Muldrew, of Vinton, is retired from management of a major oil company. Gasoline is on its way up to $4 a gallon because of the problems in the Middle East, the news media say. It's just another excuse ...

The idea prompted complaints that lawmakers were trying to trick consumers into buying the cheaper ethanol blend. Senate President Jack Kibbie of Emmetsburg says that's not the case. He says he ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Corn ethanol, also known as grain alcohol, has been burned in gasoline engines and human stomachs since before Henry Ford was born. It’s hard on both, so ...

Folks have been experimenting with ethanol in modern combustion engines even when they weren't so modern. Nicolaus Otto, the inventor of the traditional four-cycle engine, used it to power one of his ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- A proposal to remove ethanol labels from fuel pumps has run out of gas in the Legislature. The idea prompted complaints that lawmakers were trying to trick consumers into ...