Ethanol fuel

In the Tank

The increased interest in renewable energy has led to the implementation of biofuel incentives and mandates by many state governments in the United States. Production of biofuels using edible crops,…

$1.99 for a Gallon of Gas? A Sheetz Offer for Thanksgiving

Certain Sheetz gas stations are planning on offering $1.99 per gallon of gas this Thanksgiving holiday for its unleaded 88 blend, which contains 15% ethanol. This lower price will help…

“When it comes to the emissions that cause global warming, it turns out that biofuels are worse than gasoline,”

Robert Bryce reports that: The decade-old boondoggle that was aided and abetted from the get-go by big environmental groups, including the Union of Concerned Scientists and the Natural Resources Defense…

Biofuels and the military industrial complex

When one thinks of the military industrial complex the first thing that comes to mind is the weapons industry or companies like bowing that build airplanes, It also brings to…

Did Cruz slay King Corn?

There’s no good argument for continuing government ethanol subsidies, except for the fact that those subsidies benefit some farmers in a key presidential election state. But Eliana Johnson and Brendan…

Cato’s Tanner pans proposed tax bill

Michael Tanner of the Cato Institute is no fan of a plan to extend dozens of targeted federal tax breaks. He explains why in a column for National Review Online.…

Washington Examiner’s Carney calls on GOP candidates to follow Tillis’ lead

Tim Carney‘s latest Washington Examiner column includes some praise for North Carolina’s Republican U.S. Senate candidate. For the first time in the Obama era, lobbyists are giving more money to…

The high environmental cost of ethanol

As reported by the Associated Press in the Charlotte Observer and many other media outlets. One of many highlights: But the ethanol era has proven far more damaging to the…

The Federal Renewable Fuel Standard: A Bad Policy With Perverse Results

Another unintended consequence of government intervention

Without federal meddling (subsidies and mandates for the production and use of ethanol) more land would be used to grow corn — not just in the US but also in…

Latest dispatches from the campaign trail, August 14, 2012

• The candidates for governor, Democratic Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton and Republican Pat McCrory, will meet in at least one more debate. Their third face-off is set for Oct. 24…

Midwest Droughts and Corn Subsidies

The News & Observer has a piece today explaining the impact of a midwest drought on food prices. It’s true.  I was in Indiana ten days ago, and the corn…