Grassley calls on President to help end delays, bolster existing industry on biofuels tax credits, emissions decisions

In Iowa, Senator Charles K Grassley appealed to President Obama to intervene “to end the delays and take action to further reduce our dependence on foreign oil.” with relation to ethanol and biodiesel.

“The President can take action within his administration to ensure that no harm is done to the renewable fuels that are displacing dirty fossil fuels today. He can ensure that EPA uses only sound science and avoids speculative assumptions when determining the greenhouse gas emissions of biofuels.  He can take action to see that America uses even more homegrown, green energy by ensuring that even more renewable fuel is blended in our nation’s transportation mix.  And, he can take action to immediately provide the certainty for biodiesel producers that Congress intended in the energy bill of 2007. “

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