Monday, June 21, 2010
Volume 1, Issue 13
EPA Decision on Ethanol Blend Put Off Until Fall
The Environmental Protection Agency says it will wait until this fall to decide whether car engines can handle higher concentrations of ethanol in gasoline.
The agency had been expected to decide by this month whether to increase the maximum blend from 10 to 15 percent.
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Letter to the White House from Growth Energy
In response to recent developments related to Growth Energy’s Green Jobs Waiver, Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis wrote the following letter to President Obama. View a PDF version.
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Growth Energy Partners With Thorntons To Establish 20 New E85 Stations In Five States
Growth Energy has joined forces with Thorntons Inc., a leading, independent gasoline/convenience-chain retailer, to establish 20 new E85 stations throughout five states. Growth Energy will provide funds to support the installation of new equipment to dispense high level blends of ethanol. Thorntons has become a part of Growth Energy’s 2010 E85 and Blender Pump Program, where funds are provided to retailers to establish mid and high level blend infrastructure throughout the country. Over 60 new mid and high level blend sites have been provided financial support in 2010.
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Growth Energy Pushes For Infrastructure Improvements
President Obama is using the Gulf oil spill to renew his push for clean energy investments. Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis was on Capitol Hill this week outlining the ethanol industry’s priorities in that area, which include improvements to the renewable fuels infrastructure.
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Lifecycle Analysis Shows POET Cellulosic Ethanol Cuts Greenhouse Gas Emissions 111% Over Gasoline
Ethanol produced by Project LIBERTY, POET’s first planned commercial cellulosic ethanol plant, will reduce carbon emissions by 111 percent over gasoline, an independent lifecycle analysis shows.
This means POET’s cellulosic ethanol actually has negative emissions; it will offset more greenhouse gas emissions than it produces.
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Wesley Clark: The Lesson Is, It’s Time to Diversify
Growth Energy Co-Chair Wesley K. Clark pens an op-ed in the Tallahassee Democrat calling an end to our addiction to foreign oil and the expansion of the ethanol market.
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Blender Pumps Could Put SD In Ethanol Lead
South Dakota could soon lead the way in ethanol distribution in the country. That’s thanks to stimulus funds that would put more blender pumps at gas stations across South Dakota.
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Growth Energy: New Energy-Climate Bill Includes Initiatives to Help Break Our Addiction to Oil
A new energy bill that has been introduced by Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) will help our nation realize its energy independence because it includes stronger vehicle fuel standards and a mandate for Flex Fuel Vehicles, according to Growth Energy, the coalition of U.S. ethanol supporters.
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Jeff Broin Wins High Octane Award at FEW
POET CEO Jeff Broin received the High Octane Award from BBI International in St. Louis at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) on June 15 for his role in helping develop the ethanol industry into a significant force in the national transportation fuel market. The award recognizes a person whose passion and unstoppable pursuits have significantly benefited the ethanol industry.
Photo courtesy POET
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Growth Energy to Participate in KC Clean Cities Ethanol Workshop
The Kansas City Regional Clean Cities will be hosting a workshop titled Exploring Ethanol on Friday, July 9. The workshop will be held at the Johnson County Community College at 12345 College Blvd. in Overland Park, Kansas.
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Member Spotlight – Deuel County Cenex
Deuel County Cenex of Toronto, South Daktoa recently renewed its membership with Growth Energy. Formed in 1936, the farm supply cooperative has five locations in three different towns. Petroleum, agronomy, feed and grain are their main products sold.
According to the General Manager Harry Mewherter, Deuel County Cenex’s primary interest in joining Growth Energy Market Development was to develop and sell the products farmers are growing in the United States. “We need to be more self-sufficient on energy. I believe Growth Energy Market Development will achieve this goal,” noted Mewherter.
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New and Renewed Growth Energy Market Development Members
ROC One Stop – Russell Oil Company
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New E85 and Blender Pump Stations
There are currently 2,153 total E85 locations and 157 blender pumps.
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Navy Exchange |
Norfolk |
VA |
23511 |
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Silvas Oil Company |
Ventura |
CA |
93003 |
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Waky Bellmart |
Wakrausa |
IN |
46573 |
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Shell Gas Station |
Olympia |
WA |
98501 |
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Green Mountain Shell |
Lakewood |
CO |
80228 |
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Letters to Growth Energy
Please send comments, questions or suggestions to our Market Development Team and we will share them with our readers in our next FYI newsletter. Email questions, comments or suggestions to: marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.
