Sentences with phrase «ethanol policies»

Simply put, our stupid ethanol policy is one of the greatest threats to food security in the world today, if not the greatest.

The negative consequences need to be a part of the analysis when determining whether to continue pursuing ethanol policies.

Researchers Tim Searchinger and Ralph Heimlich make the case that policies that lead to setting aside land for biofuels production — like our own ethanol policies in the United States — ultimately do little to curb greenhouse gas emissions.

Professor Griffin, who directs the Mosbacher Institute, is also author of U.S. Ethanol Policy: Time to Reconsider?

Today: The impacts of the Renewable Fuel Standard and federal ethanol policy.

But to maintain the economic and security benefits of America's 21st century energy renaissance, we'll need to make smart policy choices that increase access to energy resources, encourage infrastructure development, rein in misguided ethanol policy and curb costly, duplicative regulations.

Current ethanol policy has increased and destabilized corn and related commodity prices to the detriment of both food and fuel producers.

I've seen similar logic used to disparage ethanol subsidies in the United States, and accusations our corn ethanol policies have caused food shortages in poor countries.

Hartnett White had called the standards «unethical,» and argued in a 2014 policy paper that U.S. ethanol policy had recently caused food riots abroad.

To preserve consumer choice, maintain affordability and prevent potential engine damage and economic harm, federal ethanol policy should be overhauled to reflect consumer preferences, vehicle needs and America's 21st century energy reality.

Our analysis of the three major models used to set government policies in the United States and Europe suggests that ethanol policies in effect are relying on decreases in food consumption to generate GHG savings (1).

And the run - up in commodity prices has more to do with the emergence of the economies of India and China than with anything related to ethanol policy.

Even if you assume energy independence is desirable from a national security perspective, ethanol policy is completely incapable of bringing that to the U.S..

Put simply, ethanol policies have created significantly higher corn prices, tighter supplies, and increased volatility.

«Ethanol policy is a prime example of counterproductive, outdated, and ethically offensive federal energy policy.»

«The ethanol policies of the United States, which transform a basic food into an optional fuel, have been widely condemned by international institutions developed to eliminating hunger.»

America's ethanol policy has seriously compromised the chicken industry, so we can expect Lincoln to take a more conservative approach with fuels made out of food.