Farm Bill Amendment Pits Big Refiners Against Smaller Operations. Is It Time to End Ethanol?

A controversial amendment to the 2026 Farm Bill is lighting up Capitol Hill, pitting big refining interests against smaller operations in a classic Washington showdown over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and ethanol mandates. Rep. Michelle Fischbach (R-MN) introduced Amendment 289, which would force year-round nationwide sales of E15 (15% ethanol gasoline) by aligning its […]

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Is it Time to End Ethanol and the Corn-Dependent Subsidies?

With fertilizer shortages driving up input costs and an ongoing energy crisis squeezing every link in the fuel supply chain, America’s decades-long experiment with corn-based ethanol is under fresh scrutiny. The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) still mandates roughly 15 billion gallons of conventional (corn) ethanol blending annually, supported by new tax credits such as the […]

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EV Slowdown

Daily Standup Top Stories EV Slowdown Steers the World Further Off Course From Net Zero June 16, 2024 Stu Turley Electric vehicles have swiftly gone from a bright spot in the global climate fight to cause for concern, leading BloombergNEF to slash sales estimates and warn that the auto industry is falling further off the track toward [… API, […]

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