Events Calendar
To submit a Calendar item, email marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Volume 1, Issue 12
Growth Energy Announces Independence Day Promotion For Flex Fuel Vehicle Owners
Attention all Flex Fuel Vehicle Owners: Growth Energy is offering a one month promotion geared toward flex fuel vehicle owners who use E85 fuel. Between June 1 and July 1, FFV owners can submit a photo of themselves with their FFV, along with an explanation about why they use E85 fuel. On July 1, Growth Energy will select a winner, at random, to receive a $185 E85 fuel card that can be used at any E85 fueling station. Photos and submissions will be featured on Growthenergy.org and Growthforce.org. There will also be a second place prize of $85 in E85 fuel awarded to the most creative photo.
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Everyone Wins in Ethanol Border Battle
Everyone was declared a winner in a Minnesota-Wisconsin border battle this week between two fuel retailers on opposite sides of the St. Croix River.
The promotional event on Thursday featured a rush-hour special where both stations sold E85 (85 percent ethanol fuel) at an 85 cents per gallon discount from 4-6 pm. The promotion was supported by the Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Wisconsin Corn Growers Association, Holiday Companies, Erickson Oil, American Lung Association of the Upper Midwest and MN & WI Clean Air Choice Teams.
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Ethanol Teams with Veterans to Highlight Energy Security on Memorial Day
The Clean Fuels Development Coalition, the Ethanol Across America education campaign, and the FlexFuel Vehicle (FFV) Club once again teamed with Volunteers of Underage Military Service (VUMS) yesterday with a procession of ethanol and hybrid vehicles in the national Memorial Day parade to highlight the role of energy and national security.
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Ethanol Production Methods More Efficient Now: Study
A new University of Illinois at Chicago study of facilities that produce most of the nation’s ethanol found that the energy needed to make a gallon of the corn-based fuel decreased on average by about 30 percent within the past decade.
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Farmers union: Ethanol blends should be labeled accurately at the pump
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is working on a label for ethanol blends at the pump. Minnesota Farmers Union is urging the FTC to use labels that are accurate, descriptive, and not harmful to the ethanol blends so that consumers who drive flex-fuel vehicles can have a real, home-grown, domestic fuel choice.
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Mansfield Oil Acquires Western Ethanol
Mansfield Oil Co. acquired all of Western Ethanol’s assets and added Doug Vind, the company’s president, to the Mansfield team.
In addition to providing bulk deliveries of ethanol, Western Ethanol specializes in the distribution of E85 for use in Flex Fuel Vehicles and is a leading distributor of E85 in the western United States.
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Iowa Corn and Chevy Promote Ethanol
Iowa corn growers have teamed up with two Chevy dealerships to promote ethanol and the vehicles that it fuels.
Holmes Chevrolet in Norwalk and Karl Chevrolet in Ankeny are partnering with the Iowa Corn Promotion Board (ICPB) to promote flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) and the use of E85 in Iowa. Consumers who purchase a FFV at either dealership between now and June 15, 2010 are eligible for $250 in ethanol/E85 certificates from a participating fuel station.
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Ag Secretaries: Renew Blenders’ Credit
Iowa’s Northey Says Lesson Should be Learned From Biodiesel
Secretaries of agriculture in eight states have asked Congressional leaders to renew ethanol’s volumetric ethanol excise tax credit, or the 45-cent-per-gallon blenders’ credit, which is set to expire at the end of 2010.
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Member Spotlight – Farmers Union Oil
Farmers Union Oil of Portland, ND recently renewed its membership with Growth Energy. Formed in 1930, the locally owned cooperative has been providing bulk fuel, propane, and farm supply services to Portland and neighboring communities for the past eighty years. Besides these services, the Portland Farmers Union Oil also maintains a 24-hour convenience store in neighboring Mayville and cardtrol sites in Galesburg and Clifford.
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New and Renewed Growth Energy Market Development Members
Rocky Point Citgo
Gerstner Oil Companies
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New E85 and Blender Pump Stations
We currently have 2149 total locations and 157 blender pumps as of the last FYI Newsletter.
Oak Valley Chevron Beaumont, CA
Stirling U Gas Davie, FL
Fleetwig Corporation Lakeland, FL
Cenex Hartley, IA
E-K Petro Express Sullivan, IL
Sav A Shop Topeka, KS
Holiday Rockford, MN
Reilly & Sons, Inc. Exton, PA
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Letters to Growth Energy
Please send comments, questions or suggestions to our Market Development Team and we will share them with our readers in our next FYI newsletter. Email questions, comments or suggestions to: marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.
Events Calendar
To submit a Calendar item, email marketdevelopment@growthenergy.org.
