Comments on: EPA rules on indirect land use change, Renewable Fuel Standard imminent: biofuels supporters, critics chew nails as game-changing rule readies for prime time http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/05/04/epa-rules-on-indirect-land-use-change-renewable-fuel-standard-imminent-biofuels-supporters-critics-chew-nails-as-game-changing-rule-readies-for-prime-time/ The world's most widely-read biofuels daily Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:30:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: EPA’s Proposed new National Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) - the end of corn-based ethanol? - Howrey - Test http://www.biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/2009/05/04/epa-rules-on-indirect-land-use-change-renewable-fuel-standard-imminent-biofuels-supporters-critics-chew-nails-as-game-changing-rule-readies-for-prime-time/comment-page-1/#comment-2662 EPA’s Proposed new National Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS-2) - the end of corn-based ethanol? - Howrey - Test Sun, 24 May 2009 00:01:28 +0000 http://biofuelsdigest.com/blog2/?p=11904#comment-2662 [...] Ethanol supporters are fighting back. During hearings yesterday in the House Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the proposed rule saying it would hinder development of a biofuel industry. Notably, Rep. Collin Petersen (D-Minn), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, commenting on the EPA action declared that he would no longer support climate legislation “because I don’t trust anybody anymore.” Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret), Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, an ethanol trade group, said “We don’t think the theory of indirect land use will hold up” - “It’s unfairly applied only to ethanol.” [...] [...] Ethanol supporters are fighting back. During hearings yesterday in the House Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy and Research lawmakers from both parties lashed out at the proposed rule saying it would hinder development of a biofuel industry. Notably, Rep. Collin Petersen (D-Minn), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, commenting on the EPA action declared that he would no longer support climate legislation “because I don’t trust anybody anymore.” Gen. Wesley Clark (Ret), Co-Chairman of Growth Energy, an ethanol trade group, said “We don’t think the theory of indirect land use will hold up” – “It’s unfairly applied only to ethanol.” [...]

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