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“I want to tell you, we will disagree from time to time,” said McCain. “I believe in renewable fuels. I don’t believe in ethanol subsidies. But I believe in renewable fuels.”

Reuters is reporting that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will deny a request to slash the federal renewable fuels standard Thursday.

Renewable fuels advocates are fighting back against a multimillion-dollar campaign funded by the Grocery Manufacturers Association to criticize and discredit ethanol.

Sen. John McCain has clinched the Republican nomination for president, but can he clinch the vote of the Midwestern farmer?

In a flurry of activity Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a new version of an energy bill that will raise fuel efficiency standards for cars and light trucks and give a big boost to renewable fuels. The bill easily passed the Senate on a vote of 86-8.
But the energy bill that passed was merely a [...]

You've undoubtedly heard the bad news. Food prices at the grocery store are up, and of course, renewable fuels are to blame. Mainstream news media outlets have been raising the alarm all summer.
Like this June Washington Post article, which boldly declared that "the corn price increases flow like gravy down the food chain, to grocery [...]

Sunday was a big day for Iowa supporters of renewable fuels with the first-ever Iowa Corn Indy 250 held at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. An estimated crowd of more than 35,000 attended the race, and a nationwide television audience watched on ABC.
Lead sponsors of the event were the Iowa Corn Growers Association and the [...]

The U.S. Senate gave the green light to a major increase in renewable fuels standards Thursday night with the passage of the CLEAN Energy Act of 2007.
The bill requires that the U.S. produce 36 billion gallons of fuel per year from renewable sources by 2022. It would also require that 15 billion gallons of [...]

Auto-racing fans across the country will have their eyes on Iowa when the Iowa Corn Indy 250 is held June 24.
The race, which will be held at the new Iowa Speedway in Newton, will be broadcast live on ABC starting at noon.
Lead sponsors for the event are the Iowa Corn Promotion Board and the Iowa [...]

Iowa State University has published two entries in a series on biomass crops.
The series of publications will provide overviews of biomass crop soil and site adaptation, life cycle and growth, fertility, yield, harvest considerations, and pest and disease management.
The first two entries cover switchgrass and Miscanthus, plant species that are being studied for possible uses [...]