It Is No Longer About Living On the Wrong Side of the (Railroad) Tracks, Now the Threat is About Living Anywhere Near the Tracks
This morning there was another train derailment, this time in Raymond, Minnesota. People were again evacuated, although here the concern centered on ethanol carried in four cars, resulting fires and potential exposures. From a toxicological point of view, ethanol toxicity is a real concern. There are a number of potential health concerns, ranging from eye, […]
More Corn Ethanol, Less Water for Wildlife
It may be hard to imagine water scarcity, given that large swaths of the Midwest are still drying out after historic and catastrophic flooding, but recently released research points to a different menace in the cycles of Western Water woes: corn ethanol. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison teamed up with colleagues from Kansas State […]
The White House’s Illegal Ethanol Boost Would Hurt People and Wildlife
Yesterday, President Trump traveled to Iowa to announce that he is instructing the Environmental Protection Agency to loosen restrictions on selling higher blends of ethanol in gasoline. He, of course, got loud cheers from his audience of corn farmers, and he was effusive in telling the crowd the great thing he is doing to help […]
Rethinking the Ethanol Mandate: Here’s Why
Click the infographic to learn more about how the ethanol mandate is fueling destruction. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Scott Pruitt recently suggested an increase in the production level of ethanol made from corn — up from the current limit of 15 billion gallons a year. The 2018 standard will be determined in November under […]
Backfiring Biofuels: Are They Really Renewable?
August 10th is International Biodiesel Day – a day originally created to celebrate adoption of non-traditional fuels. But, some of these biofuels have been proven to be more damaging to the environment than initially imagined. Despite this data, a problematic push for “green” biofuel continues globally. While the original intent to use biofuels was to […]
Wildlife Win for Protecting Monarch Butterfly Habitat
We/you spoke up, and Congress listened! A Senate committee was headed for a crucial vote next week on S. 517, a bill that would have weakened clean air protections and harmed wildlife and water. Conservation voices like the National Wildlife Federation and our affiliates around the country rose up to say, “Enough is enough.” Our […]
U.S. Senate Attempts to Sacrifice Clean Air Act Protections
Groups including the National Wildlife Federation are urging the U.S. Senate to reject rolling back Clean Air Act protections in the Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act (S. 517), a bill that would to allow higher-content ethanol gasoline to be sold year-round throughout the U.S at the expense of public health. David DeGennaro, agriculture policy […]
Clean Air Rollback by Congress Could Impact Summer Fun
Photo Credit: Jennifer L. Graham, USGS As we head into the annual Memorial Day kickoff of the summer season, Americans have a lot to look forward to – warm, sunny days at the beach, on the trail, in the garden, or on the water. Unfortunately, the hazy days of summer also come with some downsides, […]
EPA Biofuel Rule Includes Loophole that Threatens Wildlife Habitat
Homegrown ethanol should not come at the expense of vanishing prairie ecosystems and wildlife habitat. That was the deal Congress struck in 2007 when it mandated billions of gallons of ethanol and other biofuels be blended into gasoline each year. Swift fox on the Kansas prairie. Photo from USFWS The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]
Can Corn Stover Really be a Sustainable Biofuel Source?
What are the best ways to help us replace our reliance on fossil fuels without causing unsustainable damage to land, climate, water, or wildlife? The question remains unanswered because almost every means of energy production has both benefits and drawbacks, and biomass is no exception. A recent study by the University of Nebraska on biofuels […]
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