Domestic Fuel Cast

The latest edition of Domestic Fuel Cast features comments from the recent 22nd Annual Ethanol Conference and Trade show on the hot topic of indirect land use change.

The latest edition of Domestic Fuel Cast talks about a new energy talk show.

The latest edition of Domestic Fuel Cast features comments from a BIO World Congress webinar on algae for fuels and chemicals.

The latest edition of Domestic Fuel Cast features comments about algae biodiesel research from the Director of the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Institute For Renewable Fuels at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis.

The latest edition of Domestic Fuel Cast features some of the conversations from the 25th annual Fuel Ethanol Workshop in Denver.

Members of the biofuels industries, including those growing the feedstocks to make the green fuels of ethanol and biodiesel, made their way to Washington, D.C. this week to try to stop the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from implementing rules that the biofuels folks will hurt their industry.

This edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast features comments from international delegates who attended the recent World Ag Forum in St. Louis.

Brian Brawdy has been using a Ford F-350 diesel pickup truck with a camper in the bed during his cross-country adventure he has dubbed "Conservation through Exploration." In this latest edition of the Domestic Fuel Cast, he tells me that the solar panels and wind turbine have allowed him to get truly off the grid and see some places that most people can't even get to.

The federal government is considering changing the rules to allow the higher blend. The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed raising the amount to 15 percent and is looking for comments about that idea. In this edition of the Domestic Fuel podcast, you'll hear from several of these groups pushing for the change, including Bob Dinneen, President of the Renewable Fuels Association, National Corn Growers Association first vice president Darrin Ihnen and Jessica Bennett, Director of Public Policy at NCGA, Buis with Growth Energy, as well as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.

With Wall Street still not recovered from the economic downturn and banks keeping a tight hold of the credit purses' drawstrings, the next generation of biofuels producers could have a rough time getting going and staying going.