By Danny King
If it can go in your gas tank, it’s potentially controversial up in Maine.
A few years ago, out-of-spec gas pumps were a problem. Today, the issue is the corn-based biofuel ethanol, which the state legislature is taking a strong stand against.
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MURPHY: Ethanol Proponents Mislead on Gas Prices
Posted: 22 Apr 2013
In their recent op-ed on the ethanol mandate and gas prices, Tom Buis and Bob Dinneen greatly misled Politico’s readers with both contradictory claims and withholding crucial facts. Both the government’s own analysis and common sense tell us ethanol mandates …
By Mike Hower
Ethanol has seen several hiccups as of late. A drought has caused water shortages wreaking havoc on corn crops, driving up the price of ethanol fuel and jeopardizing its long-term viability. Increased costs and dwindling demand has already …
Bloomberg
Now, the fixed ethanol mandate could force blenders to make gasoline that’s more than 10 percent ethanol — more than some cars are equipped to burn.
Some automakers have said that using a mix of 15 percent ethanol, which the Environmental Protection …
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Why in the world is the government still forcing ethanol down the gas tanks of American consumers? Ethanol was meant to help clean up the air and to keep …
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Monday, March11, 2013
Ethanol producers respond to market conditions
Beginning in summer 2012, the prices of ethanol and corn reached levels where production costs at relatively simple ethanol plants exceeded revenue. These simple plants, which are not able to recover corn oil, make up a diminishing portion of the ethanol industry. Reacting to the market conditions, several ethanol plants temporarily shut down. By January 2013, the number of idled ethanol plants had grown to at least 20.