Archive for December, 2007

New Energy Bill Gives Life to Ethanol

The new energy bill may not actually reduce our dependence on foreign oil but it does create clear mandates for renewable fuels to 36 billion gallons by 2022, 16 billion of which would come from cellulosic ethanol.
The law also requires that automakers achieve an industry average fuel efficiency for cars, SUVs and small trucks of [...]

Federal Manadates Don’t Meet Capacity Mr. Congressman

I was discussing with one of my associates the other day that federal mandates for ethanol usage don’t come anywhere close to capacity and my friend quipped, “Now you can run for congress.”
When reviewing the numbers, I think he’s right. One has to really question what congress is doing when our federal mandates are more [...]