2010 Ins and Outs

December 9, 2009

BY Bob Dinneen

The start of each New Year provides an opportunity to look back at the year that was and speculate on the year that will be. The past few years, I have used this column as an opportunity to take a well-meaning, tongue-in-cheek look at the industry. I have tried to analyze the trends going on in the industry and also provide what I hope is a little bit of entertainment.

So, if you will indulge and read this with the spirit in which it was intended, I proudly present the 2010 In and Out List:

OUT IN
Food versus fuel 162.9 bushels of corn per acre
Stimulus package Jobs bill
Black liquor loophole VEETC extension
Net energy balance International indirect land use change
E85 stand-alone pumps Blender pumps
NEVC RFA market development team
Blended fuels Drop-in fuels
Corn stalks Algae
Chairman John Dingell Chairman Henry Waxman
Secretary Bodman Secretary Chu
DOE loan guarantees USDA loan guarantees
Methane digesters Gasifiers
Al Gore's "Our Choice" Consumer choice
10.5-billion-gallon ethanol mandate 12-billion-gallon ethanol mandate
Renewable fuel standard waivers Cellulose credits
Liquidation Consolidation
Airshed modeling Life-cycle analysis
UNICA Global Renewable Fuels Alliance
Ethanol imports Ethanol exports
$8 per bushel corn $4 per bushel corn
Ethanol use mandates Low carbon fuel standards
Social sciences Social media
EthanolRFA@aol.com @EthanolBob
EPIC BYOEthanol
Indy 500 NASCAR
RFA Daily Clips RFA Smartbrief

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