Colorado Corn - Look for the Blue Hose
Thursday Feb 11th, 2021
Colorado Corn Administrative Committee is seeing success with an initiative started last fall aimed at increasing E15 sales in the Colorado Springs area.
Colorado Corn Administrative Committee Executive Director Nick Colglazier says they’re asking consumers to “look for the blue hose.”
Colglazier: “The whole goal is to educate consumers about the benefits of E15 and increase the number of gallons of E15 that are sold. And we’re really promoting the message that it’s a win, win, win. It’s a win for your car because it burns better and it’s better for your engine. It’s a win for the environment because it burns cleaner and it reduces tailpipe emissions in terms of toxic emissions as well as greenhouse gas emissions. And it’s also a win for your wallet and the local economy because it s made from corn that comes from rural Colorado and E15 is usually cheaper by a couple of cents than the other unlead
Candace Krebs
Newly released dietary guidelines generate mixed reactions
New five-year dietary guidelines, released in late December by USDA, brought strong approval from mainstream beef, dairy and grain organizations, but left other health advocates concerned.
Updated every five years, the guidelines serve as the foundation for federal nutrition policy and shape the recommendations found on USDA s MyPlate graphic.
Nina Teicholz, author and executive director of The Nutrition Coalition, said the new guidelines overlook the fact that 60 percent of the U.S. population already suffers from at least one chronic, diet-related condition.
Ultimately, USDA rejected recommendations from an advisory committee made up of health and medical experts, which advised lower limits on alcohol and added sugars.