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Hoping for a Clean Slate at EPA

Published November 25, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper would like to see the next EPA administrator acknowledge the value of renewable fuels. "Especially when it comes to emissions reductions and reducing carbon from transportation fuels. We haven't had that with the last…

COVID-19 Funding for Biofuels Still In Limbo

Published September 24, 2020

The Continuing Resolution being considered does not include additional COVID-19 funding for the biofuels industry. However, National Farmers Union biofuels advisor Anne Steckel says it does offer language prohibiting the USDA to pay oil refiners out of the Commodity Credit…

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EPA Will Deny Retroactive Small Refinery Exemptions

Published September 14, 2020

On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency said they would deny retroactive small refinery exemptions, the so-called “gap-filling” petitions for the 2011-18 compliance years. "If the EPA will denies the retroactive exemptions, that's very good news for the ethanol industry and…

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Small Refinery Waivers Continue to Challenge Ethanol

Published August 10, 2020

Over the past 15 years with the Renewable Fuel Standard, regulatory challenges, including small refinery waivers, have been a challenge. Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says it would be insane for the Department of Energy to recommend approval for…

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COVID-19 Relief: What the Ethanol Industry Wants

Published July 20, 2020

The biofuels industry wants to be included in the next round of federal COVID-19 relief and they just may get it. The HEROES Act, passed in the House, offers at least one solution for the biofuels industry. "There's a program…

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Ethanol Losses Mount

Published July 16, 2020

According to an economic analysis released by the Renewable Fuels Association, the U.S. ethanol industry has already lost $3.4 billion due to COVID-19. Projections call for damages in 2020 and 2021 to reach nearly $9 billion. RFA President and CEO…

Ethanol Industry Continues to Seek COVID-19 Assistance

Published June 8, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association CEO Geoff Cooper says the U.S. ethanol industry is still a long way from normal operations. "We are beginning to climb out of the hole that COVID-19 put us in, but we're still about 35 percent below…

Unusual Times Continue for U.S. Ethanol Industry

Published April 22, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association chief economist Scott Richman says the recent oil market decline is a sign of these unusual times. "It's reflective of the demand destruction for transportation fuels," says Richman. "It's hard to get supply and demand in balance."…

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Biofuels Industry Not Included in USDA COVID-19 Aid

Published April 20, 2020

The USDA aid package doesn’t provide assistance to the biofuels industry. According to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, there’s not enough money to go around. Perdue says helping the biofuels industry is more than the USDA could do at this time.…

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Ethanol Producers Continue to Deal with Tight Margins

Published March 20, 2020

Renewable Fuels Association President Geoff Cooper told reporters on Thursday the ethanol industry is resilient. "We've pulled through extreme challenges and catastrophes before and we'll get through this one as well." Lower fuel demand and lower oil prices are impacting…

Articles tagged under: Geoff Cooper

Hoping for a Clean Slate at EPA

COVID-19 Funding for Biofuels Still In Limbo

EPA Will Deny Retroactive Small Refinery Exemptions

Small Refinery Waivers Continue to Challenge Ethanol

COVID-19 Relief: What the Ethanol Industry Wants

Ethanol Losses Mount

Ethanol Industry Continues to Seek COVID-19 Assistance

Unusual Times Continue for U.S. Ethanol Industry

Biofuels Industry Not Included in USDA COVID-19 Aid

Ethanol Producers Continue to Deal with Tight Margins

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