CFDC News & Events
The ‘Octane Olive Branch’ is Full of Thorns
By CFDC's Douglas Durante, Opinion Contributor, The Hill, July 8, 2018 — With a final rule on fuel economy likely to come out in the near future, a considerable amount of attention has centered on higher octane fuels as a pathway to increased efficiency in...
Fuel Economy Rules: Someone is Listening
By CFDC's Douglas Durante, Biofuels Digest — The Digest The recent announcement that the Trump Administration was taking another look at Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards was a welcome reality check for what is a complex and multi-layered issue. There...
Ethanol Reduces Emissions
By CFDC's Douglas Durante, Biofuels Digest — In Hungary, Clean Fuels Development Coalition Executive Director Douglas Durante said as a way for ethanol to find value beyond limitations of government-imposed limits, both in the EU and the U.S., the focus should be...
CFDC Urges Fuels to be Included in Strategy for Meeting CAFE Standards
By CFDC's Douglas Durante, Biofuels Digest — The Clean Fuels Development Coalition is a member of the High Octane Low Carbon Alliance, a new campaign to have EPA and the Department of Transportation look beyond just vehicle technology and recognize the role of fuels...
Administration’s Biofuels Stance still a Question Mark
Doug Durante, executive director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition, says the industry is still trying to figure out how to deal with the new administration. One thing is for sure, Durante says–the ethanol industry’s argument that it reduces greenhouse gas emissions and helps clean the air doesn’t resonate with the Trump team.
Deal or No Deal– Either way we Need to Keep Moving
While the expression that the devil is in the details is trite and overused, it certainly fits when assessing the “Deal” supposedly reached this week on ethanol.
Renewable Fuels Leader Looks Beyond the RFS
“The uncertainty of this whole Renewable Fuel Standard after 2022 raises a lot of questions,” says Doug Durante, executive director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition. “As we’ve preached for a long time, let’s try to plan out a pathway that looks at a world without the Renewable Fuel Standard.”
A Higher Market for Ethanol: Author of RFS Legislation Sees Octane Levels as Advancement for Ethanol
By Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor, The Progressive Farmer — WASHINGTON (DC) -- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle keeps close tabs on what's happening with biofuels even though he's been out of the U.S. Senate more than a decade now....
Letter to the Editor in response to Bio-Foolish Behavior
By CFDC's Douglas Durante, Letter to the Editor, Investor's Business Daily National Edition, Response to Bio-Foolish Behavior Re "Bio-Foolish Behavior" (Editorial, Tuesday), the media uproar over the studies alleging biofuels do more harm in mitigating greenhouse gas...
Response to the March 9 Op-ed “How Government Makes Things Worse.”
CFDC's Douglas Durante, Letter to the Editor, Boston Globe, Response to “How Government Makes Things Worse.” Many studies have confirmed the environmental benefits of biofuels such as ethanol and ethanol's ability to mitigate carbon emissions. While the recently...
Durante and Governor Ben Nelson of Nebraska.