Blogging For Biofuels
Today we conclude our series on the ethanol industry’s economic footprint with Minnesota’s eighth congressional district, which encompasses the entire Northeast part of the state and includes cities such as Duluth, Cloquet, Brainerd, Bemidji, Hinckley, Isanti, Moose Lake, Grand Rapids and Hibbing.
On April 18, Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association's executive director, Tim Rudnicki, delivered prepared remarks to the Minnesota House of Representatives tax committee on the benefits of the proposed combined heat and power (CHP) / expander generator (EG) tax credit.
A bipartisan group of 13 senators, including Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith, have asked EPA administrator, Scott Pruitt, to stop issuing RFS requirement waivers to oil refineries in light of reports some of the recipients have been major oil conglomerates.
Continuing our series on the ethanol industry’s economic footprint in each of Minnesota’s congressional districts, we head over to seventh congressional district which encompasses almost the entire western edge of the state from the Northwest Angle in Lake of the Woods County to counties in southern Minnesota like Pipestone and Murray.
E15 sales in Minnesota in January and February 2018 totaled 9.07 million gallons, according to data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Continuing our series on the ethanol industry’s economic footprint in specific congressional districts in Minnesota, we head today to the sixth congressional district.
Continuing our series on the economic impact of the ethanol industry in specific congressional districts in Minnesota, we head to the fifth congressional district today.
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The strong momentum in E15 sales in Minnesota in 2017 continued in January this year with 4.6 million gallons sold, according to the latest data from the Minnesota Department of Commerce.
Managers from 150 ethanol plants - including managers from plants in Minnesota - have sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to defend the RFS.
Continuing our series on the ethanol industry’s economic footprint in each of Minnesota’s congressional districts, we head over to fourth congressional district, which includes St. Paul and its suburbs such as Woodbury, Roseville, White Bear Lake, Stillwater, Arden Hills, Oakdale and Maplewood.
Minnesota's Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. Tina Smith, along with eight other Democratic senators, sent a letter today to EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt, urging him to reject proposals to alter the RFS.
Continuing with our series on the ethanol industry’s economic impact in specific congressional districts in Minnesota, we travel today to the Third Congressional District.
The US ethanol industry produced a record 15.8 billion gallons of ethanol and contributed $45 billion to the United States' gross domestic product (GDP) in 2017, according to a new report by the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA).
Ethanol was 12.4 percent of all transportation fuel consumed in Minnesota in 2016, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).
2017 was a landmark year for E15 in Minnesota.