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The Renewable Fuel Standard is the Obamacare of the Energy Industry

August 5, 2018August 4, 2018 Tennessee Star Staff

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By Printus LeBlan After Scott Pruitt resigned as EPA Administrator, the cheers from K street could be heard around the country. The lobbyist camp led the fight against Pruitt because since coming into the position, Pruitt set his sights on one of the biggest sacred cows in D.C., the Renewable…

The Special Interests Behind the Unsustainable ‘Renewable Fuel Standard’

July 3, 2018July 2, 2018 Admin

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By Printus LeBlanc The ethanol lobby and corn farmers are teaming up to keep the government mandated gravy train flowing into their bank accounts. After a deal was reached between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), several Senators, and oil refiners regarding the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), the deal suddenly collapsed…