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RINs and biofuel mandates : comparing ethanol and biodiesel markets

Creator:

Ainsworth, Joel H.

Abstract:

The United States Congress set out to increase the blending of biofuels by updating and implementing the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS2) in 2007. The new mandate required that a combination of 36 billion gallons of ethanol, biodiesel, and cellulosic biofuel be blended annually, by 2022. To offset the cost of...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis
Crop choice and conservation : implications of increased biofuel demand

Creator:

Sechrist, B.

Abstract:

Regression analysis was used to examine the effect of a change in agricultural prices on land use and conservation. The planted acreage for each of three crops – corn, soybeans, and spring wheat – was regressed on the expected prices of the three crops, the input prices, and past land...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis