Biodiesel: fightback needed against the Merchants of Doubt, says NBB chief
In Florida, Joe Jobe’s annual national biodiesel keynote and overlook highlighted that the Renewable Fuel Standard, the federal law governing renewable fuel blending, is back on track and on schedule for the first time in its history with volumes defined for biodiesel through 2017. Second, the industry secured an extension of an important tax law that helps make the fuel more cost competitive with heavily subsidized petroleum. “ These two programs together provide biodiesel producers, investors and suppliers a strong roadmap for the marketplace. This is a big victory for biodiesel, carbon reduction strategies and for the environment,” said the National Biodiesel Board in a statement.
Though optimistic, NBB CEO Joe Jobe also noted significant challenges still remain. “While our fight is not over, we have a different future. 2016 is going to be our strongest year yet,” he said. “A year we will show that we are ready to take on one of the biggest challenges of our time.”
“The strategy of disinformation is now being deployed to attack renewable energy and climate change science. Our opponents will continue to use outrageous and desperate tactics as they continue to undermine and work to repeal the only carbon reduction policy currently available in the transportation sector,” Jobe said. “In the face of a bizarre revival of science-rejection and a seeming indifference toward the truth in public discourse, we must maintain our position as an industry committed to objective science, critical thinking, and the truth.”
Category: Fuels
