biofuel subsidies
Biofuels trade press acknowledges excise tax credits duplicate renewable fuel standards
During the early part of 2010, when the volumetric ethanol excise tax exemption (VEETC) looked like it was heading towards elimination, ethanol industry contortionist Bob Dinneen of the Renewable F
...Using Biofuel Tax Credits to Achieve Energy and Environmental Policy Goals
The federal government supports the use of biofuels—transportation fuel produced usually f ...
Biofuels and the need for additional carbon
Use of biofuels does not reduce emissions from energy combustion but may offset emissions by incr ...
Boyden Gray: Indirect land use impacts from biofuels just "flat wrong"
It has been a banner couple of weeks for the ethanol industry. To my inbox come their daily proclamations and jubilations over a reprieve they have been given in a recent US EPA analysis of G
...State and federal subsidies to biofuels: magnitude and options for redirection
Hundreds of government subsidies have fuelled the growth of ethanol and biodiesel in the USA, worth half or more their retail price.
A Boon to Bad Biofuels: Federal Tax Credits and Mandates Underwrite Environmental Damage at Taxpayer Expense
Federal Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) were nearly quintupled in the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act, mandating use of 36 billion gallons of biofuels per y
Biofuels - At What Cost? Government Support for Ethanol and Biodiesel in the United States
Detailed review of state and federal subsidies, prepared for the Global Subsidies Initiative. Subsidy costs per unit fossil fuel or GHG displaced
