http://domesticfuel.com/2008/12/30/top-ethanol-stories-of-2008/ Alternative Fuel News Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:31:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://domesticfuel.com/2008/12/30/top-ethanol-stories-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-111082 Burning Bio News » Domesticfuel.com Top Ten Ethanol Stories of 2008 Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:10:15 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=8666#comment-111082 [...] Here is the Domestic Fuel list of the Top Ten ethanol stories of 2008. 1. The ethanol industry won a major victory August when the EPA denied a request for a Renewable Fuels Standard waiver. 2. For the better part of the year food makers fought to blame ethanol producers for the rising cost of groceries. 3. Gas, corn and ethanol prices shot up like a rocket for half the year and spent the second half falling like a rock. 4. Ethanol became an issue on the campaign trail in the contest between McCain and Obama. 5. After reporting a 500 increase in profits, VeraSun filed for bankruptcy less than two months later. 6. Many Next-Generation fuel conversion technology claims were made, but commercial cellulosic ethanol projects lagged. 7. As criticism of corn ethanol grew in 2008, so did the search for new feedstocks. 8. The number of stations offering E-85 is now almost 1900 - an increase of more than 40 percent over 2007. 9. Blender pumps started sprouting up in several states in 2008. 10. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) will no longer exist after the end of 2008. [...] [...] Here is the Domestic Fuel list of the Top Ten ethanol stories of 2008. 1. The ethanol industry won a major victory August when the EPA denied a request for a Renewable Fuels Standard waiver. 2. For the better part of the year food makers fought to blame ethanol producers for the rising cost of groceries. 3. Gas, corn and ethanol prices shot up like a rocket for half the year and spent the second half falling like a rock. 4. Ethanol became an issue on the campaign trail in the contest between McCain and Obama. 5. After reporting a 500 increase in profits, VeraSun filed for bankruptcy less than two months later. 6. Many Next-Generation fuel conversion technology claims were made, but commercial cellulosic ethanol projects lagged. 7. As criticism of corn ethanol grew in 2008, so did the search for new feedstocks. 8. The number of stations offering E-85 is now almost 1900 – an increase of more than 40 percent over 2007. 9. Blender pumps started sprouting up in several states in 2008. 10. The Ethanol Promotion and Information Council (EPIC) will no longer exist after the end of 2008. [...]

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2008/12/30/top-ethanol-stories-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-110961 David Simmons Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:06:12 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=8666#comment-110961 #3 on the list is interesting. Grocery stores made money huh???? Where's the outcry over this? Just like Exxon's 14.1 BILLION profit this year, where's the public outcry over this. I can't do this alone. I don't buy squat from ExxonMobil and am currently working on switching my car over to E85 so my money stays in the US. Happy New Year!! #3 on the list is interesting. Grocery stores made money huh???? Where’s the outcry over this? Just like Exxon’s 14.1 BILLION profit this year, where’s the public outcry over this. I can’t do this alone. I don’t buy squat from ExxonMobil and am currently working on switching my car over to E85 so my money stays in the US.
Happy New Year!!

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2008/12/30/top-ethanol-stories-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-110955 Ethanol Business - Ethanol Business And Benefits Of Dynamic Renewable Fuel Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:52:49 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=8666#comment-110955 [...] More of Cindy Zimmerman’s post here. [...] [...] More of Cindy Zimmerman’s post here. [...]

]]> http://domesticfuel.com/2008/12/30/top-ethanol-stories-of-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-110937 Top Ethanol Stories of 2008 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:25:53 +0000 http://domesticfuel.com/?p=8666#comment-110937 [...] Top Ethanol Stories of 2008 RFS Passes Test – The ethanol industry won a major victory August when the EPA denied a request for a partial waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) … See all stories on this topic [...] [...] Top Ethanol Stories of 2008 RFS Passes Test – The ethanol industry won a major victory August when the EPA denied a request for a partial waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) … See all stories on this topic [...]

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