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With E15 Proposal, Trump Attempts to Placate Corn Belt
There is almost no middle ground in the battle between ethanol producers and the oil industry. Any movement to address the concerns of one side almost necessarily comes at the expense of the other.

Battle Between Ethanol and Refiners Reaches Stalemate
The current zero-sum battle between corn states and the biofuels industry and oil refiners is not new, but it has exploded into a fierce fight over the past year as the EPA cracked open the door to a weakening of the RFS.

Recommendations to the Nation on Reducing U.S. Oil Dependence: 10 Years Later
10 years after Recommendations to the Nation on Reducing U.S. Oil Dependence, the country has seen meaningful improvements in energy security, which continue to grow.

Obama: The Accidental Energy Security President
Like presidents before him dating back to Richard Nixon, Barack Obama pledged to reduce dependence on crude oil imports and sever the country’s reliance on OPEC oil. But unlike others, Obama saw overall energy security improve markedly during his presidency.

Energy Policy 2016: Spotlight on Texas Senator Ted Cruz
Where the Texas Senator stands on fracking, ethanol, and the Keystone XL pipeline.

EPA Releases New Biofuel Targets, Frustrates All Sides in the Process
Although the EPA is simply conforming to the reality of the marketplace with its new biofuel blending targets, it is getting blasted by a number of industry groups.

Ethanol and the RFS: Some Successes, Many Failures
The Renewable Fuel Standard's main purpose was to reduce U.S. dependence on oil by mandating production of renewable fuel, and in that regard, it has been successful, but only marginally.