Please don’t give up on this column because it initially sounds like a discussion of grammar or usage or some other English-y things about which I could not care less. (OK, I’ll admit the end of that sentence originally said “English-y things I couldn’t care less about,” but I changed it to avoid derision from fellow English geeks for ending a sentence with a preposition. That means I actually could…

In 2007, when RFS2 was signed into law, it was absolutely clear to every single refiner that something greater than 10% ethanol was going to be needed to be offered to meet the requirements of that law. Someone needs to ask the nation’s refiners: “What have you done to meet the requirements of this law you have known about for seven years?” It’s not that Big Oil has done nothing. They’ve sued all…

Big oil companies in the United States appear to have convinced the Environmental Protection Agency and many members of Congress that there is a “Blend Wall” that prevents refiners from complying with the terms of the Renewable Fuel Standard. They say this 10% ethanol blend wall must remain in place – for America – not for Big Oil’s benefit. Of course not. They claim they’re protecting automobile owners…