Five Things You Didn’t Know Ethanol About and Your Car
Current fuel at the pump contains 10 percent ethanol because Congress passed a law mandating ethanol use. Some are pushing for a higher proportion of 85 percent, known as E85.
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The RFS is flying blind
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Estados Unidos y Mexico: Socios en Energia (Part 1)
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Ethanol lobbyist group's CFTC complaint further evidence of broken RFS
Alarm bells have been ringing recently at the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA), and its latest response was to write to both the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, alleging that obligated parties (such as refiners) are behind the recent spike in RIN prices.