Ethanol mandate triggers ‘constant litigation,’ USDA chief says
The conflict between agriculture and petroleum interests over the government’s ethanol mandate shows no signs of abating, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said.
Putting corn in your car isn’t as crazy as it sounds
I’m here to say that I have to eat my words about corn ethanol being worse than gasoline.
How the world’s great oil powers became so powerless
Right now, at least 3 billion barrels of oil — a record — is just sitting there. That oil alone could power the world for a month.
98 is the number to remember for U.S. gasoline in the 2020s
Ethanol, at 113 octane, is a great way to get your octane level higher. It’s the double-shot latte of the gasoline blend.
The heat goes on: Earth sets 9th straight monthly record
The January figures are in, and Earth’s string of hottest-months-on-record has now reached nine in a row. But NASA said January stood out: The temperature was above normal by the highest margin of any month on record.
Drive a Volt and you’ll never go back
14 dollars and 81 cents.
That’s how much I’ve spent on gasoline since I leased a 2016 Chevy Volt near the end of November. Read more →
Oil rout to spark U.S. ethanol consolidation, producer says
The cheapest crude oil prices in 12 years could spark a wave of ethanol industry mergers in 2016, Green Plains Inc., a producer of the biofuel, says.
Hofmeister: U.S. must not be victimized by ‘contrived’ oil market
The global oil trade is a “contrived market” not subject to the usual laws of supply and demand, and the United States has an “absolute requirement” to use alternatives if it hopes to wean itself off imported oil, former Shell Oil president John Hofmeister said during the keynote speech at the National Ethanol Conference. Read more →
Iran says it shipped first oil shipments to Europe since reaching nuclear deal
Iran says it has exported its first crude oil shipment to Europe since it reached a landmark nuclear deal with world powers, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Sheltered from biggest risks, green fuel to ride out oil crash
Green power is cheap enough to compete with fossil fuels and will buck the trend of falling investment in oil and gas as it can offer long-term returns sheltered from political risk, investors and industry analysts say.
