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WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) lauds proposed legislation recently introduced by Rep. James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) that would effectively halt the sale of gasoline blends containing more than 10 percent ethanol. The bill (H.R. 875) would prohibit the sale of so called "mid-level ethanol blends" - fuels containing more than 10 percent and up to 20 percent ethanol - into the general fuel supply pending a...
Hearing to highlight need for consumer protections, education and additional research on E15 -- Click here to listen to a AAA interview of President & CEO Robert L. Darbelnet on E15 WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA President & CEO Robert L. Darbelnet will testify today before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology's Subcommittee on Environment that regulators and industry should suspend the sale of E15 gasoline until motorists are...
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DENVER, Feb. 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ: BIOF), an ethanol production company, announced today that it has reduced staffing at its Fairmont, Minnesota ethanol facility, resulting in the elimination of approximately forty full-time positions. The plant ceased ethanol production in September of 2012, and will continue to operate its adjacent grain storage facility with its remaining employees. The Company now expects the Fairmont plant to remain idle until...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) applauds Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and David Vitter (R-La.) for taking steps to reverse the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) illegal decision to allow E15 into the fuel supply even though this fuel damages existing vehicles. The proposed legislation, if passed by Congress, will set a cap of 10 percent ethanol (E10) that is approved for use in the nation's...
VANCOUVER, Feb. 12, 2013 /CNW/ - Lignol Energy Corporation (TSXV: LEC) ("LEC" or "the Company"), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, today announced its participation in a Private Placement and Rights Offering financing undertaken by Australian Renewable Fuels Limited (ASX: ARW) which will result in LEC becoming one of the largest shareholders in ARW. On February 7, 2103, ARW announced that its proposed takeover bid for all of...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Common sense will prevail if Congress passes legislation to modify the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The Phantom Fuels Reform Act of 2013, introduced today by Sens. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), David Vitter (R-La.) and Michael Crapo (R-Idaho), follows the introduction of its House companion yesterday by Reps. Gregg Harper (R-Miss.) and Jim Matheson (D-Utah). This legislation would ensure that EPA sets the RFS cellulosic biofuel...
From measuring range of motion to detecting radiation, five new sensors provide hands-on investigations for high school and college laboratories BEAVERTON, Ore., Feb. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Vernier Software & Technology is continuing to provide the most robust collection of technologies for science and STEM education with its introduction of five new sensors. The Goniometer, Radiation Monitor, Vernier Optical DO Probe, Ethanol Sensor, and Pyranometer all provide high...
AURORA, Ill., Feb. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Illinois and Indiana drivers aren't feeling much love for these February gas prices. Both Illinois and Indiana drivers are currently paying on average, $3.62 for a gallon of regular unleaded. This marks the highest price ever for a February start. AAA Chicago's most recent Fuel Gauge Report shows that in Illinois, the average regular unleaded gasoline price increased $.01 from December 2012, with an average cost of $3.38 for January. This...
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) responded today to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposed Renewable Fuel Volumes (RVOs) of the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard, required by the Clean Air Act to be promulgated no later than November 30, 2012. The proposed standards for four fuel categories will now be open to a 45-day public comment period before EPA finalizes the rules. (Logo:...
