Last week the D.C. Circuit Court heard oral arguments in
American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers, et al. vs. EPA, a case in which oil refiners challenge the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2019 rulemaking that paved the way for the year-round sale of E15. As intervenors in the case, the Renewable Fuels Association, Growth Energy and the National Corn Growers Association argued in support of upholding the E15 rule in court.
In a joint statement, RFA, Growth Energy and NCGA said, “Oil refiners are simply trying to reclaim more market share by blocking American drivers from year-round access to a more affordable, lower-carbon fuel at the pump. Studies have repeatedly shown that the volatility of E15 is lower than that of E10. And other recent studies find that a nationwide switch from E10 to E15 would significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions –equivalent to removing approximately 3.85 million vehicles from the road. If the refiners had their way and this rule was ove
A one-person board, staff turnover and attempts to cut the agency creates backlog of investigations. 8:59 am, Apr. 22, 2021 ×
The Husky Energy refinery in Superior burns as seen in this aerial photo taken April 26, 2018. (Bob King / File / News Tribune)
It’s been nearly three years since the Husky Energy refinery in Superior exploded, and nearly two years since federal investigators first planned to release the incident’s final investigation.
But the agency in charge of the investigation the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board still has yet to release its final report on the April 26, 2018, fire and explosion that prompted an evacuation of much of Superior.
Image courtesy of Markus Spiske/Unsplash
Some of the biggest contributors to global warming if indirect ones are the public relations firms and ad agencies in the pay of Big Oil and Big Auto. These companies not only market and promote products that consume vast amounts of fossil fuel, they also sometimes promote climate misinformation spread by fossil fuel companies.
But there is now the glimmering of a rebellion within the ranks. Tensions are heating up between the young “creatives” in the world of advertising and public relations and their clients and between the younger generation at the ad agencies and the oldtimers (think of the protagonists in the series “Mad Men”). And some younger folks inside the PR and ad industry are taking things a step further, engaging in a full-court press to get their colleagues in the creative departments at some of the biggest firms on Madison Avenue to pressure their bosses to quit working for fossil fuel companies.
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by Tom Doran (AgriNews) … The American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers urged Regan, who was confirmed as EPA administrator on March 10, to “take swift action” on the Renewable Fuel Standard by extending compliance deadlines and “setting achievable targets” for the current and coming years.
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In response to the AFPM letter, the Renewable Fuels Association asked that Regan “stay the course” on the RFS.
Geoff Cooper, RFA president/CEO, addressed this and other ongoing issues in a recent RFA podcast.
The oil industry has been making a lot of noise lately about the RFS. What sway do you think their arguments are going to have with the new administration?