Energy Tomorrow Blog
On Cellulosic Ethanol, Hope Still Outpacing Reality
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Dean Foreman
Posted December 11, 2018
As debates continue over the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) and its ethanol mandates, let’s remember that when the RFS was enacted more than a decade ago it was supposed to jumpstart a commercially viable cellulosic ethanol industry – ethanol made from the leaves, stems and other fibrous parts of a plant.
This has not happened. Far from it. Despite increased mandates under the RFS for cellulosic ethanol, those mandates have dwarfed actual production. The result is a costly proposition for American consumers and an object lesson on what can happen when government tries to use policy to favor a certain technology. Let’s explore the issue.
Energy Path Turns on Infrastructure Needs, Policy Choices
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Mark Green
Posted May 21, 2015
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Weinstein): Thanks to what’s sometimes called the “shale revolution,” America has re-emerged as an energy superpower.
Even with prices 40 percent lower than a year ago, we remain the world’s No. 1 producer of crude oil and other liquid hydrocarbons. Imports of oil have dropped from 60 percent of consumption to about 35 percent just in the past five years. We’re also the world’s largest producer of natural gas.
Both our oil and natural gas output would be even higher if not for regulatory and infrastructure constraints.
Phantom Fuels Rise Again
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Bob Greco
Posted August 12, 2013
Questions Linger on RFS, Cellulosic Biofuel Mandate
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Bob Greco
Posted December 21, 2012
Repeal the RFS
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Mark Green
Posted November 27, 2012
Fix the Renewable Fuels Standard
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Mark Green
Posted July 12, 2012
Does EPA Have the Authority to Levy Taxes?
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Jane Van Ryan
Posted December 27, 2010