Iowa Landowners Fight Seizure of Private Property for a Pipeline
The proposed 2,500-mile pipeline would transfer carbon dioxide from ethanol plants in five states to a permanent storage site in North Dakota.
Ethanol
Haley and DeSantis Pander to Iowans by Praising Ethanol Mandate
Unfortunately, none of the Republican candidates want to scrap the federal ethanol mandates.
Ethanol Subsidies Could Trip Up Debt Ceiling Negotiations
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Biden's Plan To Ease Gas Prices Will Save Drivers a Few Cents at Some Pumps…2 Months From Now
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The Iowa Caucuses Have Always Been Terrible
Last night's caucus flop was a meltdown of small-d democracy.
End the Failed Renewable Fuel Standard Experiment
Why Congress should abolish the ethanol mandate.
Free Market Principles Missing in Ethanol Rule Changes
Trump's trade policy is leading to bad politics and terrible outcomes.
Donald Trump: Energy Crony
Nearly a year into his term, it's clear the president intends to flood the bog with energy mandates and subsidies.
Trump's EPA Feeds the Ethanol Swamp Dwellers, Just As He Promised
The biofuels mandate is crony capitalism as usual.
New Nano-Catalyst Reverses Combustion to Turn Carbon Dioxide into Fuel
Would it be worth doing in the absence of a carbon tax or a cap-and-trade market?
EPA Says It Needs Eight More Years to Decide if Ethanol Mandate Is Bad for the Environment
It is, as everyone who isn't a corn farmer will tell you.
How Ted Cruz Defeated Iowa's Ethanol Cartel
His strategy wasn't lovely, but it was a blow to crony capitalism.
Ted Cruz's Stunning Victory Over Iowa's Ethanol Cartel
The Inigo impersonator devised a clever electoral strategy
Cruz's Victory Is a Welcome Sign That the End Is Near for Corny Crony Capitalism
The Texas senator is the first presidential candidate to win in Iowa while opposing federal support for ethanol.
Corny Crony Capitalism in Iowa
Cruz and Paul stand on principle against the federal ethanol mandate while all the other candidates pander.
Scott Walker's Pandering, Cringe-Worthy Presidential Campaign
He started as a governor running on his accomplishments. He turned into a politician who couldn't describe what he'd do.
Scott Walker Flip-Flops Again on Ethanol Mandates. Or Did He Never Actually Support Them?
Governor calls for two-year 'winding down' of the Renewable Fuel Standard.
Good News! Ben Carson Is Campaigning Against the Debt. Bad News? Well….
Outsider could wage a Ross Perot-style crusade against the national debt, if only his tongue would get out of the way
Matt Welch: 'Every single GOP strategist under the age of 40' Might Be Unacceptably Libertarian
What the Liz Mair firing tells us about Scott Walker, GOP politics, and libertarianism
Scott Walker Flip-Flops in Favor of Federal Ethanol Mandate
Wisconsin governor, no stranger to corporate welfare, sings a new tune in front of Iowa farmers
GOP Candidates Quizzed on Farm Policies, Fuel Mandates at Iowa Ag Summit
A Huckabee gem from the Summit: "If I were the president, I would like to have all the authority there is."
The Ethanol Disaster
America's renewables policy is bad for consumers, the environment, and the global poor.
Obama's Climate Five-Year Plan
The president proposes ecological central planning to solve global warming
Ethanol Rules Drive Hike in Gas Prices
Refiners have to buy ethanol credits, even though they can't use any more of the stuff
Fast Food Chains Enter Fight Against Ethanol
Rise in corn prices of course contributes to rise in food prices
White House Spurns Request To Ease Requirement for Corn-Based Ethanol in Gasoline
ADM must have a serious presence in D.C.
EPA Backs Big Ethanol Against Farmers
In light of the big drought in the Midwest this summer, livestock farmers are concerned about the price of corn.
EPA Set to Approve Sorghum as Ethanol Ingredient
Move could reduce impact on food prices of grain use in fuel production.
Will Nothing Slay the Ethanol Dragon?
The drought is causing the government to prop up both the agriculture and ethanol industries to the detriment of anybody needing to buy food or fuel.
Farmers: EPA Regulations Driving Food Prices Up
Subsidizing the production of ethanol would raise the price of food? Can you even call that an unintended consequence?
Farmers: We're in a Drought. Stop with the Ethanol Quota
Forecasts predict a 4 percent rise in food prices.
