Includes audio of Pres. George W. Bush signing the energy act of 2007

http://www.ethanolrfa.org/2017/11/final-2018-rvo-represents-marked-improvement-over-proposal/

The U.S. ethanol industry is asking U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to suspend Brazil’s designated country status under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) due to "protectionist and market distorting actions in implementing a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) that affects imports of U.S. ethanol." RFA president and CEO Bob Dinneen explains.

RFA vice president of industry relations Robert White talks about the growth of E85 fueling options for consumers and his own ethanol-powered summer vacation

With the deadline to comment on EPA’s Notice of Data Availability that would further lower biofuels volume levels this week, biofuels industry supporters have been putting pressure administration to stay true to President Trump’s campaign promises to support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).

 In this edition of the Ethanol Report, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen comments on the unusual way EPA is handling the RFS this year, mounting pressure on EPA administrator Scott Pruitt, and better ways to reduce the price of RINs.

The Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) renewable volume obligations (RVOs) for 2018 on July 5, the comment period just ended on August 31, and then EPA gave notice on September 26 that it is seeking comment on options for further reductions in the biomass-based diesel, advanced biofuel and total renewable fuel volumes.

Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) president and CEO Bob Dinneen says this has never happened before and comments on the action in this edition.

In this edition of the Ethanol Report podcast, Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen talks about how this should make the EPA rethink the outdated summer volatility regulation that shuts down E15 pumps across the country in the summer months. He also discusses his recent testimony to the EPA that high-octane ethanol blends in optimized engines can help the country meet 2022-2025 fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions standards, as well as comments on the latest proposed volume obligations under the RFS, and the hypocrisy of Brazil’s tariff on ethanol imports.