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Ethanol and DDG exports in 2014 added $7.54 billion to the economy. 
 
Solenis : Bringing Value To The Biofuels Marketplace : We recently spoke to Solenis on the company's value-added offerings to the ethanol industry. Read More

RFS Proposal Takes Small Steps To Break The Blend Wall: EPA's new proposal is still under the RVOs stipulated in the RFS. Read More 

Ethanol And Octane For Beginners: What is octane? And how does ethanol affect octane ratings? Get all your questions answered here. 
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All Big Oil's Men: Anti-RFS legislation is straight out of Big Oil's playbook. Read More

Over 1.5m Gallons of E15 Sold in Q1E15 sales in March was over 500,000 gallons Read More

Teacher Appreciation Week: We thank the educators who brought their students to ethanol plants this school year. Read More

 
Ethanol Called Fuel Of Future: Auto technician, Bobby Likis, says he's seen no engine problems as a result of ethanol. Read More   

The Case For More Ethanol :
The time has come for higher blends of ethanol to further reduce emissions.Read More

U.S. Water Facility In MN Wins Award: 
The facility in Cambridge was awarded a Meritorious Achievement In Occupational Safety 2015 Governor's Safety Award. Read More

Ethanol Fuels Energy Security: 
Ethanol is a renewable fuel that reduces our dependency on foreign oil. Read More

It's Time For An Octane Boost: The octane rating for regular gas needs to be increased. Read More

Boating And Engine Experts Call On Lawmakers To Boost Biofuel Blends:
 Certified mechanics & engine performance experts testify at the Hill on ethanol and marine engines. Read More
    
Nearly All Ethanol Is Produced and Used Domestically: About 94 percent of ethanol produced in 2015 was consumed domestically. Read More

VW To Promote Biofuels Ahead Of Electric Cars :  E85 offers an easier and more profitable path than electric cars for carmakers to reduce emissions. Read More 
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A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE 2016 MINNESOTA LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Whether Governor Mark Dayton will call a special legislative session, at the time this column is written, remains open to speculation. But, we do know that 1,652 bills were introduced in the Minnesota House of Representatives and 1,414 bills were introduced in the Minnesota Senate in the recently concluded legislative session. And it may surprise some but some of those bills if passed would have either directly or indirectly lowered or raised market barriers to ethanol and renewable chemicals.

GUARDIAN ENERGY HOSTS 'TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY'


Guardian Energy hosted its inaugural Take Your Child To Wok Day on April 28. Read more here
TRACY AREA HIGH SCHOOL VISITS HIGHWATER ETHANOL



Twenty-five students from Tracy Area High School visited Highwater Ethanol on May 13 to get a better understanding of how clean renewable fuel is produced. Read more here



ABF Economics released a report in March that shows the ethanol industry contributed $2.13 billion to Minnesota's economy in 2015. In addition, it generated $7.37 billion in gross sales, $1.6 billion in household income and supported 18,116 jobs. Read more here
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