E15 + Your Motorcycle = ‘Chopper Clunker’
Motorcycles aren’t designed to use higher ethanol-blend fuels like E15, and the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) warns that using E15 in a motorcycle can void its warranty. There’s serious...
View ArticleNASCAR And E15: Raising The Yellow Flag
NASCAR racing team owner Richard Childress has an op-ed in the Charlotte Observer this week in which he renders a full-throttle endorsement of E15 gasoline and the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the...
View ArticleAnd Yet Another RFS Warning
NERA Economic Consulting has a new study warning of potentially dire economic impacts from continued implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), as written into law by Congress. NERA set up...
View ArticleThe RFS And Climate
The third in a series of posts on the intersection of energy development and policy and the pursuit of climate goals. Last week: The Clean Power Plan’s flawed approach in the energy sector and the role...
View ArticleNew Questions For The RFS
It’s been a tough week for corn ethanol producers and supporters of the federal Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). First, a new University of Tennessee report finds that the RFS and its ethanol mandates...
View ArticleCleaner Fuels For Cleaner Airs
To a large degree, cleaner air in the United States results from innovations and improvements in transportation fuels over the past four decades. This is important, because the freedom to travel has...
View ArticleTips: Buying And Driving Fuel Efficient & Alternative Fuel Vehicles
When purchasing a vehicle, consider fuel efficient and alternative fuel vehicles. Use the tips and tools below to select the right vehicle for you, and to get the most out of your purchase. Choose your...
View ArticleCriticism Of Ethanol Policy Grows
If the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) were a candidate in this election year, its track record would invite landslide defeat. Editorial boards of major newspapers are now echoing what a diverse...
View ArticleTime For Action On The Broken RFS
When Congress and the president acted late last year to end the decades-old ban on domestic crude oil exports, Washington showed it could generate the consensus to update energy policy so it matches...
View ArticleBringing Consumer Focus To RFS Debate
With the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) likely to be the focus of renewed congressional debate, API Downstream Group Director Frank Macchiarola briefed reporters on two new online ads designed to...
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