? And before you start groaning, Motor Authority reports the proposed Raptor can also run on regular gasoline. Obviously, Saleen al…
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E85 De-Boondoggle of the Day: UK Removes E85 Subsidy
The UK eliminates incentives for E85, killing the fuel's chances of commercial success
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: MN Gov. Says Double Ethanol in "Regular" Gas
Minnesota Governor wants to double ethanol content to 20 percent in "Regular" gas
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E85 Boondoggle Of The Day: Saab Story
Saab has been called out in Britain for misleading ads about its E85 cars
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Whipple's Fuel Future
Tom Whipple predicts electricity will be the fuel of choice for autos in the near future
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: CA to Subsidize E85 Stations
California's leaders are dreaming of a biofueled future, and they see E85 ethanol as a step in the right direction… for their campaign war chests. The…
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: FL Grants $25m to "alternative Fuel Developers"– and Then Some
Florida pays $35m in taxpayer-funded alternative fuel grants, with more to follow
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Ethanol Production May Increase Greenhouse Gases
A new study shows using ethanol-based fuels can increase greenhouse gases.
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: Indiana Corn Marketing Council's $5k Grant to Gas Stations
The Indiana Corn Marketing Council offers gas stations $5k to add E85 pumps
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Biofuel Boondoggle of the Day: Connecticut Pay-Offs Don't
CT Biodiesel wants to build a factory in Suffield, CT. The residents aren't happy.
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: $55k Grant for Nebraska's Ethanol Board
Nebraska's Ethanol Board gets a $55k grant to spread the gospel of corn juice.
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Ethanol Production is Killing the Gulf
Increased ethanol production is resulting in a growing dead zone in the Gulf caused by fertilizer run-off from corn farming
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"Obviously, We Have People Interested in Doing This, or the Project Wouldn't Be Taking Place."
Kansas wants to offer motorists a choice of E10, E20, E30, E50 or E85. Gas stations and motorists aren't so sure.
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Playing Chicken With Biodiesel
Schmaltz: it's not just for matzo balls any more. Consurmeraffairs.com reports that researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a method of conv…
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E85 Hits Americans Where It Hurts: Beer
The Great Ethanol Boondoggle continues to evoke the law of unintended (if not unanticipated) consequences. The Economist reports that American farmers in the…
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The Great Ethanol "Debate" Heats Up
Even (or especially) as the Prez prepares to sign a bill increasing ethanol production to biblical proportions, The New York Times follows the Economist's le…
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Economist: Ethanol Driving-Up the Price of Food
We've been reporting on the insanity of growing crops to feed SUVs since the ethanol industry first appeared on the media radar. Aside from the fact that dev…
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USA Today: Ethanol Sucks
On the very day that congressional leaders (in some sense of the word) are squabbling over the next gen Corporate Average Fuel Economy ethanol loopholes, USA…
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Carmakers and "Big Oil" Square Off on Ethanol
A recent article in BusinessWeek (BW) investigated the reasons behind the "shortage" of E85 pumps down at your local gas station– a situation which dis…
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Lords a Leaping! UK Gov Shuns Ethanol Subsidies… For Now
Mind you, there's plenty of ethanol action in The Land of Hope and Glory. As just-auto reports, the UK is now home to its first sugar beet-based ethanol fa…
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Presidential Pols Cave to Iowa's Ethanol Aspirations
Iowa. Corn. Ethanol. Federal subsidies. Presidential primary. You don't have to be a professional political pundit to connect those dots, but you'd have to b…
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NIMBYs Slow Ethanol Industry
The New York Times reports that local residents' "Not In My Back Yard" (NIMBY) attitude towards ethanol plant construction is slowing the industry's once ine…
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