Congressional negotiators have agreed to extend the 45-cent-per-gallon subsidy for ethanol for one year and also continue a tariff on imports of the biofuel.
IRE Board Members Front Row: John Heisdorffer, Director, Mark Cobb, Vice President, Mark Muench, Director, Jim Hanshaw, Director. Middle Row: Tom Schroeder, Director, Ed Hershberger, Director, Pam Dunbar, Project Manager, Dick Gallagher, Secretary, Denny Mauser, Director. Back Row: Bill Horan, Director, Mike Bohannan, President, Bill Pim Treasurer, Warren Bush, Director. (http://www.iowarenewableenergy.com/about.htm)A trial date has been set for a lawsuit centered on a power struggle amid the board of directors at a local biodiesel company.
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says renewing tax credits for biodiesel is a top priority for him this year.
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The manager of a local bio-diesel plant says the expiration of the federal “blender’s tax credit” has brought his industry to a grinding halt