Rent Seeking Begets More Rent Seeking | GlobalWarming.org

The EPA recently approved a 50% increase in ethanol blends for cars manufactured after 2006, moving from E10 to E15. This means that gas stations are now free to offer E15 as well as E10 as options at the pump. It isn’t likely that many gas stations will be taking advantage of these new rules for a number of reasons.

A “Do Nothing Congress” on Ethanol Would Do a Lot of Good | GlobalWarming.org

Congress has a rare opportunity to shave $25-30 billion from the national debt, ease consumers’ pain at the pump, and scale back political manipulation of energy markets by literally doing nothing.

At the stroke of midnight on December 31 of this year, statutory authority for the 45¢ per gallon Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) and the 54¢ per gallon tariff on imported ethanol will expire.

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