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Urban Air Initiative-led coalition calls on EPA to recognize high-octane ethanol blends for fuel economy standards

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In comments submitted to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), a coalition of stakeholders led by the Urban Air Initiative (UAI) said ethanol is a price-competitive, safe, and efficient high-octane fuel additive that can help meet efficiency and CO 2 reduction goals if given access to the market.

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E15 now available in North Dakota

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North Dakota is the ninth state to offer the fuel blend containing 15% ethanol and 85% gasoline. The others are Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. Since 2005, North Dakota’s ethanol production capacity has increased from about 30 million gallons per year to about 377.5

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Poet-DSM pausing production of cellulosic ethanol at Project Liberty, shifting to R blames EPA

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This step is a result of EPA challenges with the implementation of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). It also offered new income opportunities for farmers improving the rural economy; created a use for crop residue; and encouraged commercialization of advanced biofuels that have 85-95% less greenhouse gas emissions than gasoline.

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Smart-grid project matches wind to electric cars | Green Tech - CNET News

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Reddit Recent posts from Green Tech EPA calls greenhouse gases a public threat U.S. The high cost of fuel this past year seriously damaged our economy and society. No one single factor affects our economy more or trickles down further than the high cost of fuel. Before that, he was executive editor at IT publication InfoWorld.

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