Why RFS Hardship Waivers DON’T Lower Ethanol Consumption
"Smaller” biofuel mandates due to compliance waivers have not reduced the volume of ethanol consumed in the United States — a fact government data affirms. Here’s why.
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Walk the Line: Practice sharing program enables industry-wide safety improvements
In advance of the AFPM Summit, AFPM Vice President of Technical and Safety Programs Lara Swett and Technical Operations Program Leader Alyse Keller talk about one of AFPM’s premier safety programs, Walk the Line.
For An Unusual Back-to-School, Remote Learning Needs Met by Fuel and Petrochemical Makers
As with many other challenges brought by COVID-19, fuel and petrochemical manufacturers are stepping in to help support schools and students during this difficult time.
RFS Targets Are Based on Outdated Projections — Not America’s Reality
The limiting factor for ethanol consumption is, and has always been, the blend wall.
Three Takeaways from Union Research on Oil and Natural Gas v. Renewable Jobs
North America’s Building Trades Unions (NABTU) surveyed energy industry workers and examined existing BLSA data, and discovered several notable takeaways.
Pandemic Underscores Importance of Proper Cyber Approach for Fuels and Petrochemicals
“Information security is the immune system in the body of business.” This cybersecurity saying has gained new weight in 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic reinforcing the need for cybersecurity to be robust, flexible and agile—just like a healthy immune system.
Ohio Mayors Are Right to Seek RFS Relief for Refineries
Toledo, Ohio, Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz and Oregon, Ohio, Mayor Mike Seferian have appealed to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to secure relief for local refineries experiencing severe economic harm because of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) — the federal law that requires refineries to pay to prove that ethanol is added to motor gasoline every year.
AGs from Seven States Request RFS Waivers from EPA
The chief legal officers of seven states — Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Wyoming — added their names and states to the list of those urging EPA to issue a waiver of 2020 Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) compliance burdens.
Petrochemical Manufacturers Are Addressing Plastic Waste — One Molecule at a Time
Navigating our current health crisis offers frequent reminders of the critical role petrochemicals, particularly plastics, play in daily life — whether in the masks and gloves that protect our frontline health care providers, the containers that hold our takeout food, or the wrapping that keeps our groceries fresh and clean.