Biofuels: Ethanol Special Report

Table of Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Scope and Methodology
  • Scope
  • Methodology
• Key Findings
  • Introduction
  • Key Research Highlights

2 POLITICS OF ETHANOL

• Overview of Ethanol Industry and Technology
  • Federal Government and Ethanol Industry
  • Ethanol' s Pluses and Minuses
• Important Legislation and Policies
  • The Energy Policy Act of 2005
  • The Bush Administration' s Biofuels Policy
  • Congressional Actions

3 FUTURE TRENDS AND THE ETHANOL DEBATE

• Feedstock for Ethanol
  • Beyond Corn
  • Research
  • Other Biofuels
• The Ethanol Debate
  • Ethanol Economics: The Energy Balance
  • Food versus Fuel

4 CRITICAL REFERENCE TABLES

• Database Tables
  • Total Corn Production: 2005-2012
  • Total Corn Yield: 2005-2012
  • Global Cereal Production: 1999-2006
  • Total Wheat Production: 1999-2006
  • Total Cultivated Acreage for Wheat: 1999-2006