API preparing major multi-state ad buy against the RFS

In Washington, the American Petroleum Institute will launch a advertising buy via television, radio and online to push lawmakers to change how the Renewable Fuel Standard works, claiming that passing the “blend wall” in 2017 would harm some vehicles and smaller engines. The spend level of the ad buy is unknown but will take place in Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Maryland, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nevada, Virginia and Florida. API’s downstream director claims that demand for biofuel has gone down while production has gone up, showing the policy doesn’t work.