Spring 2000

Congressional Action and News From Federal Agencies House Committee Holds Hearing On Reformulated Gasoline and MTBE Responding to member requests to address national concerns... President Promotes Biofuels In his State of the Union speech, President Bill Clinton... Congress Calls for Meeting with President and Others to Discuss Ethanol In a letter to President Clinton, 46 Senators and Representatives... Harkin Expresses Concern With California Waiver Concerned that an oxygenate waiver be granted to California... Senate Passes Lugar Biofuels Bill The Senate has approved S. 935, legislation introduced... Farm Groups Urge Opposition to Senate Bill The National Corn Growers Association and American Farm Bureau... States' Ethanol News California Environmental Policy Council Gives Ethanol Clean Bill of Health The California Environmental Policy Council, has unanimously... Nebraska Considers Ethanol Legislation; Begins E10 Campaign The Nebraska legislature considered two ethanol... Iowa Finds MTBE Water and Soil Contamination Despite the fact that MTBE hasn't been added... Governor Vilsack Assures California Of Ethanol Supply In a recent letter to California Governor Gray Davis... American Lung Association of Minnesota Stands Behind Oxygenate Program In a position paper on oxygenated gasoline and clean air... Governors Urge Delay in Implementation of Phase 2 Reformulated Gasoline In a letter to Vice President Gore... Iowa Corn Growers Push for Fair Ethanol Pricing The Iowa Corn Growers Association is working... States and Others Move to Stop MTBE Water Contamination From coast to coast, states are finding MTBE in their groundwater... New Member                                                                                      Wyoming Joins The membership of the Coalition continues to soar...  Chinese Province a Possibility Coalition membership is being considered by the...

Ethanol Studies USDA Study Shows Ethanol Can Effectively Replace MTBE Nationwide The U.S. Department of Agriculture has concluded that ethanol... Changes in Gasoline Supplement Available New and updated information on changes in gasoline... GAO Finds Limited Alternative Fuel Progress The General Accounting Office has concluded that... MTBE-Blended Gasoline Causes Health Reaction Researchers from the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences... Quotes of Note and Editorials 60 Minutes has Propelled Anti-MTBE Furor A January 16 airing of a 60 Minutes investigative report on MTBE... An Opportunity in Higher Oil Prices "It makes absolutely no sense to me that our country continues... Will the 21st Century Run on Green or Black Gold? "Field crops now have the potential to replace oil gradually... New Production and Plant Expansion State of Louisiana Approves Bonds for BCI BC International recently announced that the Louisiana ... North Carolina to Build Three 60 Million Gallon Plants In March, North Carolina Governor... Masada Announces Insurance Underwriter Masada OxyNol announced the acquisition of insurance for... Ethanol Coalition News Coalition Governors Meet with EPA Administrator Iowa Governor and Chairman Tom Vilsack and Nebraska Governor... New Coalition Chairman Outlines Goals for 2000 Newly appointed Chairman of the Coalition... 2000 Ethanol Vehicle Challenge The More than 200 student engineers from 14 colleges... Coalition Sponsors Faculty Award for 2000 Challenge The Coalition will again sponsor a Faculty Award...

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