Attached is an audio report featuring comments from four agriculture and ethanol industry leaders who participated in a press conference on April 30 about the role of biofuels in food price increases. Featured are former Agriculture Secretary John Block, National Corn Growers Association CEO Rick Tolman, National Farmers Union president Tom Buis (buy’-us) and Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO …
EPIC and South Dakota Corn Utilization Council Announce Blender Pump Program
Sioux Falls, SD. (May 1, 2008 – AgNewsWire) – South Dakota is poised to lead the nation in raising public awareness for higher blends of ethanol with a new blender pump initiative announced Thursday. Through a partnership between the Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) and the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council (SDCUC), the initiative will help gas station retailers …
Ethanol Report – RFA Reacts to Criticisms
Attached is an audio report featuring comments from Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen on a number of topics coinciding with the annual RFA board of directors meeting in St. Louis this week. He talks about the angst felt by ethanol producers seeing their product maligned in the media and why the Texas governor’s request for a waiver of the …
Make it Ethanol for Earth Day
Omaha, Neb., (April 22, 2008 – AgNewsWire) – If every car in America would use a ten percent blend of ethanol for one week, the amount of greenhouse gases produced in the U.S. would be reduced by nearly 1.3 billion pounds. That is according to calculations done by life sciences researcher Nathan Danielson, president of BioCognito. “What we did was …
Ethanol Industry Getting Greener
Attached is an audio report featuring comments from Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen on a new report from Argonne National Laboratory about the increased efficiency of U.S. ethanol plants, as well as how higher oil prices are the real cause of food price inflation. Full Release
Green Racing Showcased in St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla. (April 4, 2008 – AgNewsWire) – St. Petersburg, Florida will be the site of the greenest racing event in history April 5-6 when both the IndyCar Series and the American Le Mans Series will compete on the streets in the Honda Grand Prix and Acura Sports Car Challenge. This is the second year that the IndyCar Series …
Ethanol Leaders Talk About Future
Attached is an audio report featuring comments from four ethanol industry leaders about the future of the ethanol industry and what role the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) will play in it. Audio sound bites are included from RFA Vice Chairman Tom Branhan of Glacial Lakes Energy in Watertown, South Dakota; Renewable Fuels Foundation chairman Bill Lee with Chippewa Valley Ethanol …
Highlights from the National Ethanol Conference
Attached is an audio report featuring comments from presenters at the 13th annual National Ethanol Conference last month in Orlando. Audio sound bites are included from Renewable Fuels Association president Bob Dinneen, National Corn Growers Association CEO Rick Tolman, Informa Economics CEO Bruce Scherr, and Assistant Energy Secretary Andy Karsner. Full Release
EPIC Hires New Executive Director
Omaha, Neb. (March 4, 2008 – AgNewsWire) – The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) has a new executive director. She is Toni Nuernberg, who comes to EPIC from ACA International in Minneapolis where she worked for 29 years, the last 12 as Chief Operating Officer of ACA International Holding Company Inc. and its for-profit subsidiaries. Nuernberg says when she …
Audio Interview With RFA Chairman
Attached is an audio interview with Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Chairman Chris Standlee, executive vice president of Abengoa Bioenergy. Standlee discusses developments in cellulosic ethanol, disputes with the recent “Science” article studies and the upcoming 13th annual National Ethanol Conference in Orlando, February 25-27. Full Release
EPIC Responds to Record Oil Prices
Omaha, NE – January 2, 2008 (AgNewsWire) – While ethanol detractors continue to spend millions mounting a smear campaign against alternative fuels, consumers bear the brunt of the economic pain as oil prices trade above the $100.00 a barrel mark. Record oil prices translate into record profits for the petroleum industry. The impact upon the economy is being felt in …
Ethanol Report on Energy Bill
Attached is an audio report with Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen on the signing of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 The report is 7:03 in length and is voiced by reporter Cindy Zimmerman. It is in the format of a complete program called The Ethanol Report. Please feel free to use as you wish, edited or …
Audio Report on Informa Study
Attached is an audio report with Bruce Scherr, CEO of Informa Economics which just completed a comprehensive study of the relationship between corn prices and the overall Consumer Price Index for food. The report also contains a comment from Chippewa Valley Ethanol general manager Bill Lee who chairs the Renewable Fuels Foundation, which commissioned the report. The report is 6:05 …
RFA President Discusses Poll Results and New Coalition
Attached is an audio interview with Renewable Fuels Association President Bob Dinneen on the results of a new poll commissioned by RFA and on a new coalition of organizations called Renewable Fuels Now. The interview was conducted by reporter Cindy Zimmerman and is in the format of a complete program called “The Ethanol Report.” Please feel free to use as …
National Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Support for Renewable Fuels Like Ethanol
Washington, DC (AgNewsWire) – Americans of all stripes agree: We want greater use of renewable fuels like ethanol. According to a new national poll released today by the Renewable Fuels Now Coalition, 74 percent of Americans believe we should increase our use of domestically produced renewable fuels like ethanol. In addition, 87 percent of Americans maintain the federal government should …