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Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack supports E15 or E20 blend

Yesterday, 11 Midwest Ag secretaries asked Obama to raise ethanol blend to 15 or 20 percent. It should come as no big surprise that Obama's Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, also made a statement in favor of raising the ethanol blend to either E15 or E20 "over the course of the next couple of years." This support is not surprising because Vilsack, the governor of Iowa, has been looking into raising the corn/gas blend with the USDA and the EPA for a while. Should the U.S. move to a higher blend in the gasoline supply, that can only mean ... Read more →

USDA and EPA talking about raising ethanol blend in gasoline

To say that ethanol raises some people's hackles is an understatement. Still, even with the controversy and the downturn, American ethanol policy may be moving forward. Bloomberg is reporting ...

Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack supports E15 or E20 blend 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

Yesterday, 11 Midwest Ag secretaries asked Obama to raise ethanol blend to 15 or 20 percent. It should come as no big surprise that Obama's Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, also made a statement in favor of raising the ethanol blend to either E15 or E20 "over the course of the next couple ...

USDA and EPA talking about raising ethanol blend in gasoline 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

To say that ethanol raises some people's hackles is an understatement. Still, even with the controversy and the downturn, American ethanol policy may be moving forward. Bloomberg is reporting that new Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has started talks between his department, the USDA, and ...



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