Sep. 15, 2011 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
On September 15, 2011, McDonald’s and 14 other chain restaurants called on the super committee to go on a diet by cutting back on corn subsidies. Citing high corn prices, the National Council of Chain Restaurants and many of its members urg...
Read More »Jul. 28, 2011 / Posted by: Michal Rosenoer / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy, Publications
A new report by Friends of the Earth, Corn Ethanol and Climate Change, demonstrates how the Renewable Fuel Standard, in spite of its climate protections, increases environmental degradation. The RFS, which mandates the production of 36 billion ga...
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Jun. 17, 2011 / Posted by: Rebecca Connors / Categories: Blog, Climate and Energy
On June 16, 2011, the Senate voted 73-27 to end the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. This major victory against dirty corn ethanol had strong bipartisan support across the political spectrum, including some of the Senate’s most progress...
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Mar. 25, 2011 / Posted by: Becca Connors / Categories: Advocacy, Blog, Climate and Energy
Another Biofools Day is swiftly approaching and we need your help to pick out the biggest Fool of the lot! It has been a good year for Biofools of all shapes and sizes: ethanol subsidies were slipped into the December tax cut deal, EPA approved a ...
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